What Happens When You Drink Too Much Water
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 พ.ย. 2018
- We couldn't live without water. But if we drink too much, it can wreak havoc on our brain and body. Drinking more water than your kidneys can process can throw your blood sodium levels out of balance. That's called water intoxication. And in extreme cases, it can cause brain damage, comas, and even death.
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What do you think of when you hear the word poison? Arsenic? Cyanide? How about water?
Life couldn’t exist without water. But in the right circumstance... Water can be as dangerous as any poison.
Here's what happens when you drink too much water.
Your kidneys filter out excess waste and water from your bloodstream. But they can only process 800-1,000 mL of water an hour. And if you somehow manage to drink more than that without throwing up, you can run into trouble. Because you’re drinking faster than your kidneys can process it. So the excess ends up in your cells.
Normally, your cells are surrounded by a carefully-balanced solution of sodium and water, which flows in and out through tiny holes in the cellular membrane, so it keeps the sodium concentration both in and out of the cell balanced.
But when you drink too much water, the sodium solution gets diluted. It’s not salty enough. So some of that extra water rushes into the cell to restore balance and that causes it to swell up.
Doctors call this water intoxication and it’s a big problem. Now, most of your cells can handle the swelling to a degree since soft, flexible tissue like fat and muscle can stretch.
But for the cells in your brain, it’s another story, because your skull isn’t stretchy.
It’s bone. It’s hard - like a rock.
So, as your brain swells, it builds up the pressure in your head.
At first, you might experience headaches, confusion, or drowsiness.
But as the pressure increases, you risk brain damage, coma, and even death. And it could all be over in less than ten hours.
A 64-year-old woman, for example, died the same evening after drinking between 30-40 glasses of water. And a group of US Army trainees suffered vomiting and seizes after downing over 2 liters per hour after a tough day of training.
But it’s marathon runners who need to be especially careful. A study found that 1 in 6 marathon runners develop at least mild water intoxication because the race stresses their body, including the kidneys. So, they don’t excrete water as efficiently, which can cause water to back up into the blood more easily.
People with certain kidney issues are also vulnerable since they can’t properly process water and the problem isn’t unique to water.
For example, the same thing can happen if you down too much beer at once. That’s called potomania.
The good news is that there’s an easy way to stay safe. The average healthy adult needs somewhere around 3-4 liters of water a day. And since this can come from food and other drinks too, drink when you’re thirsty, and then stop. - วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี
*Too much water can kill*
... It's called drowning
Yovani Saavedra no
r/wooosh
You are Wrong!
r/woooooooosh
Yovani Saavedra I’m dead🤣😂🤣😂
"What do you think of when you hear the word poison"
_Every rose has a thorn_
something that has nothing to do with this; yes pie is good too
Always great to find an unexpected classic rock comment on a random video 😂😂😂😂
Why do I see you everywhere
every hater gonna hate
kremit the frog *Jake Paul*
Damn. I just want perfect skin bro.
HAHAHAHA
same
SAME
Even so, you just saw what happens, if you drink too much water it'll kind of like flood your cells, so what will happen is that your skin, far from looking perfect, will look puffy
lmaooo same 😭😭
when you're so hydrated that you don't need to flush because the water is crystal clear
I swear I just seen you on another video about drinking a lot of water
Peeing completely clear means you're drinking a little bit too much water, that or it passed through you really fast. Which is common with a UTI that makes you feel like you have to pee every 10 or so minutes, yet only pass small amounts. So if you're experiencing UTI symptoms along with it, see a doctor.
Ultimate health flex
True, but still have to flush
i felt this oh my gosh 😂😂
That moment when you fear you’ve drunken to much water-
Me- *Goes to youtube*
Banana Van I drank too much water today I’m overthinking and feel water in my throat so I think it I get upside down the water will fall
Cristien Perez Minecraft Shit
omg same at night i drink alot of water so i went on youtube to see if it's okay and now i never drinking alot of water ever again lo
thats literally what im doing 😂😂
It’s 11 at night and I drink half a gallon in 10 mins
i guess drinking too much water is mind blowing
😂😂
xD
X d
No, it's called death
@@mariafe7050 you ruined the pun
I once got water intoxication and it was one of the scariest moments in my life. Somehow i felt so thirsty after a long and active day that i drank at least 5 litres of water in one hour and i had already had maybe 1.5-2 litres earlier that day already. My whole body and head ached and all i could do is lie in bed and peed as often as i could. After about 4-5 hours of that i started to feel better finally. All i could think during that was "well this would be a silly way to die"
My head is hurting and i feel thirsty
@@dont5397 did you die?
@@haroonhamid5352 U don't know that!
Scary!
@SlixQC It started at around 9pm and i thought about going to the hospital but i chose to rest and eat salty snacks.
I propably should have gone to the hospital but because i had to working an all nighter with my brother shooting video an ice tournament we had a deadline and i knew my brother didn't have any time i just rested it out and continued working. I would choose differently now.
I drink everyday around 5 gallons
And i don't think if I ever think about that part
it will only kill you if you drink 6 gallons at once
5 gallons = 18.9 litres....
I usually drink 8-10 litres and go toilet more than a dozen time everyday. If your telling the truth I can't imagine how many time you got to toilet...
@@100cents5 sorry i suppose to write litters
@@Ranveer_sangha03 haa haa,I also drink 6 litres of water every single day😎
@@mainaksen4882 I am a farmer so 6it is nothing for me and in the case of the farmers when we work in 44c to 48c ( in punjab ) 6lt is Pretty normal
“What do you think when you think about poison”
Me:poison
Same
@@ea2427 h
Its a daddy song
I was about to agree but gacha scares me
@Christina Reynolds 🤣
Just imagine living a good long healthy life just to die from drinking to much water
I was thinking the same
Pain
Would be a shit way to go ahah
That's messed up XD.
Down bad
This happened to an 80 yr old friend of mine. He used to walk for miles with the dogs everyday and lived in a hot country and consumed around 4 litres of water a day. He suddenly dropped down dead because of too much water. I couldn’t believe it when I was told. So as a middle aged man, I now drink 2 litres of water per day.
Moral of the story: Drink sea water so your cell won't say "its not salty enough".
You made the point 😂
That can cause pretty much the opposite of water intoxication
That’s why electrolytes are a thing tho
That also doesn't work, because your body absorbs water much faster than it absorbs salt.
Salt poisoning is a thing too
Too much of anything is bad
lol not love
Ice Bear 25 especially exams ;(
@@SouthBayLA1310 or never recover
But not life
Actually, that is true, all except for our phones and iPads and computers. @Ron Mo one day you will brake up with your love and move on to “another” one.
Me: Mom, my head hurts.
Mom: Drink water.
Me: x.x
You should go to a doctor
Army💜
aRmy
This human being with a profile pic of a Korean artist says something nothing related to bts
Everyone:aRmY
@@areusproductions4896 its annoying
Water can help with stress and headaches.
My mom died this way 😢 She was 63. She had a psychological disease which made her want to drink a lot of water. She was drinking about 3 liters a day and it causes her to have a seizure and hit her head. Messed up part is this all happened while she was in a nursing home!
Sorry for you loss. Im not a doctor but 3l of water per day doesnt seem to be that much, as narrator in video said kidneys can filter 800-1000 ml of water per hour, so intoxication can mostly happen if you drink 2-3l of water in an hour or less.
May god bless your mom because i got the answer
I believe that everything can kill me now😂
Yeah that’s true anything and everything could kill you at this point.
too much of anything can kill u*
@@Francesco877 exactly
It's true and should be well known fact
So that mean if I blink my eye alot, it will kill me😰
Too much of anything is never a good thing, everything within reason and balance is key
But watching science insider videos, no matter how much moderated it is. Will always cause hysteria.
You should’ve aimed for the head
Charles Desmonda Thanos: *Perfectly balanced, as all things should be.*
But Being Too Much Healthy Is A Perfect Thing.
Thanks thanos
Me: Drinks two bottles of water
10 minutes later: Me peeing like crazy...
🤣🤣🤣
😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
That's not funny frikin immatures
What do you mean peeing like crazy?!?!?!
How is this funny?
3:00 "Drink when you're thirsty, and then stop".
Me: That's what I've been doing in almost my entire life, but some people including my father keeps telling me to drink alot of water even when I'm not thirsty or I don't feel like to.
Why though?? Why are they telling you to keep drinking??
@@Z3N1TY0 Just because you're not thirsty doesn't mean you don't need to drink more water. When you feel symptoms of intoxication then stop drinking for an hour or two then start drinking again.
@@Z3N1TY0 I guess water helps to prevent most diseases infiltrating your body and to cleanse your body and water is life🤷🏽♂️
I asked my 4th grade teacher if drinking too much water can be bad and she just said "no, you'll just go to the bathroom a lot" which such confidence, glad I didnt just start drinking a lot of water so young
Thank god there's hardly any water in Best Korea
Kim Jong-un lol
Well your country isn't landlocked, but it the water is filled with salt unfortunately... 😔
Imagine having the possibility of dying from water intoxication. #northkoreagang (This post was made by the North Korea gang)
Damn. LOL
Noel The Last Dovah Duck that's what this videos all about. #Americarules
Tbh Id rather die for drinking to much water rather than drinking less
@momentum 22 Oh my days!!! Firstly, look closely at Mega's comment and think about what you just said.
Secondly, don't make grammar mistakes when calling someone stupid.
Adam Gil 🤓
@Armando Sturzenegger That's because the exclamation mark indicates that it is the end of the sentence. In America do you put full stops after exclamation and question marks?
Adam Gil lol I like you
@@adamgil4159 shut up smart ass
Thank you for not wasting our time explaining it over 15 minutes like other chanels, you get my like
I love the animation and the simple explanations, it makes it very easy to understand!
*Proceeds to drink a giant bottle of water*
Oh dude
Samee
No don't
K
Same
Me watching this video after drinking 1.5l of water at once: " *mom, dad, dont forget about me* "
I drink 4 litre per day and now I'm scared 😨
Ankana pretty sure that’s a little over a gallon. As long as you spaced out the time you drank the water, you should be fine. Unless your a really small person
Are you still Alive?
@@dianabaltazar7818 I'm just 4'9 😬
I am scared now I drink 1.5 litre
Thank you for sharing! Wonder why I still see competitions of who can drink the most amount of water.
Very nice info....so beautifully explained...hats off to you
These kinds of animated video only comes out at night when I want to sleep. And I always have the mentioned symptoms in the video, though I've never had the disease spoken about
Punisher Lee OMG same!!! And I start to freak out and can't sleep and turns out that I was PERFECTLY fine
I’d only start worrying about water intoxication if you did drink a lot of water prior to symptoms
But then again, I’m a hypochondriac
They said, not enough water and you'll die
Then they said, too much water and you'll die
HOW DO WE WIN??
Yolo life
Emma O123 who knows
By listening to ur body & what it needs..
2 liters of water every day
We are born by failure.
Guys it’s simple, the video talked about if you drank a lot of water in 1 sitting or at once..... but it doesn’t apply to water drinkers that drink at a normal rate during the day, like while working out or working.
Yes it does. Chronic hyponatremia is still hyponatremia.
Very simple and undererstandable video, thanks!
1956: I bet there will be flying cars!
2018: Human water balloons
And only flying taxis not cars and too expensive
Lol
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Suomi Euro I don’t think people were talking about that during ww2
No 2019
*_Water_* the odds it's poisonous
*Ha get it*
Nope
@@cgl23_ it's a pun of what are
@@CoolingTool What? You didnt finish your sentence.
Tigerlist's Videos he means that he replaced the “what are” in what are the odds with the word “water”
Omg I just got it after thinking about it for 5 mins
I think this is what was happenin to me. Thank you. I gave up soda about 6 years ago so I only drink water and the past 18 to 20 hours I have been experiencin headaches and nausea. Especially when I drink water. Surprisingly when I ate some pizza it didn't really do much.
@@blowurnose4Drose ITS JOKE GYATT DAMN
Wow, i didnt know this ... Thanks for sharing
“What do you think when you hear the word poison?”
Me:Death
Death is not just from poison, it can be a disease like cancer or it can be from old age.
Oddysea Cat Death is not a poison it's a phenomenon
duh duh DUHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
i'll drink the air 😒
Well, the word "air" means water in Indonesian.
Make sure to mix O with H2 before drinking.
IamJewlss 1992
Nah carbon dioxide and methane and other gases will kill you
BLACK HOLE r/swoooosh
But then you realize that oxygen is actually “poisonous” too and that the respiratory system is just a filtration against the air that would otherwise kill you. All of us are technically dying from oxygen right now; just in a sluggish manner.
I've experienced this and luckily I didn't die or go into a coma or get brain damage (or maybe I went threw the brain damage idk) but if I went threw the coma, I would be happy but not happy at the same time, I'll be happy because NO SCHOOL, No veggies, No exercise, I'll be sad because No food, No juice, No water, I wouldn't be able to see my dogs, my family (even though they could be the pain in the butt I love them still) No besties😭(even though I haven't seen them in over 7 months)
And I'm only 12
I was experiencing this due to my meds making me more thirsty. Was drinking to much water with out restoring balance of Electrolytes. It's very important to keep the Ballance.
Watching this as I'm drinking water...
*chokes*
Drinking water isnt a problem,its how much you drink,only an idiot would drink so much
Same
god bless you
RODRIGO CISNEROS it’s a Joke...
*sips water during this video*
The part that is most confusing is that someone can drink like more than 15 bottles of beer and still be fine and alive but someone can drink 3 gallons of water and then die
I feel like I've drank way too much water today, literally my stomach hurts
"Drink when you are thirsty, then stop"
Try explaining that to my grandma
your grandma : pathetic .
*start to drinking 2L beer*
Me too
“Tell me a way to die”
Me:drinking too much water
jj jayden ouuu what a fun word
Take care
Video:She died after drinking 30-40 glasses of water
Me: ...so the limit is 29
The limit does not exist.
I’ve had 2 gallons and I’m having severe symptoms including vomiting and diarrhea tremors and dizziness.
I only drink water 9 cups per day.😒If I drink more than that, my second home will be toilet.
That's because of global warming probably.
Luna Enter Oh poor you
Luna Enter you should drink 500,000 glasses of water a day so you will be healthy.
@Will Pack same girl. I drink alot of water and then go to washroom 10 12 per day. Seriously sametimes I get tired.
@Will Pack thank you for guided me. Inshallah I will.
My kidney doctor “told” me to drink 90 oz of water per day....I followed his directions.
About 10 weeks later, I kept passing out, and vomiting. I had my wife take me to hospital.
I spent 3 days in ICU, 3 days in a private room. My sodium level dropped to (108 ) normal is 134/143I was told by three doctors that I should have died. My pulmonary doctor told me, that she had never seen any one survive a level of 108 .....thank you Jesus. 🙏. YES I CHANGED DOCTOR
You might need to get a lawsuit for malpractice
“IF” my kidney specialist had advised me to add salt and citrus to my daily consumption of water I would never had become deathly sick, obviously I didn’t do that, now I do. Drunk up folks lol
@@jesusreigns244 Better Call Saul!
I hope you spoke to a lawyer or at least the medical board or something after all of that💀
@@jesusreigns244 that makes no sense lmao 98 OZ of water is nothing
Actually it's kind of addicting. Like I just can't help but consume a lot of water.
seriously almost passed out from 8 cups of water this morning ... and wasnt eating much salt. now i know why! this is am amazing video
U ok now?
"What happens when you drink too much water?"
You have to go to the bathroom a lot bc you have to pee constantly
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
😂
True Lol 😆😆😆😆😆
so true 😂
My brother's best friend actually died from drinking too much water. Absolutely devastating.
@Will Pack just say that normal grown up need 8 or even 9 glass of water for a day...so drinking 11 or more water in a day may cause it to happen...well of course its depend on how much water you have in your body
@@dyingbraincells5631 what about kids?
😔
@ಠ_ಠ thats so fkin true, at the last festival i guess just drank 6-7botles of water... cuz i was afraid of dying when the sun comes up with its heat :,,,D - it was a painful morning. (Also its a mystery where's the water disappeared in my system lel)
Bruh
I just drank 1 liter in one sitting and searched this lol
I drank 2 and I’m panicking
@@coconutpie7009 how are you
@@wal7 hahah thank you for asking well it was 3 in the morning and I was the only one awake so I panicked and cried but then I fell asleep and I'm fine now : D
thats fine my guy if this happens again
thats like 2 sports drink bottles
@@coconutpie7009 dude thats me right now
This video made me inspired to make my own video about drinking water
When you dont drink water at all but still watch this kind of video.
Veena SM You really should change that.
Same. I think laziness is to be blamed at 2 am when I'm in my bed and dying due to thirst........ Anyways, I just don't feel like drinking water these days...... I get thirsty..... But not like I should drink water type thirsty... If that makes sense 😂😂
you will intake water in some way, pizza has water in it
that’s horrible
I once drank a whole bottle of water..
I'm still alive, yay
@@alucard-oe8nr awe, hope you feel better now
@@alucard-oe8nr how are you niw
Congrats, but you shouldn't worry too much. The video said that severe water intoxication is rare.
@@neurodivergentsophie8411 oh thank god😂
Lol its just one bottle
That cell looked soo relaxed. Also it's important to keep up nighttime fluid intake bc your brain is a battery, I use apples for nighttime hydration plus water/Clear Excallance. Diet soda is ok.
Low sugar/sodium/protien is better for your health anyway. I have S3KD- kidney diabetes- it's so rare t h at ppl think its sugar one, but no.
Cell: Refill water tank in Rm 3
Renal cell: Im trying to fill the fiteration tank, it's stopped up.
Be sure to fill vending machine on your way out. It's lacking in Excellance fruit.
Me: grabbed 64 fluid Oz. Bottle
How to go to sleep fast:
Step 1: drink 50-100 cups of water
Hey it worked! Thanks! My nephew isn’t crying anymore!
Great information 👍🏻
"What do you think of when you hear the word poison?"
Me: A way out of this hellish life.
It involves the process of osmosis where the water molecules move from an area of higher concentration to lower concentration through a semi permeable membrane that can be found in cells. Water molecules move into an area where the concentration of solvent/water is low so they can equalize it. Meaning that area has a huge amount of solute. Take an egg for example. When the egg is placed in water it will bloat. Just like the cell in this video. Water molecules move into egg's cell to equalize the concentration because egg contains solute(salt). Same as for dehydration. When the egg is placed in a hypertonic solution (huge amout of solute) it will shrink. Water from egg's cell will move into the solution to also equalize it.
Meaning me and the bois who used to have competitions over who can finish their water the fastest are already dead?
Me: *watches video while drinking water*
Also me: **Chuckles** I'm in danger
😂😂same
As long as you aren’t downing several liters you’re gonna be fine
Thanks for giving me a suicide plan that nobody will suspect
NOWAY I THOUGHT THIS TOO
Your body might suspect just saying 🤷♀️
omg no dont do that
Actually i have been planning to do this for so long but am such a coward
@@samuelssenkayi3979 but please don't :/
UPDATE, in case anyone wonders if anyone has died to it: 2 days ago in Sweden (Kronoberg) a patient died from water intoxication, in combination with wrong treatment once arrived the hospital. Because of wrong treatment, it took longer time to remove the excess water from the patient and thus the body shut down. Region Kronoberg has made lex maria report for this.
We had a defination of toxic products in toxicology unit it states that " too much amount of ANYTHING is toxic "
What happens when you drink to much water?
Me: you pee
I experienced water intoxication yesterday. I had a bad headache, vomited once and felt dizzy, weak, and extremely tired.
3 to 4 liters per day? That sounds extreme.
that’s so scary, man...
God.... What an animation😮😍😲
If you drink when you're thirsty you're already dehydrated.
That's not how it works
The toxicity level for water is 24L. The daily requirement for water is 2.5-3.5L (64oz or 8 glasses of water).
I've tried. It's physically impossible to almost even drink 8L a day. You will urinate or vomit.
Drinking water helps with weight loss.
I concluded when you are thirsty,you should drink enough.but I never feel thirsty then I try to drink more because training increases need to drink.this make my muscles bigger
1:00
That’s how Social Media works
Mom: water is good for you!
Me: drinks too much water and dies
Mom: what have I done
It's the mom's fault because she should tell you to not drink too much water as well
Tbh am sucidal so am just drink 4 liters under 30 minutes
Then i will go to sleep then i will die lol
azpro gaming Did you die?
@@cookiek3350 how can he respond if he is dead or not, if he's dead he cant respond
What do you think about mineral water commercials that continue to promote
"dehydration and rehydration" that seem to force people to drink a lot?
Watching this and sipping my water.
Hmmm... Interesting...
Your liver can handle 800 to 1000 ml. Me: drank 1500. Oh whoops
Kidneys not liver
I also had 1500. Are you still alive?
Almond Milk lmfaoooo are you still alive homie?
Kayden yes
Almond Milk good to know
Uhhhhhh so that’s why I had headaches after drinking 7 cups.
Uh no
Don't drink so much water it's dangerous
And to say. I wanna get rid of my acne.
I might’ve had a mild version of this last night, I drank a ton of water in a short amount of time to clear food pieces from my mouth (I like to get rid of food pieces in my mouth before brushing my teeth if I did eat right before the planned time, as seeing the food pieces from my mouth in the sink is gross as hell ngl) and I got nauseous, my thinking seemed to be alright though
I also experienced period-like cramping and a mild, come and go headache
I had to pee very often (every minute or two, sometimes a few) and my pee was awfully clear. I laid down and didn’t drink water and eventually the nausea began to get better and I began to pee less, i woke up the following morning and my pee was yellow, and I got myself to drink water again like 8/9 hours later as I felt thirsty
I never ended up throwing up, just nausea
Im still a bit worried though
You alive?
@@romebarcenas917 I’m a ghost typing this I swear
My dad’s doctor actually told him he was drinking to much water. He has Diabetes so they do blood tests on him every now and then and they noticed (I think it was sodium but I don’t remember tbh) was super low and the doctor told him to stop drink so much water.
Did your dad require hospitalization from this?
Video: Much water can kill
Water: Am I a joke to you?
If we gulped a big amount of water (quickly) do inpurities go to the bladder and kidneys? How we stop that and prevent this happen after we have done this? Is drinking more water but slowly that time solving the problem? Will my bladder and kidneys have issues if I ate something unhealthy and it has to come out?
Now I’m really terrified
Although water can be my best friend in keeping me alive,I have to be very cautious about it too!😧
Hmmm ok...
**drinks water while watches**
The cell expressions are of another level
0:25 my kidney laughs at 6 glasses/hr
My mother basically ended up being debilitated by her excessive water (and iced tea which depletes iron) eventually making her collapse at home. She struggled for a few weeks but did end up dying as her organs could not recover. She also had been a long time alcoholic for decades too. Too much of anything ... obviously ... is never good.
I think it's better to die than suffering through these man :(
I drink a little over two gallons of water a day... over the course of 15 to 16 hours.
That's about 17oz or 18oz of water an hour on average so I'm in the safe zone, especially considering that I enjoy salty snacks to keep my sodium in check
That's mad fam
Amazing video 🥳
I too did take 3 lit of water within 1 1/2 hrs before and after gym and peed a lot, felt very dizzy and tired, thanks to the video, looks like I ran out of sodium so I just had lemon juice with salt kinda feeling better now.. never gonna push my water intake Target very fast I'm gonna reach my target glass by glass
*Drinks water before Video*
“Water is as dangerous as any poison”
😬
"What do you think of when I say poison"
Me: lion fish, poison Dart frog
Is it possible that water intoxication could be the cause of kidney stones? I used to work at overhead crane exposed to the weather. Obviously, during the summer, I was drinking incredible amounts of water having no idea it could actually hurt me. Even when you take into account, all the sweating I was doing. In four years in a row I had a bout of kidney stones each summer. Once I quit that job, I have not had any sense.
It’s weird how the body knows what to do with food or drinks to place them