Re: Thanks & water question

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In a message dated 11/8/2003 9:59:09 PM Eastern Standard Time,

Graduate-OSSG writes:

> Ok, Can someone get too much water in? I think, at times, that I must

> attach

> myself to the water faucet to get my water. I simply love to drink stuff. I

> get the " thirsty " feeling if I don't. I, also, have this thing for ice. I

> love

> it! I suck on it most of the day. I don't drink for about 30-45minutes after

> a

> meal but from that point I'm drinking what I think is alot. Should I be

> concerned? Should I measure what I drink?

>

>

>

Backreading this morning and came across this: yes, you can drink too much

water and what this amount would be for each of us is individual depending on

various factors like how much we exercise, what we eat, what meds we are

taking, our kidney function etc., but my guess is that it would have to be an

EXTREME overconsumption. The medical term for this is called " Hyponatraemia "

which is a rather serious condition resulting from too much consumed water

leeching salt out of the blood and resulting in water buildup in the brain.

The

symptoms are similar to dehydration: nausea, vomiting & confusion, and this

sure doesn't sound like you, so I hope I am not scaring you -- I just wanted to

add to the general body of knowledge. But I think you have been given

excellent advice to get your iron checked. Couldn't hurt to measure what you

drink

either, just to get a firm idea of how much water you are actually drinking.

Lucille

[Guest guest]

I'll give you a nickel for everyone on this list who suffers from too much

water. <G>

in Austin

RNY April 1998

Re: Thanks & water question

> In a message dated 11/8/2003 9:59:09 PM Eastern Standard Time,

> Graduate-OSSG writes:

>

>

> > Ok, Can someone get too much water in? I think, at times, that I must

> > attach

> > myself to the water faucet to get my water. I simply love to drink

stuff. I

> > get the " thirsty " feeling if I don't. I, also, have this thing for ice.

I

> > love

> > it! I suck on it most of the day. I don't drink for about 30-45minutes

after

> > a

> > meal but from that point I'm drinking what I think is alot. Should I be

> > concerned? Should I measure what I drink?

> >

> >