Pssssst....

[The Sleeper]

I'm guessing if you drank enough water, you could choke on your own vomit.

[fbd]

you can get high on water, too

[virgingrrl]

how did this happen??? it was suppossed to be a happy thread...no dying from water....sheesh

[Hey Ladi]

do you think you could drink enough to fill your stomach & your neck & drownd?

[Metalfan]

oooo, a new party game? :poke:

[Sean Cold]

I now have a plan to handle my Jenn situation once and for all, thanks guys! :firebounce:

[Keyser Soze]

Water Intoxication

Yes, there is a condition known as "water intoxication." It is usually associated with long distance events like running and cycling. And it’s not an unusual problem. For example, water intoxication was reported in 18% of marathon runners and in 29% of the finishers in a Hawaiian Ironman Triathlon in studies published recently in the Annals of Internal Medicine and in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise respectively.

What happens is that as the athlete consumes large amounts of water over the course of the event, blood plasma (the liquid part of blood) increases. As this takes place, the salt content of the blood is diluted. At the same time, the athlete is losing salt by sweating. Consequently, the amount of salt available to the body tissues decreases over time to a point where the loss interferes with brain, heart, and muscle function.

The official name for this condition is hyponatremia. The symptoms generally mirror those of dehydration (apathy, confusion, nausea, and fatigue), although some individuals show no symptoms at all. If untreated, hyponatremia can lead to coma and even death.

[Arpikarhu]

a good cure for that would be rabies. you develop a fear of water. nothing like hydrophobia to cure hyponatremia