Abundant drink is dangerous to life
February 5, 2010 – 1:37 am
If you drink too much water, you dilute the minerals, which play a vital role in your body. Thus, the water easily gets into the cells of the nervous system, which can cause the formation of brain edema, which can make you kill.
Early symptoms, which will help to avoid trouble, include extreme fatigue , muscle cramps, nausea, anxiety, confusion or dizziness, cramps, wrote GlobalScience.
Often, the water “abuse” athletes. They are encouraged to refrain from large quantities of water during or immediately after sports. By the way, as a result of hydration of athletes and lies in wait for another disaster – hyponatremia (lowered concentration of sodium in blood plasma), of which died a few marathon. In general, half-liter of water is enough to restore the balance of fluid in the body after a workout.
Isotonic form of hyponatremia is manifested by the following symptoms: mental confusion, hypersomnia (sleepiness), disorientation and convulsions. There is a violation of weight and increasing serous effusion. May impair kidney function, liver and heart.
As a conclusion we can recommend just drink less fluid to help restore the body’s mineral balance.
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