is there a limit for amount of water to drink by day?
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If you find yourself very thirsty, it could be due to the medicine (if any) you are taking. Check out the side effects. Excessive thirst could also be a sign of diabetes. Too much water can dilute your electrolytes and result in heart irregularities and even coma. However, you would have to deliberately consume vast quantities of water for this to occur.
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about 8 cups a day is perfect. it will keep you well hydrated and will clean out your body.
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Every Doctor suggest 8 glass of water in a day are good for the health.
I Think this amount of water is enough but must drink 8 glass of water in a day.
I Think this amount of water is enough but must drink 8 glass of water in a day.
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Nobody seems to know where that "8 glasses of water" myth got started but it just ain't so. Your body lets you know when you're thirsty.
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Yes it is an upper limit, but you should stop drinking way before you reach it.
Human kidneys cannot excrete more than 14-20 liters water per day (varies individually), so unless you sweat, any amount of water about this limit will temporarily stay in your body and dilute your blood - your blood sodium level will fall (hyponatremia). This is called water intoxication and can be deadly.
Much more important than daily limit is an hourly limit. Kidneys can excrete about 0.6-1 liter water per hour. They were reports of deaths due to water intoxication in marathon runners who drank more water than needed. One woman died while trying to lose weight by excessive water drinking. She was drinking a lot of water for about a week and eating very little food (and hence salt). One day she drank about 4 liters water in about two hours - she got confused and later died in a hospital.
On the other hand, in a hot weather, especially when working you can lose more than 5 liters water by sweating (actually much more in tropics...). 5 liters of lost water means 5 kilos (11 pounds) of lost weight. In this case you have to drink, but again, not more than about one liter per hour.
Human kidneys cannot excrete more than 14-20 liters water per day (varies individually), so unless you sweat, any amount of water about this limit will temporarily stay in your body and dilute your blood - your blood sodium level will fall (hyponatremia). This is called water intoxication and can be deadly.
Much more important than daily limit is an hourly limit. Kidneys can excrete about 0.6-1 liter water per hour. They were reports of deaths due to water intoxication in marathon runners who drank more water than needed. One woman died while trying to lose weight by excessive water drinking. She was drinking a lot of water for about a week and eating very little food (and hence salt). One day she drank about 4 liters water in about two hours - she got confused and later died in a hospital.
On the other hand, in a hot weather, especially when working you can lose more than 5 liters water by sweating (actually much more in tropics...). 5 liters of lost water means 5 kilos (11 pounds) of lost weight. In this case you have to drink, but again, not more than about one liter per hour.
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Yes, if you are drinking excessive amounts of water you can get water intoxification.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication
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I unknowingly drank salt water about two weeks ago and now feel nauseous, dizzy, and having a headache. Pedialyte seems to make me feel worse. What can I do?
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