Can you drink too much water?

You can die from drinking too much water all at once. People have died from drinking something like 4 liters in one go or less (I can't quite remember)

So,

I'd say more than 2 liters in one go is too much

Symptoms are a really bad headache as the water swells your brain and pushes against your skull

Problems are death!

Yes You Definity can drink too much water and if you do for long enough it could be fatal.

Water intoxication (also known as hyper-hydration or water poisoning) is a potentially fatal disturbance in brain functions that results when the normal balance of electrolytes in the body is pushed outside of safe limits by over-consumption of water. Normal, healthy (physically, nutritionally and mentally) individuals have little reason to worry about accidentally consuming too much water. Nearly all deaths related to water intoxication in normal individuals have resulted either from water drinking contests, in which individuals attempt to consume large amounts of water, or long bouts of intensive exercise during which electrolytes are not properly replenished, yet excessive amounts of fluid are still consumed.[1]

Water can be considered a poison when over-consumed just like any other substance. The recommendation from the medical field is to drink about 2-2.5 liters per day[2] depending upon body mass. Water intoxication would only occur at levels far higher than that.

Yes, it is possible to drink too much water. It isn't recommended for an average person to drink more than 8 glasses of water. Too much water causes excess urine, which is toxic in your bladder and can lead to bladder infections. It can also cause over-hydration, which can result in digestive problems, behavioral changes, brain damage, or seizures. The brain is the organ most vulnerable to the effects of over-hydration. Since the brain particularly susceptible, behavior changes are the usually the first symptoms of water intoxication. You may become confused, drowsy, or inattentive. Shouting and delirium are common. Other symptoms of over-hydration may include blurred vision, muscle cramps and twitching, paralysis on one side of the body, poor coordination, nausea and vomiting, rapid breathing, sudden weight gain, and weakness. Blood pressure is sometimes, but not always higher than normal.

We know that water is necessary for good health and should be consumed in adequate amounts. It is possible, however, to drink too much water, although it takes a lot of effort. It is rare for a person to consume so much that it has an adverse effect on health.

It is recommended that the number of ounces a person should drink daily be the equivalent to half of his or her own body weight in pounds. So if you weigh 140 pounds, you should be drinking around 70 ounces of water per day. This formula seems to be a little more individual-specific.

Drinking an excessive amount of water can be damaging to the body, causing a condition known as water intoxication. But it is not merely the amount of water that is the problem, but more so the amount of time over which the water is consumed. Drinking large quantities of water in a short period can cause several harmful results including hyponatremia and stress on the heart and kidneys. When large amounts of water are consumed too quickly, this can cause an electrolyte imbalance, since the large amounts of water coming in don't contain salt, while the cells of the body do.

Osmosis is the movement of water molecules across a membrane, from an area where the water is more concentrated, to an area where it is less concentrated. Drinking too much water results in a higher concentration of water molecules outside of the body's cells compared to the amount of water within the body's cells. This condition is referred to as low serum sodium or hyponatremia.

When this imbalance happens, the body struggles to rebalance the level of electrolytes inside and outside the cells. But since water will always move from the side of the cell membrane where there is lots of water to the side of the cell membrane where there a lower concentration of water, hyponatremia can ultimately result. Cells, and the tissues they compose, will swell as water moves in from the diluted serum. It is even possible for cells to burst when they can hold no more water.

Athletes are at higher risk of hyponatremia, since they are sweating out electrolytes and liquid during high levels of physical exertion. Replacing fluids with a sports drink containing electrolytes, rather than merely drinking water, can help prevent water intoxication.

Drinking too much water in a short period of time also increases your total blood volume, since water is moving into your circulatory system faster than your kidneys can take it out. An overloaded circulatory system potentially stresses your heart and blood vessels as well as giving your kidneys far too much to do.

yes - apparently there's a sort of psychosis from drinking too much water. But I understand that the only people who get this have something terribly wrong with them - some sort of eating disorder which forces them to drink A LOT.

Water is fairly self limiting - and most of us don't get the 64 oz which is often suggested.

Depends on how hot it is. If it's a hot outside then you probably shouldn't worry about consuming too much.

However, if it's a temperate or cooler day outside then you can definitely drink too much. You can actually die from drinking too much because you'll internally drown from it. This is extremely rare and happens when you drink too much at once and your body doesn't have time to process it.

Symptoms of this is a horrible migraine and vomiting.

Eight to ten 8oz glasses of water spread out over a day is a pretty good amount to keep yourself hydrated. There is a condition called "water intoxication" that can happen if you drink too much water.....you'll feel dizzy and sick and could die from it.

A woman recently died from a water drinking contest. A radio station was hosting the contest and I think she won...and when she got home she felt really sick and died. Basically, it's like drowning yourself....but you have to drink a whole lot...Im not sure how much...but I would guess like more than a gallon in less than 5 minutes.

Yes you can and it can be fatal. Your kidneys use the salt level of your blood to regulate themselves. Drinking excessive amounts of water dilute your blood and lower the salt concentration. Your kidneys then start to remove the water to try to increase the concentration of salt, which can lead to dehydration. This makes you thirsty, so you drink more. As this continues the salt levels in your blood can become dangerously low, leading to further dehydration, since no matter how much water your kidneys remove now they can't achieve the correct salt balance.

Of course. Too much of anything is a bad thing.

Consuming even the healthiest things such as water, vegitables, fruit, ect. in excess can be bad.

You can literally drown your body from too much water.