A 32-year-old female asked:
i drink 4-6 16.9oz bottles of water daily. today i had 4 over the course of the day and then 2 within an hour. could this cause water intoxication?
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Dr. Mansoor Jatoi answered
9 years experience Internal Medicine
Unlikely: Depending on how many ks you weigh, drinking that much water shouldn't cause you any problems. A normal 70kg individual requires about 1600mL of fluid replenishment by natural losses daily. For heat, sweat, or other losses you would increase accordingly. For every 1 degree above 98 degrees Fahrenheit your daily fluid requirement increases by 125mL/day as well. Many gallons will cause trouble.
Answered on May 24, 2015
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Dr. Stuart Hickerson answered
32 years experience Family Medicine
Unlikely: It could if you did it daily for weeks. That can cause psychogenic polydypsia and is seen in psychiatric illnesses. There has been documentation of water intoxication acutely, but this take many gallons of water. A woman I believe Nevada drank 40 gallons in one day to cleanse herself and she became intoxicated with water and died.. Water intox causes low sodium levels.
Answered on Mar 7, 2017
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Dr. Yash Khanna answered
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No it will not: As long as your kidneys are functioning normally, it is not going to cause water intoxication in adults.
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