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How do i know exactly what happens when you drink salt water?

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Dr. S. Smiley Thakur answered

Specializes in Nephrology and Dialysis

Tonicity: The danger of drinking sea water while in a dinghy at sea is that you will get progressively more dehydrated due to lack of water relative to salt with every sip. This will ultimately cause dehydration and a possible seizure.

Answered 9/1/2013

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