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Can drinking too much water cause diarreah? i drank a lot of water on day and also had very watery diarrhea same day.

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Yes: When you drink excessive amounts of water, your body can get overwhelmed & more than usual can bypass the stomach & small intestine and end up in the large intestine. The large intestine resorbs water as the stool makes its way around but if there is a huge amount of water, stool content drawing water to stay in the bowel (osmotic pressure), &/or the movement is quick, then you can get diarrhea.

Answered 11/27/2017

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