Don't think I saw this on here.
About 1-2 months ago, there was a news story on a woman who 'overdosed' on water. As silly as this sounds, there was a contest involving drinking as much water as possible until you had to pee. This woman, as I recalled, downed a gallon+ in short order, supposedly washed-out her electolyte, went into renal failure, and died.
On this site, we typically hear of the effects of the opposite - not enough water. But the end points seem earily similar. Anyone ever hear if this person had some other condition that precipitated her problem??
About 1-2 months ago, there was a news story on a woman who 'overdosed' on water. As silly as this sounds, there was a contest involving drinking as much water as possible until you had to pee. This woman, as I recalled, downed a gallon+ in short order, supposedly washed-out her electolyte, went into renal failure, and died.
On this site, we typically hear of the effects of the opposite - not enough water. But the end points seem earily similar. Anyone ever hear if this person had some other condition that precipitated her problem??