Woman Dies from Drinking too Much Water
Sunday January 14, 2007
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It's important to stay hydrated, but how do you know if you're overdoing it? One of the first signs of water intoxication is swelling. If your fingers start to get puffy where your rings become tight, that could indicate a problem. Other symptoms of hyponatremia are nausea and dizziness. If you experience these symptoms and suspect water intoxication, stop drinking more water (that part should be obvious) and seek medical attention. Eat some food to replace the electrolytes (salts) that are being diluted by the water.
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Comments
During the competition the womans belly got fairly distended so it was obvious that she had too much water in her.
And yet the fools did nothing. -_-
WELL THATS HER HER REWARD FOR PARTICIPATING IN COMPETITIONS THAT ARE DANGEROUS FOR HER. WELL ALL D SAME HARD LUCK
sly fox
as nas says
this is another example of the media deceiving making you think that this one situation applies to everyone
think with common sense.
this lady didnt die because she drunk too much water
she basically dround herself
“Drinking gallons of water without peeing”
hello people. your body will tell you when you’ve drink too much water. it’s Gods gift. not the media.
Well thats what she gets for being ignorant.
Trey your a dumb, of course she died from drinking to much water. Her osmolarity levels were messed up so unnecessary water was entering her cells and tissue causing them to lyse=DEATH. Even if she did go to the bathroom her concentration of electrolytes would still be messed up.
That woman should have stopped, but i don’t feel bad for her as much as I do for her children. I heard that she tried to win that wii for her kids, and all they got was a dead mom. So sad = (……
you all are idiots. she didnt deserve to die like that especially trying to win something for her kids. some people are not educated about things and this could be one of the things she wasn’t educated about so she maybe just didnt know what it would do to her!
Poor kids… I wonder if they got the Wii?
But even then, I agree with Ki and John. I doubt they even went through this subject in school. And anyway, whose stupid idea was it to create that contest? Haven’t they heard of the simple hot dog eating contest!