Can You Drink Too Much Water?

Is 'water intoxication' a real thing?

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[sck-osu]

Came for an answer.

Starting to explain what is water....

[Lugitaro]

I drank six bottles of water yesterday, and my friend rated me 7.8/10. So yeah, don't do it.

[anidiot]

This video gets a 7.8 too much water

[wheatzies]

Incoming "Too much water" comments.

[nickstne]

In addition to the "thirst" standard, I also use the pee standard to determine whether it's a good or bad idea to drink:
 - transparent pee: I've probably had enough water for a while
 - light yellow: standard! 
 - dark yellow pee: gotta make up for it and drink 1-2 glasses right away

[Camateur]

I drink 6.6 L of water a day.

I feel fantastic.

[gingerflakes]

Whatever you do, don't drink Pokemon Alpha Sapphire it has too much water

[YeshuaIsTheTruth]

Don't be scared of water intoxication, death from dehydration is a LOT more common!

I try to drink roughly a gallon or more a day, but I also do daily strength training AND work outside in extreme heat. 95 - 105° F. I've noticed salt cravings and fruit cravings (I sometimes eat 4+ pieces of fruit a day) and overall I feel better when I drink a lot of water. I'm 5'8" 27yr old and male. Your water intake needs will be based on age, gender, height, BMI, level of activity, climate you live in. Drink more than when you're thirsty because if youre thirsty you're already dehydrated.

[YTSunnys]

IGN gives this video a 7.8 out of 10. #TooMuchWater  

[lindhe]

A kid in Sweden last year (or if it was the year before that) died in a drinking contest - with water. So, well, don't overdo it and you'll be fine.

[jynjchronicles]

This video has too much water, 7.8/10 - IGN

[mycatsmudge]

I just drank too much water in one go and now I feel sick. This has happened to me before, If anyone else has this, lie down on your back for 15 or so minutes and the pain goes away

[greatcesari]

I have been drinking about a gallon a day for 2 weeks now, and I feel great. I only exercise about 10-20minutes a day.

[UPlayNetwork]

I know some buskers who drink 10 liters of water at once like in a minute then they vomit it out and people pay them, interesting how much their stomachs can expand

[Desertphile]

T'hell with that. The real question is, can one eat too much mustard?

[militantpacifist]

IGN says that 7.8/10 cups of water is too much water.

[BobBulb]

I couldn't help but drink 7.8 cups of water after watching this video. Needless to say, it was too much water.

[Yxnder]

I once tried lean with friends and peer pressured. Side effects when leaning are dry mouth, so i drank a lot of water, almost 6L in 5 hours
I was hospitalized but luckily survived. They said i was intoxicated by water.

[GigTube]

It's got electrolytes! It's got what plants crave!

[BrandonAngelDragon]

This video has too much water.

- 7.8/10 IGN.