[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Water intoxication?!?! (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 7/15/2013 11:00:44 AM EDT
a guy I know went to the hospital for supposedly "Water Intoxication" said he was getting ready for a power lifting meet and drank to much water?!?! WTF? He even wore his hospital bracelet for 2 days afterward as if some kind of trophy or something (dont know why).....
Said he felt drunk and was slurring his speech...This guy is a total turd muncher... EDIT* I thought only guys in college did the whole water intox thing for hazing... |
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http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-201_162-2358958.html A 28-year-old woman died of water intoxication after taking part in a radio station's water drinking contest to win a Nintendo Wii video game system, the coroner's office said. Assistant Sacramento County Coroner Ed Smith said Saturday a preliminary investigation found evidence "consistent with a water intoxication death." Jennifer Strange's mother found her daughter's body at her home Friday in the Sacramento suburb of Rancho Cordova, California, after Strange called her supervisor at her job to say she was heading home in terrible pain. |
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Body requires a balance of electrolytes, especially sodium and potassium. Drink enough water, and you wish these out to a dangerous level. Potassium especially plays a critical in your heart's conduction system.
I Provide EMS for an ironman every year. Marathoners are routinely found to be low on 'lytes. Sports drinks are overused, but definitely have a role in hydration. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-201_162-2358958.html A 28-year-old woman died of water intoxication after taking part in a radio station's water drinking contest to win a Nintendo Wii video game system, the coroner's office said.
Assistant Sacramento County Coroner Ed Smith said Saturday a preliminary investigation found evidence "consistent with a water intoxication death." Jennifer Strange's mother found her daughter's body at her home Friday in the Sacramento suburb of Rancho Cordova, California, after Strange called her supervisor at her job to say she was heading home in terrible pain. Damn  . So did she get the Wii?  ....Family will sue?
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I doubt the average ARFCOM member needs to worry about this problem. Hyponatremia is a problem for elite athletes.
Or, apparently, retards who delberately drink absurd amounts of water. But they're the same kinds of twits who drink entire bottle of cough medicine to get drunk. |
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H2O>Gatorade False. Too much H2O will cause your electrolytes to flush from your body causing what the OP is referring to as Water Intoxication. It's actually a lack of electrolytes and while in the Army we referred to it as over hydration. It is quite dangerous and is due to your brain not being able to fire synapses due to missing electrolyte. So in the world of heavy hydration...too much water is problematic, while an electrolyte infused liquid like Gatorade is preferable. |
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A guy in one of my former platoons was worried about popping hot for smoking weed so this brain surgeon decided to try drinking gallons of water with an IV bag stuck in each arm. He also was hospitalized for water intoxication.....and pissed hot anyway. THC is fat soluble... |
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Quoted: Body requires a balance of electrolytes, especially sodium and potassium. Drink enough water, and you wish these out to a dangerous level. Potassium especially plays a critical in your heart's conduction system. I Provide EMS for an ironman every year. Marathoners are routinely found to be low on 'lytes. Sports drinks are overused, but definitely have a role in hydration. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Yep. In college I dated a female NROTC midshipman. During her indoc they forced her to drink so much water that she passed out and went into a coma. It damn near killed her.
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A guy in one of my former platoons was worried about popping hot for smoking weed so this brain surgeon decided to try drinking gallons of water with an IV bag stuck in each arm. He also was hospitalized for water intoxication.....and pissed hot anyway. THC is fat soluble... This Einstein wasn't aware of that fact. |
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H2O>Gatorade False. Too much H2O will cause your electrolytes to flush from your body causing what the OP is referring to as Water Intoxication. It's actually a lack of electrolytes and while in the Army we referred to it as over hydration. It is quite dangerous and is due to your brain not being able to fire synapses due to missing electrolyte. So in the world of heavy hydration...too much water is problematic, while an electrolyte infused liquid like Gatorade is preferable. One is hypotonic and the other is hypertonic. If you are going to be consuming mass quantities of fluids over a long period of time either can cause problems. A 50/50 blend of water to Gatorade is close to isotonic and will provide more stability. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: H2O>Gatorade False. Too much H2O will cause your electrolytes to flush from your body causing what the OP is referring to as Water Intoxication. It's actually a lack of electrolytes and while in the Army we referred to it as over hydration. It is quite dangerous and is due to your brain not being able to fire synapses due to missing electrolyte. So in the world of heavy hydration...too much water is problematic, while an electrolyte infused liquid like Gatorade is preferable. One is hypotonic and the other is hypertonic. If you are going to be consuming mass quantities of fluids over a long period of time either can cause problems. A 50/50 blend of water to Gatorade is close to isotonic and will provide more stability. Ding ding! |
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Body requires a balance of electrolytes, especially sodium and potassium. Drink enough water, and you wish these out to a dangerous level. Can't you just wish them back to a safe level?  LoL Ya gotta belieeeeeeeve! Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Too much of anything is no bueno. Anything? Apparently |
| Back when I lived in AZ where the temps get over 120 degrees the guys were either getting heat exhaustion or water poisoning. Had to drink just the right amount of water to be good to go. Most the guys were fine though, but sometimes they didn't drink enough water or they drank too much water which can cause problems. I never even knew about water poisoning till I lived out in the desert. I was like how could water poison you, it's crazy right, ha |
| Being hypo or hyper-thyroid can also really mess with your sodium and potassium levels. Sometimes my electrolyte balance swings around a LOT without my having drank a lot at all. Nothing like having to suck down olives or boullion juice while trying not to throw up from the nausea to really (NOT) make your day. |
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The Texas Water Safari. (kayak endurance race) killed a guy like that last year, his partner even watched. "but he was drinking water" !!
Back when I was younger we used salt tablets. Still have some around here somewhere. They seem to have been phased out by Gatorade and the like. |
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HYPONATREMIA
The word hyponatremia means “to have a low level of sodium in the blood.” Exertional or exercise hyponatremia, formerly called water intoxication, is a life-threatening condition that has increasingly been found in recreational hikers, marathoners, triathletes, and military infantry personnel. Having a low plasma sodium level disturbs the balance of sodium and water and causes a rapid influx of water into the brain, which in turn causes cerebral edema. As with similar signs and symptoms of intracranial pressure (ICP) in head trauma, a progression of neurologic symptoms with hyponatremia will occur, such as: Headache Mental status change Nausea Malaise (feeling tired) Seizures Coma Causes: Exertional hyponatremia occurs when sodium and water loss in sweat results in dehydration and sodium depletion. When trying to prevent dehydration, the casualty over hydrates solely with water creating an over dilution of sodium in the blood. Typically, these casualties have not consumed sport electrolyte drinks or have consumed energy food supplements containing no salt or in quantities insufficient to balance the loss of sodium in sweat. Risk factors that may predispose a person to hyponatremia are: - Being a slower runner - slower runners are at a greater risk because of the greater opportunity to consume water and a greater volume consumed because they are running for a longer duration. - Chronic NSAID use - people who use nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (like motrin) are at a greater risk than those who do not. - Females - the most common finding in hyponatremia casualties. 5. TREATMENT OF HYPONATREMIA The first step in treatment is recognizing the disorder and determining the severity. Management is based on the severity. Treatment of hyponatremia should only be performed by a medical officer. If you suspect a casualty has hyponatremia, CASEVAC as soon as possible. www.tecom.marines.mil%2FPortals%2F120%2FDocs%2FStudent%2520Materials%2FFMST%2520Manual%2FDehydration_FMST1411.doc |
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Watched a kid in basic training almost die from it. He had flu like symptoms.
I don't feel well, Drill Sergeant. Drink water. I think I need to go to sick call, Drill Sergeant. Drink more water. You probably dehydrated. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat. Fast forward.... Ack. Thud. |
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A 50/50 blend of water to Gatorade is close to isotonic and will provide more stability. Thanks for that valuable tidbit. I shall tuck that away in a corner of my memory. Actually, Gatorade is only slightly more hypertonic than plasma by itself. Diluting it won't exactly harm you, but at a half/half mix, you'll be getting more water than electrolyte. Gatorade is about 360mOsmol/L. Blood is about 290MOsmol/L. Gatorade and ORS (Oral rehydration solution/salts) are better rehydration solutions because they contain electrolytes, and SUGAR. In fact, you can make your own "Gatorade" or ORS by following the recipe on the WHO website. Link. It's literally pennies-on-the-dollar compared to a bottle of Gatorade. Electrolyte balance is a bit more complicated than we've made it in this thread, but I don't want to get too far into the weeds with types of fluid losses, compartments, etc . |