Is it possible to drink too much water? - Kidney Disorders Message Board

wideawakeinaz · 01-06-2004, 12:02 PM

i'm just wondering if it's possible to drink too much water. last night, in about 3 hours, i drank 2 quarts of water. i was trying to see if it would be possible to maybe pass my kidney stone so i could cancel my surgery. well, after my last glass of water, iced water....i started shake and get so cold, that my teeth couldn't stop hitting each other. i laid under 3 blankets and still felt cold.

so i was wondering, did i drink too much water? or was it possible that since it was cold inside my apartment and here i was, drinking iced cold water, that i just had a reaction to the coldness?

just wondering if anyone heard of such a thing?

farscape66 · 01-06-2004, 12:32 PM

I recommend room temperature water and a warmer apartment.

cystineman · 02-19-2004, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by wideawakeinaz

i'm just wondering if it's possible to drink too much water. last night, in about 3 hours, i drank 2 quarts of water. i was trying to see if it would be possible to maybe pass my kidney stone so i could cancel my surgery. well, after my last glass of water, iced water....i started shake and get so cold, that my teeth couldn't stop hitting each other. i laid under 3 blankets and still felt cold.

so i was wondering, did i drink too much water? or was it possible that since it was cold inside my apartment and here i was, drinking iced cold water, that i just had a reaction to the coldness?

just wondering if anyone heard of such a thing?

Don't worry you can NOT drink too much water..sometimes i drink as much as 3 liters in 2 hours..it helped me pass a almond sized stone!! heres the key:room temp.

texjoann · 03-07-2004, 10:04 PM

Yes, you can drink too much water, and it can be fatal. This is called water intoxication. There was a guy in the military basic training a couple of years ago that died from drinking too much water.

cystineman · 03-08-2004, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by texjoann

Yes, you can drink too much water, and it can be fatal. This is called water intoxication. There was a guy in the military basic training a couple of years ago that died from drinking too much water.

Ive been in and out of the hospital for almost 15 years and no doctor has ever said one thing about TOO much water as it pertains to stone patients

.I would tend to doubt that it is possible unless it was because he drank too much at one time and was also losing alot!!.though I would refrain from drinking too much at one time so as not too make yourself sick on your stomach.Water intoxication most commonly affects long distance runners who take in too much water while losing too much sweat thus causing there sodium levels to drop.but unless your a marathon runner it should not be much to worry about!