Water- how much to drink and what can happen if you drink too much

Water is the source of life. We need it to survive and can’t go longer than three days without it or we’ll die. The average person requires around three liters of water per day to remain healthy and energetic. But what happens when you consume too much water? Drinking six liters of water within a 3-hour period can lead to water intoxication, a state where your body’s electrolyte balance is disturbed.
“At the onset of this condition, fluid outside the cells has an excessively low amount of sodium and other electrolytes. This causes the cells to swell. In the brain, this swelling increases intracranial pressure (ICP), which leads to headaches, personality changes, changes in behavior, confusion, irritability, and drowsiness. These are sometimes followed by difficulty breathing during exertion, muscle weakness & pain, twitching, or cramping, nausea, vomiting, thirst, and a dulled ability to perceive and interpret sensory information. The cells in the brain may swell to the point where blood flow is interrupted resulting in cerebral edema, and may also apply pressure to the brain stem causing central nervous system dysfunction. Both cerebral edema and interference with the central nervous system are dangerous and could result in seizures, brain damage, coma or death.” 

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