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Water intoxication
Water intoxication is a condition that occurs when someone drinks an excessive amount of water to the point of diluting the normal salt content of the blood. This can potentially cause swelling of the brain, and problems with the electrical signals of the heart.
Dr. Geoffreysss Rutledgeee reviewed this
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Is water intoxication possible?
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How does water intoxication work?
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What can lead to water intoxication?
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What are the tests for water intoxication?
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How much water leads to water intoxication?
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How difficult is it to die of water intoxication?
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How much water does it take to get water intoxication?
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Will drinking 2 quarts of water cause water intoxication?
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A 35-year old asked:
Could I get help please! I think I have water intoxication!?
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A 33-year old asked:
How much water do you have to drink to get water intoxication?
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What happens to a person's body when they get water intoxication?
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Could drinking a liter of water per hour cause water intoxication?
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How much water does it take for a person to get water intoxication?
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A 41-year old asked:
I just drank 40 ounces of water after race. will i get water intoxication?
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I just drank 48 ounces of water, will i get water intoxication in a few minutes?
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How would a homeopath treat someone suffering from water intoxication?
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A 20-year old male asked:
Can a case of severe allergic skin reaction be related to water intoxication?
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A 39-year old asked:
Is it possible to suffer from water intoxication drinking about 3 to 4 liters after a heavy meal?
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A 46-year old asked:
Does anyone know if hyponatremia is water intoxication?
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A 32-year old asked:
I have a seep fear of water intoxication. How do I overcome this?
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A 46-year old asked:
I was given two bags of iv fluids after ct with contrast, how long for the fluids to leave body? worried about water intoxication
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A 32-year old asked:
Can you please explain cardiac arrhythmia and how can water intoxication cause it?
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A 40-year old asked:
What is Cardiac arrhythmia? Is cardiac arrhythmia partly caused by water intoxication?
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A 33-year old asked:
How much alcohol causes intoxication?
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Does alcohol intoxication usually cause many symptoms?
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What's the best treatment to get rid of alcohol intoxication?
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What is the definition or description of: Alcohol intoxication?
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Although alcohol is a depressent, can it cause paradoxical anxiety during intoxication?
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How many days do you have to drink to intoxication on hard liquor to suffer withdrawal when stop & what kind of withdrawal? a week? Less?
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What chocolate intoxication can do and how detox?
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