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Drinking enough water is important, but don't overdo it

Drinking enough water is important, but don t overdo it

Drinking too much water is also not good. A woman from England ended up in hospital because of it. A warning for everyone.

Due to a urinary tract infection, the woman had to drink a glass of water every half hour. With good intentions, she went the extra mile and drank more than the doctor ordered, to rinse things out even faster.

That was not a good idea. Drinking too much water is dangerous because it can lower the sodium in your blood too much. This causes various complaints such as headaches and nausea. In the worst case, it can lead to a coma or death.

Things went haywire for the woman in England. Her body began to tremble and she was hospitalized. She doesn't remember anything about the 24 hours that happened. After a week she felt like herself again.