Beware of drinking water in this way..it may lead to death

Drinking water in the wrong way may lead to a disease known as "water poisoning", which may lead to death, and although drinking enough water daily brings several benefits to health, experts stress the need to know the sufficient amount of water daily to ensure obtaining these benefits.

According to a report published by "Russia Today", water poisoning occurs when you drink so much water that the kidneys cannot get rid of it quickly enough, and although this is rare, water poisoning can lead to death if it is not treated immediately.

Adults need to drink about 2.7 to 3.7 liters of fluid per day, which comes from water, other drinks and food, and water poisoning may occur from drinking more than three to four liters of water over a short period, such as an hour or two, according to the head of emergency medicine. At Rutgers College of Medicine, New Jersey, Lewis Nelson.

Nelson points out that water intoxication may lead to swelling of the brain and disruption of normal functions, and early symptoms of water intoxication include: (headache, confusion, nausea, vomiting, hallucinations, muscle spasms, impaired brain function, heart attacks, coma).

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