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[quote=Anonymous]The key factor that led to death following ingestion of large amount of water was the total amount AND RATE of ingestion of water, which did not allow the body to adjust for rapid decrease in sodium. Body can’t handle the rapid decrease in sodium. This leads to brain swelling or cerebral edema, which leads to loss of consciousness and eventually death because the part of the brain that controls vital functions like breathing rate and heart rate get compressed with the amount of brain swelling. To prevent this, Drink water slowly, so that your body can adapt and regulate sodium passing in and out of cells so sodium levels stay within normal. Drink electrolytes with the water eg Gatorade. More reading here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5762960/[/quote]
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