Consequences of excessive fluid intake – water intoxication

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Consequences of excessive fluid intake – water intoxication

Journal Title: Medycyna Sportowa - Year 2017, Vol 33, Issue 3

Abstract

Water is the most abundant molecule in the human body. The effects of insufficient water intake relative to demand can be felt rapidly (often visibly) and can be harmful to our health. Conversely, the maximum dose of water that can be consumed without causing harm to the human body has not been specified. Indeed, water is currently viewed as a safe liquid, even at high intake. Despite this, there have been several reports of life-threatening situations or death due to overhydration in recent years. overhydration is a phenomenon in which the extracellular fluid volume increases, and is associated with plasma volume expansion in the circulating blood and the occurrence of hypervolemia (fluid overload). Overhydration usually leads to changes in the plasma sodium concentration and the development of hyponatremia. Overhydration and hyponatremia are very rare phenomena in healthy individuals, but are potentially life-threatening, especially in cases with coexisting somatic or mental diseases. In this article, we reviewed the somewhat limited data currently available in the literature on excessive fluid intake leading to overhydration.

Authors and Affiliations

Katarzyna Okręglicka, Klaudia Wiśniewska, Agnieszka Jarosz

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