Man Almost Dies After Overdosing On Water

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Believe it or not, a man drank so much water after a gym session that it almost killed him.

Richard Dyer, 23, was admitted to hospital with severe water intoxication after downing five litres during a gruelling two-hour weights session.

What kind of workout requires that much water consumption?

Doctors called it a “near lethal dose” and said he was lucky to be alive after the extremely rare condition led to widespread muscle seizures and kidney failure.

Water needs to be outlawed.

Source: Telegraph

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5 Responses to “Man Almost Dies After Overdosing On Water”

1. The Greater Evil on May 26th, 2008 at 9:35 pm

   or at least regulated so that… wait a sec this is soundin a bit doonish

2. Jikaru on June 3rd, 2008 at 10:26 am

   lol natural selection.

3. Claudia on July 13th, 2008 at 3:23 am

   Same thing happened where I live…it was a radio contest to see who could drink the most water without going to the bathroom. The winner got a Nintendo Wii…the woman who ‘won’ drank so much water that she was admitted to the hospital and died. Just goes to show that too much of anything can be a bad thing.

4. Fictiefje on July 14th, 2008 at 11:10 am

   Water intoxication is not *that* uncommon. In fact every substance is lethal, it’s all just in the amount.

5. Roy on August 4th, 2008 at 3:44 pm

   Damn that Dihydrogen Monoxide! It’s lethal stuff.

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