How many water would i have to drink to get water intoxication?

Question

How many glasses of water would i have to drink in 10 minutes, to get water intoxication?

I weigh 137 lbs.

(P.S. No, not going to use it for suicidal stuff :P I am interested cause i didn't even know water intoxication existed, i learned about it today and i found it exiting, so i'm quite interested in it)

Answer 1

It is not a specific amount alone. When people fast they consume water only. It has to do with how much very quickly. You seem to already know this from your comments.

It would really have to be quite a bit very quickly. Water does not need time to digest or anything like that unless it is too warm or cool for your body to use right away. Otherwise it will quickly pass through your system and excess excreted. Too much can cause you to vomit.

It would have to be some extreme case where a bunch of water is not only consumed but actually enters your system and does not allow your body time to adjust to the extra water. As mentioned most healthy people probably won't need to be that concerned about it. Even so trying such a thing can make you not feel well.

Answer 2

It's not how much you drink, but how fast you drink it.  However, in a normal healthy adult, this condition is highly unlikely to occur.  You would probably throw up before suffering the symptoms.

Answer 3

you would have to drink about 2 GAL of water alos you can die from eating a pound of salt

Answer 4

I don't know, but why would something that can kill you be exciting?  I feel you need to seek counseling because that's scary.

Answer 5

Hi. Remember that its other name is 'water poisoning'. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intox...

Answer 6

2 gallons

Answer 7

I wouldn't suggest drinking more than you feel comfortable with in your stomac. If you do this you should be ok. I think you could drink a gallon an hour all day, but why would you? To much water will put a strain on your system and I wouldn't recoment more than a quart an hour unless you are actually thirsty for more if you've been dehydrated. Drinking enough water to hurt yourself isn't easy, and your body won't crave enough to do that.

I think you could kill yourself with a gallon of water if you drank it to fast.

Answer 8

hehehe water intoxication? Theres no way you could get water intoxication unless you had something in the water.