Question no-1
: Write down a few sentences about how
people suffer if there is too much water .
Answers
What are the symptoms of water intoxication?
Symptoms of water intoxication tend to start appearing after you consume more than 3 to 4 L of water in a few hours.
Potential symptoms include:
- head pain
- cramping, spasms, or weakness in your muscles
- nausea or vomiting
- drowsiness and fatigue
In more severe cases, water intoxication can also cause seizures or loss of consciousness. If a person doesn’t receive treatment, water intoxication can be fatal.
What should I do if I notice symptoms?
If you or someone else is showing any signs or symptoms of water intoxication, especially seizures or drowsiness, it’s best to seek immediate medical attention.
As fluid builds up in the body, all of its cells, including brain cells, begin to swell. Swelling in the brain can eventually lead to coma, seizures, and death if a doctor doesn’t treat it quickly.
Eating a salty snack may provide some short-term relief while waiting for help to arrive.
How much is too much?
There isn’t a set amount of water that always causes life-threatening water poisoning. Instead, it’s best to think in terms of the amount of water that someone drinks per hour. Someone’s age, gender, and overall health can also play a role.
The kidneys of a healthy adult can flush out 20 to 28 L of water each day, but they can only get rid of about 1 L each hour. This makes it hard for your kidneys to keep up when you drink more than 1 L per hour.
The kidneys of older adults and children tend to be less efficient, so the amount of water that they can safely drink per hour might be a bit lower.
Water intoxication can happen more quickly in children or older adults.
What causes water intoxication?
When you drink too much water, it can cause hyponatremia, which happens when your blood sodium concentration becomes very low. If you drink more water than your kidneys can flush out, it’ll dilute the sodium in your bloodstream, causing cells to swell.
Most of the reported cases of life-threatening water intoxication have involved intense physical activity, such as military training or running a marathon. Others have resulted from excessive water consumption due to an underlying mental health condition or forced consumption as a form of abuse.