WCA, Drink, mmmmm.

Having seen an athlete mate collapse with Hyponatremia I’d say yes you can over-hydrate. Don’t force it down.

Having been sumond to icu because a family member was a patient after drinking too much water then yes you can do yourself harm drinking too much. But you do need to drink alot. Think going to the loo every 40 minutes

IIRC the old recommendations in the UK used to be drink no more than the equivalent of 21 units a day!

I think the recommendation is drink no more than your doctor.

nick1962 – Member
The 21 units of alcohol a week recommended in the UK is one of the lowest in the world !

The scientists who came up with those guidelines freely admit they were based on no scientific knowledge whatsoever. They literally plucked a number out of the air.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/22/drinking_made_it_all_up/

8 pints a night is bad enough… but I remember the stag-do… He just DID. NOT. STOP!!
Never seen the like.

[edit]Was good stuff though 🙂

both metaphorical and literal willy-waving in one opening comment.
chapeau or should that be chap eau.
chortle.

87,600 pints!

or more than £262,800 in today’s money!

“Common sense” would suggest water is less harmful than alcohol, but unless you’re taking in vast quantities in a short time scale I think you be hard pushed to drink “too much” water.

Be interested in your rationale for drinking that much water though?

both metaphorical and literal willy-waving

If you consider drinking vast quantities of beer to be a boast…

Dunno about over-hydrating but I’ve always thought this 8 pints a day thing was rubbish. Nice clear wee but going 10 times a day- no thanks.