From Mandy, Age 15 - 10/22/06 - IP#: 60.228.71.xxx Click here to reply
Ht. 5.6, Wt. s-204lb c- 189lb - i drink heaps of water like 2-4 liters a day is there such thing as drinking too much?
Reply from Kayla, Age 15 - 10/22/06 - IP#: 206.213.209.xxx Perosnally, there is a thing as dirinking too much, but most people don't ever have that problem. If you drink 2 to 4 liters a day, and don't drink anything else plus exercise then I think you should be fine. That problem usually happens with marathon runner when they're sweating and taking in too much water. I think you should be fine, if you drink when you're thirsty and don't force yourself to drink.
Reply from Orcy, Age 15 - 10/22/06 - IP#: 70.172.200.xxx you can't really drink to much water unless you were drinking that much water all at once.. as long as you do a little bit at a time, then it has a chance to go through your body and you can drink as much as you want. as long as your not forcing yourself to drink it, your fine.
Reply from Shannon, Age 12 - 10/21/06 - IP#: 71.114.9.xxx i know i shouldn't even be on this bulletin board, but my science teacher said that there is a such thing as drinking too much water. she said it could mess up you blood flow and would cause you to gain more weight, and u could cause ur blood type to change which could hurt your body severely!
Reply from Julie, Age 17 - 10/21/06 - IP#: 67.136.154.xxx Ummm...yeah, I have no idea what Shannon is talking about with the changing the blood type...I know my teacher did, but that was because she had a blood transfusion when she had cancer...I really doubt drinking to much water will do that to you, it's a genetic thing, and water won't influence genetics. But anyway, the average body can handle about a gallon a day (about 4 liters), but it varies greatly, depending on activity level, size of body, etc. If you do drink too much, your body's salt levels will be diluted (which is bad) and I believe it's hard on the liver and/or kidney.
Reply from ~*Kaylee*~, Age 14 - 10/21/06 - IP#: 66.82.9.xxx I believe it's half your weight in OZ. like if you weight 120lbs you would have 60 oz of water a day. But also remember it depents a lot on your activity level. I persanally have to drink a ton of water becuase I fun and sweat 3 or so times a day.
Reply from sabina, Age 16 - 10/21/06 - IP#: 69.118.233.xxx i'm not so sure about the message below mine, you can't change your blood type that's a fact. but yes drinking too much water is not good for you. too much water in your system will cause your cells to swell up and may lead to them bursting. but having 8 glasses at least will do your body good and flush out toxins and keep your skin healthy.
