>>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7520756.stm
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>>I drink at least a gallon (128 ounces) of water every day. She was drinking about 80 ounces. Why don't I sea any sighed effects from the amuont that I drunk?
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>It looks like she undertook a sudden increase in water intake and suffered hyponatremia.
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>If you've been doing it for a while, your body has adjusted. Clearly you're getting enough electrolytes in the food and drink you consume to offset what you lose via urination, sweat etc. Normal healthy kidneys can handle a quite wide range of fluid and salt intake levels.

I just wish there was a way to stop paying people for throwing common sense out the window and doing stupid things by which they damage themselves. Unfortunately, had they not ponied up, the courts might well have awarded a larger sum.