Dmitry M. (Lazer)

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Ryan H.

Boy is a Wii totally not worth drinking lots of water for, let alone dying for.

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Cowboy22

The Wii is pure evil. First it breaks TVs and causes black eyes, and now it's killing people? @PS3 was right!

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Dmitry M. (Lazer)

I didn't even know you could die from Water Intoxication. I didn't know a person could consume enough water to die. That's what amazed me.

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Lefty Grove

That's so messed up... I would feel so bad if I were her kids, and she died trying to get them a videogame system.

Gabriel013

I read a story about an actor who died on stage mid show due to water intoxication. Having too much of anything is bad for your body.

I suppose the intoxication limit would depend upon what her diet was normally like.

Taken from a website called sportsmedicine:


In the current issue of Annals of Internal of Medicine, investigators report ( Report 1 and Report 2) on marathon runners who developed brain swelling as a result of "water intoxication." All had taken in too much water during their races, causing sodium levels in the blood to drop. From there, according to Dr. J. Carlos Ayus, excess water is absorbed into blood and fluid builds up in the brain. Eventually, fluid accumulates in the lungs, and athletes become breathless and nauseated.
Ayus, a professor of medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, told Reuters Health that when runners collapse or become ill, the natural assumption may be that they are having a heart attack. Yet, rather than being a sign of heart attack, fluid build-up in the lungs--called pulmonary edema--may signal brain swelling, according to Ayus. "I believe," he said, "that this is what happens to many people who collapse and die after a race. It should be diagnosed more often now." In their report, Ayus and his colleagues describe the cases of seven marathoners who collapsed and had nausea and vomiting after their races. When brain scans revealed swelling, six of the patients were treated with an intravenous solution containing high amounts of sodium--a water-depleting treatment that is directly the opposite of the low-sodium solutions that runners may receive if they are misdiagnosed, Ayus noted. The seventh patient, who was not diagnosed with brain swelling, later died; an autopsy revealed that there had indeed been fluid on the brain. Five of the patients were female, suggesting that women may be more prone to water intoxication and its effects on the brain and lungs. And, Ayus pointed out, all seven had a history of using nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs--painkillers that include aspirin. These drugs can block the excretion of water from the body, he explained. Whether athletes other than marathoners experience this series of events is unclear, but Ayus said that it is possible. Runners who become breathless and nauseated after drinking large amounts of water during a race should go the hospital, he advised. There, he added, doctors should check blood sodium levels. "The natural response to these symptoms is to drink a lot of water," Ayus said. "And, yes, you can get into trouble if you don't get enough water. But too much water can also cause trouble."

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3rd warning @PS3, calm down and please type on topic and not make vulgar statements.

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cAtDaFeLiX

That's not good at all. They mentioned they signed some waver or something like that. When I had my tooth issues, I drank a ton of water (the most I ever had in my life) It was because the cold water would nail the bad tooth pain I had until I went to the dentist. I must have drank atleast 4 lilters in one night. It's not fun, and this is just sad.

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dillonthebunny

lol... @PS3's a lil fiesty today eh?


anyway, back on topic... this is all great, nice to know and sorry for the girl... but who the dickens won ..eh? thats what we (or wii) really want to know!!

Edit.. remember 'E's well, kids were dying on water there, its not exactly rocket science here. if they said to me.. touch this truck for 8 days.. and win it, i would say fcuk off drink water and dont pee... Fcuk off ...shoot yourself with a pellet gun up the nose.... erm, ok sounds like a laugh.. oh its lodged in my brain, damn.

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