Posted on 12/02/2016 9:00:19 AM PST by Olog-hai
Telling people to “drink plenty of fluids” when unwell could be dangerous, doctors have warned.
Experts at King’s College Hospital in south London questioned the recommendation after treating a 59-year-old woman who drank so much water that she became gravely ill.
The woman, who is not named, overdosed on water after developing symptoms of a urinary tract infection.
She recalled being told by a doctor previously to drink lots of water — half a pint every 30 minutes — though she said she thought in this case, she had consumed more to “flush out her system”.
The woman was admitted to A&E, where doctors found she was suffering from dangerously low levels of salt in her blood.
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I’ve seen and heard all the warnings about that bad, bad salt, but then I think back on those days and know these pantywaists today don’t know what the hell they’re talking about. Salt is good - our bodies need it. There’s a reason for “salt of the earth” as a good thing.
I believe that was because of distilled water, which has no salts in it at all. I think the same goes for most purified water. Spring water is the best for drinking.
Last summer I almost lost my husband because of this. He had a bout of IBS, then had an annual checkup with the Urologist. They had him drink water because he couldn’t give them a sample. At noon, with no luck, they sent him home to drink more and come back. When it started I thought he was having a stroke,so called 911.
The Paramedics didn’t seem too alarmed, so took off with no sirens. On the way he started seizing and vomiting, and by the time they got to the ER, he had been incubated.
Four days in ICU, and three more in the hospital before he was ready to go home. Now he makes sure he gets enough electrolytes every day.
The best way to stay hydrated is to drink milk before going out in the heat. He also drinks Powerade,and eats a banana every day.
When rehydrating, I also eat some salted nuts or pretzels, for similar reasons.
Fort Sam? I thought they were just medical.
Lackland.
I remember in basic training in 1968 we had several pill stations in the barracks - they were salt pills... we had to take them whenever we came back in.
I think we called them salt peter or something like that....supposedly it took care of morning wood. lol. Could be a folk tale. I just remember that talk was going around.
You’d be right I guess if saltpeter tasted like salt, but what we had was just concentrated saline pills.
Oh wow. I don’t remember if we had those salt stations. You brought back memories of Boot Camp for me though....
Spring water doesn’t have enough sodium in it either.
I prefer to dilute my DHMO with up to 50% EtOH ... helps to avoid the negative consequences of excessive DHMO exposure.
Sorry....just assumed we were talking Army.
But spring water’s the best choice isn’t it?
No....I was a 4 year guy who’d already taken the tests out of HS for the AF. Scored Real good. When I got the notice I went back to them and they took me.
Spring water and tap water are virtually no different. Tap water has dissolved minerals in it just like tap water.
Yes, funny how false little narratives like this make their rounds. Apparently drinking when you are thirsty and stopping when you are not works the best. Who would of thunk.
Remember that well in the hot Quonset huts.
Bet part of the problem is city chemically treated water.
A summer camp counselor told us to sit down and take some salt pills during a hike. Thankfully, I flat refused. He had everyone sitting in the middle of a poison ivy patch.
Actually, live in the country on well water. Originally worried that mineral deposits in water could have contributed to the kidney stones. Switched to spring water. I was adding lemon and sea salt to water to add in electrolytes naturally. Since I have gone back to a more reasonable water intake there have been no more stones and few UTIs. It’s been 6 years since I found the urologist with common sense. I am back to drinking the well water from the faucet. Still supplement electrolytes/minerals due to another medical issue. And instead of only water I drink some type of tea daily. I am not diabetic but crave water. Tea satisfies more than water.
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