A terrifying simulation shows what would happen to your body if you drank too much water...
Staying hydrated is incredibly important to a good quality of life because our body needs water to thrive.
This seems fairly straightforward forward but nowadays it's alarming how much people let themselves dehydrate.
Anyway, for those who are sick of people like me shouting at them to hydrate, it turns out you can overdo it with water and the results are terrifying.
A simulation video shared on YouTube by Zack D. Films has left viewers alarmed by showing what happens to the body when a lethal amount of water is consumed.
The short clip, which has since gone viral, explains how drinking too much water can have devastating effects on the brain.
“If you drink too much water, the excess will fill up your stomach and get absorbed into your bloodstream,” the video narrates.
“This can eventually cause your brain cells to swell up, which pushes your brain into your skull and increases the pressure."
The video continues to explain that consuming roughly six liters of water in just a few hours could lead to life-threatening consequences.
“Depending on your size, if you drink about six liters of water in a few hours, your brain would swell up so much that you could go into a coma and die.”
With various sources saying you need between two and three liters of water a day, drinking six in a few hours is probably very uncomfortable.
Sadly, there have been some real-life cases of this happening, including a 10-year-old boy who nearly lost his life.
The incident occurred on July 4, when Ray Jordan was playing outside with friends in hot weather.
According to WIS-TV, Ray was guzzling water to stay hydrated during the intense summer heat.
However, an hour later, he began showing alarming symptoms, prompting his family to take immediate action.
"[Ray] couldn't control his head or arms or anything," said his father, Jeff Jordan. "His motor functions were gone."
Earlier in the day, Ray had been playing energetically with his cousins, running and jumping on a trampoline.
His family noted that the boys were in constant motion, enjoying the holiday festivities.
Throughout the afternoon, Ray drank water to quench his thirst, but his parents were unaware of the large amount he had consumed.
"What we didn't realize was how much he had got," said Ray's mother, Stacy Jordan. She later discovered that her son had consumed six bottles of water between 8:30PM and 9:30PM.
Just an hour later, Ray began vomiting, and his parents became increasingly concerned. They rushed him to Prisma Health Children’s Hospital as his condition worsened.
"He almost seemed like he was on drugs, drunk, or even mentally handicapped," his father described.
Doctors quickly determined that Ray was suffering from water intoxication.
Water intoxication occurs when the kidneys cannot process excessive amounts of water, leading to dangerously low sodium levels in the blood.
This condition, known as hyponatremia, can cause swelling in the brain and lead to seizures, coma, or even death.
Thankfully, Ray made a full recovery.
