death by water intoxication

[filthiestfis]

What exactly causes someone to die from drinking too much water? I read about a woman in the US who died from drinking too much water.

[redcrx]

something to do with too much water flushing all the vital salts from your body.

[hectic]

It is to do with the sodium in our bodies, follow this link and it explains it all: -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxicatio n

[Dee Sa]

I think this was a one-off thing because the report said she had entered a water drinking competition --silly woman., but then she did not deserve to die she might have been doing it for charity.