Drinking water also poisons and even kills one's life? Do not think that this is sensational, Ms. Shen has a diagnosis in her hand, clearly written "water intoxication."

The 30-year-old white-collar lady Ms. Shen runs on a treadmill at home and puts boiled water on her desk. After ran for 20 minutes, Ms. Shen sat down on the sofa and tried to get the cup on the table. She couldn't seem to follow the limbs, and felt that the joints in her body were also numb.

According to Ding Zhimin, chief physician of Department of Nephrology at Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Ms. Shen is an acute symptom, with initial headache, nausea, vomiting, weakness in limbs and even muscle aches. If the condition deteriorates further, cerebral edema will occur, resulting in increased intracranial pressure and neurological symptoms. Serious brain edema can cause death. It can be seen that Ms. Shen was very urgent at the time.

It's all about losing weight.

Ms. Shen's water intoxication is for a reason. Ms. Shen is usually more concerned about the body, generally maintained at about 110 pounds, more than four or five pounds during the Spring Festival, from now on, weight loss has become the main theme of Ms. Shen. The friend introduced her to a recipe, eating only apples for drinking water for six consecutive days and working with physical exercise. Using this method, Ms. Shen was reduced to 110 pounds in two days. She started vomiting on the fourth day. On the sixth day, her body was weak, but she still did not care. Until the seventh day of illness, Ms. Shen sweated after exercising and eventually trembled.

The doctor analyzed that Ms. Shen sweated heavily after a lot of exercise. The sweat contained a lot of ionic components, but she added boiled water without any ion content. Salt is lost with sweating, and water enters the cell due to changes in osmotic pressure. Some clinical symptoms of brain edema occur, and even endanger life.

How to save yourself from water poisoning

For light patients, reducing the patient’s water intake in a short period of time can reduce the symptoms. Critically ill patients must be sent to the hospital. Be careful not to give the patient any more water. One to two grams of salt can be placed in a glass of water to drink. When the patient is intoxicated, different symptoms will appear. Placing the patient in a flat place can avoid accidental injury caused by the onset of symptoms. At the same time, it provides a more appropriate position for the patient's treatment.

Expert Tips Summer Sports Supplement Salt

Most of the water intoxication occurs in the summer, and people who travel and climb are high-risk groups. The prevention method is to minimize the amount of sweat discharged. If you have already sweated a lot, you must add salt. Adults drink about 1,500 milliliters a day and about 5 to 8 cups of paper. Summer replenishment should be careful not to rely on thirst, should drink a small amount of water, each 50 to 100 ml. It is best to develop regular drinking habits. In addition, drinking water in the summer should not be too cold, the temperature should be above 5 degrees Celsius. Otherwise it will cause gastrointestinal changes, while causing cardiovascular and cerebrovascular complications.

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