How do doctors treat severe over-hydration (like the famous water drinking contest)?
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Excessive hydrations dilutes your electrolytes so what they would do is draw blood and infuse the electrolytes you need. The big ones are sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium. Potassium and sodium are the ones most likely to be at a life threatening low because they follow water through your kidneys into your urine. So when you drink a ton of water, you’re pissing like a racehorse so you’re taking in water with no electrolytes and peeing out liquid that does.
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