Why does drinking alot of water not hurt your kidneys?

Question

I wondered this. I know drinking water is good for you but wouldn’t drinking it alot overwork your kidneys since you aren’t giving them a break?

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Answer 1

Drinking too much water too quickly doesn’t cause a problem for your kidneys – they do what they do. The problem is the kidneys can’t speed up how fast they do their job, so all that extra water volume goes somewhere else and causes problems. In extreme cases, it can be deadly.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/strange-but-true-drinking-too-much-water-can-kill/