Drinking water for more than 6,800 ml a day shows "water poisoning"! 1. The key is to judge whether the amount of water is enough to drink

Health 9:08am, 9 July 2025 173

Drinking more water is fine, but drinking too much water will really make things happen. A woman went to the kidney department to take medical treatment due to hysteresis and kidneys on her face and lower limbs for several months, combined with symptoms such as fainting and weakening and frequent urine. After a question, I found that the patient urinated as high as 3 times a night and drank more than 6,800 ml of water a day. He was diagnosed as "hypoxia" commonly known as "water poisoning". He has recovered his health after treatment. How to determine whether the amount of water you drink is too much or too little? Hong Junze, deputy director of the Department of Urology at Shutian Clinic, said that it can be evaluated whether the average daily urine volume is 2,000 ml.

Drinking more than 6800 ml of water a day and hypochondria occurs

If the body has too much water, the ionic concentration in the blood will decrease, and the water will move into the cells and cause dysfunction of the cells and kidneys. If you are not careful, hypochondria may occur, which is severely afraid of causing life danger.

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Hong Junze pointed out that the patient had no suspected infections such as urination pain or burning, and his urine was very smooth. It was not until the clinic was diagnosed that the patient focused on raising and drinking water. The water content was more than 6,800 ml a day, which was far more than 1,500 ml of water recommended, causing hypoxia. After confirming that the patient's kidney function is normal, it is recommended that the patient stop drinking excessive water immediately and ask the patient to take salt when eating appropriately, so that the urine volume can be reduced to 1,700 ml.

Drinking water for about 1500 ml every day is enough, and the urine volume remains around 2000 ml.

Hong Junze said that drinking water for about 1500 ml every day is enough, but the amount of water is not "not changing", so we must consider "cold weather" and "sweat amount". Generally, adults should maintain a daily urine output of around 2,000 ml. If it is too much or insufficient, it should be noted whether it is taken up too much or too little water.

The two key points of urination are "number of urination" and "number volume". You cannot just look at one of them and make a judgment. Hong Junze said that the average public's urine volume is about 200 to 400 ml at a time. Some people have a small amount of urine multiple times, while others have a small amount of urine volume but a large amount of times, which may not be certain for each person. The key points should be appropriate for urination. If it exceeds 400 ml, it is considered to hold urine. If it is less than 200 ml, it is recommended to wait a while before going to the toilet to avoid the bladder's inability to urinate smoothly and form a vicious circulation.

Responsible editor: Ye Zicen