[Lee Stewart]

Originally Posted by SS427

Drinking too much water is far worse than not enough. It can cause water intoxication with all kinds of bad side effects. This can dilute the electrolytes in your blood, especially sodium. When sodium levels fall below 135 mmol/L, it is called hyponatremia. It will also swell cells. Excess fluid accumulation in the brain is called cerebral edema, which can affect the brain stem and cause central nervous system dysfunction. There have been cases of death caused by drinking between 2.5 and 5 gals of water in a short period of time.

As I posted . . . But, of course, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is no mere mortal. That 4 gallons a day is over a 24 hour period. He is on a 5000 calorie/day 7 meals per day "diet."