Symptoms Of Overhydration: Overhydration can also cause many health problems.

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  • Our body needs enough water to function properly.

  • Drinking too much water can also cause many health problems.

  • Overhydration can be just as dangerous as dehydration.

Symptoms Of Overhydration: Our body needs enough water to function properly, but consuming too much water can also cause many health problems.

Although most people pay attention to the symptoms of dehydration, overhydration can be equally dangerous.

Drinking too much water causes abnormally low levels of sodium and other electrolytes in your bloodstream, which can be fatal in rare cases.

Continually adding water to the body can lower the sodium level in your blood, which can cause swelling in your body's cells.

Learn about the signs of consuming too much water here.

These changes in the body indicate that you are overhydrated.

These Changes In The Body Indicate That You Are Overhydrated

1) You have a headache throughout the day

Headache can be a sign of either overhydration or dehydration.

When you drink too much water, the amount of salt in your blood decreases, causing swelling of cells throughout your body parts.

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2) You lose the urge to urinate

If you constantly fill your urinary bladder from drinking too much or holding your urine for too long, it can make it difficult for you to feel when you need to urinate.

3) You drink water even when you are not thirsty

The best way to know if your body is getting more water is when you drink too much water even when you are not thirsty.

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4) Your urine looks like water

If you are drinking a healthy amount of water, then the color of your urine should be from straw color to transparent yellow color.

It is a myth that clear urine is the healthiest sign of hydration.

Having colorless urine is a clear sign that you are drinking too much water.

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5) urinate frequently during the night

If you find yourself urinating more than 10 times a day, you may be drinking more water than your body needs.

Waking up more than once in the night to urinate is a sign of overhydration.

6) experiencing vomiting or diarrhea

The symptoms of overhydration look like dehydration.

When you drink too much water, your kidneys reach a point where they are unable to get rid of the extra fluid.

Due to which water gets stored in your body.

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7) Swelling of hands, lips and feet

In many cases of hyponatremia, people will experience swelling in their hands, lips and feet.

When all the cells of your whole body will swell, then its effect will start showing on your skin too.


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