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| Originally Posted by Sixsquid Well it figures doesn't it. Dilution
As in the original post : "Healthy kidneys are able to excrete about 1 to 1.5 litres of water per hour. Problems occur at greater volumes when the narrow range of salt concentrations they must maintain are upset. Commonly, water intoxication causes death by lowering the concentration of sodium in the blood to a dangerous level, causing cells to rupture as water swells them by osmosis. ®" |
Is that per amount per kidney or in total? Is it also possible that because she was 'holding her wee for a WII' the kidneys output was reduced because there was nowhere for it to go. The story dosn't tell us how much she drank over what period, nor if the quantity of water to be consumed differed for women and men.
There's a binge drinking bar near here where silly drinking and vomiting games could lead to a similar tragedy.
Edit: a later story reports the quantity as 6.62 litres.