💧 The Silent Danger of Excess Water — And How Fasting Protects You

Drinking too much water can be deadly. Learn how fasting restores electrolyte balance, prevents water poisoning, and protects your kidneys naturally. 💧

What's Water Poisoning?

Water poisoning, also called hyponatremia or overhydration, is a serious thing that can happen if you drink way more water than your kidneys can get rid of.

This messes up the balance of sodium in your blood, which is super important for your body to work right.

Sodium helps keep the right amount of fluid inside and outside your cells.

If your sodium gets too low, water rushes into your cells to balance things out, making them swell up.

This is really bad when it happens in your brain because it can cause pressure that stops your brain from working properly, leading to seizures, coma, or even death.

How Too Much Water Hurts You

Your kidneys can only handle about 0.8 to 1 liter of water each hour.

If you drink more than that – like 3-4 liters in a few hours – without getting any electrolytes, your body can't keep up.

It goes like this:

* Lots of water goes into your blood.

* The amount of sodium drops below 135 mmol/L (it should be between 135-145 mmol/L).

* Water moves into your cells to even things out.

* Brain cells swell up.

* You start getting confused and other bad symptoms, and things can get dangerous fast.

Who's at Risk?

People Who Are More Likely to Get Water Poisoning

* Endurance Athletes: People who run marathons, do triathlons, or cycle long distances can drink too much plain water to replace what they sweat out.

they don't replace electrolytes like sodium during or after that.

* Military People: Soldiers training hard in hot weather might drink way too much water as a safety thing, but it can actually be risky.

* Babies and Little Kids: They don't need much water because they're small, and they can easily get water poisoning.

Giving babies under six months just plain water can cause the sodium levels to drop.

* People with Medical Problems: If you have kidney, heart, or liver issues, or a condition called SIADH, your body might have a harder time getting rid of water.

* People with Mental Health Issues: Some people have a condition, which makes them feel like they need to drink tons of water, which can be risky.

* Drug Users: Some illegal drugs can make you really thirsty and mess with how your body handles water, which can cause water poisoning.

Symptoms of Water Poisoning

The symptoms of water poisoning come from swelling in the brain and can happen quickly, so it's important to catch them early.

If it's not serious, you might feel sick to your stomach, throw up, get a headache, feel tired, or have muscle cramps.

If it's really bad, you might get confused, have seizures, pass out, stop breathing, get brain damage, or even die.

One sign is if your pee is always clear.

It should be a pale yellow color.

If you have any serious symptoms like confusion or seizures after drinking a lot of water, get medical help right away.

How Fasting Can Increase the Risk

Fasting can make you more likely to get water poisoning, especially when you're ending the fast.

How Fasting Lowers Electrolytes

* You Lose More Sodium: When you're fasting, your body gets rid of more sodium through pee

* You Don't Eat Enough: Food gives you electrolytes.

When you're fasting, you don't eat, so you don't get those electrolytes.

* Your Hormones Change: Fasting releases a hormone.

This hormone tells your kidneys to hold on to water, which can make it harder to get rid of extra water.

* Low Blood Volume: Drinking lower water when fasting lowers blood volume.

The Most Dangerous Time

The riskiest time for water poisoning is right after you're fasting, because you're really thirsty and might drink a lot of plain water fast.

If you don't eat or drink for a long time, your body runs low on electrolytes, increases hormones that hold keep you from losing water, and doesn't have enough sodium.

So, if you drink a bunch of plain water without electrolytes, your sodium can drop quickly.

Example

A young woman ended up in the hospital after fasting for a religious reason during hot weather.

She drank about 4 liters of water and took medicine for pain that made it harder for her body to get rid of water.

Her sodium got really low, and she started getting headaches and seizures.

She needed to get sodium in the hospital.

This shows how fast water poisoning can happen during fasting, especially for those who are more at risk.

Who's at Risk When Fasting?

* Women: Especially women, because they lose fluids when breastfeeding which produce 700-750 mL daily.

* Breastfeeding Women: If you're breastfeeding and fasting, you lose even more fluids, which can really lower your electrolytes.

* Athletes: Especially those who are training or competing while fasting.

* People in Hot Weather: Sweating causes you to lose electrolytes faster, which is risky when you're fasting.

* People with Kidney or Heart Problems:

Should talk to a doctor before fasting.

When Fasting Affects Your Electrolytes

In the first few days of fasting, you lose a lot of sodium and some potassium.

If you don't get enough sodium, take AVP release into account, it can rise the odds of suffering a dilution of sodium.

If you fast for a few days, you're constantly losing sodium, even if it's not a lot.

This adds up and makes you more likely to get water poisoning.

Getting not enough electrolytes is a quick path to acute drop.

When you start eating again after fasting, the biggest risk is drinking a lot of water without getting enough sodium, which becomes the root of hyponatremia, which then leads to brain swelling.

Staying Safe When Fasting

You can prevent water poisoning during fasting if you stay hydrated the right way and manage your electrolytes.

The Key is Electrolytes

Don't just drink plain water when you're fasting for a long time.

Drink electrolyte solutions.

Make Your Own Electrolyte Drink: 1 liter of water, 1/2 teaspoon of salt (sodium chloride), and 1/4 teaspoon of potassium chloride.

Drink this when fasting instead of plain water.

You can buy electrolyte drinks as well.

Look for ones with at least 500-1,000 mg of sodium, 200+ mg of potassium, and 50+ mg of magnesium for each drink.

Electrolytes Chart

* If you're only fasting for a short time (Intermittent Fasting 16-24 hours), you should drink light electrolytes, mainly if you break the fasting drinking plain water.

* Extended Fasting more than 24 hours and less than 72 hours, you need to drink medium supplements for the daily with 1-2 grams supplements each day of the fast.

* Prolonged Fasting (>3 days), is better under medical supervision.

How to Rehydrate the Right Way

* When you stop fasting, drink things that have electrolytes in them.

* Instead of drinking too much, drink progressively

* Avoid medicine post-fast for side effects with ADH

* Be aware side effects if you feel any headache, naussea or confusion, go search for a doctor.

* Eat foods that are rich in sodium and potassium

Daily Water Recommendations

Total fluid has to be between 2-3 liters, electrolytes drink has to be included, the amount of water depends on climate and what you are doing.

Listen to your body and pay attention to your urine, pale yellow is ideal.

During hot weather and exercise, increase the water consumption.

How Water Poisoning Is Diagnosed and Treated

How Doctors Diagnose Water Poisoning

* The major step is Blood test

* Urine test; assessment and concentration

* Neurological Examination

* Look out the brain

Which can be treated:

* Mild cases are easier, restrict the water and symptoms can vanish within hours.

Oral rehydration is a good source of electrolyte.

* Severe cases, hospitalization is mandatory due to hypertonic saline solution.

* If there are medicines related to water retention, stop using them.

Safe Fasting Strategies

Before starting the fast:

* Having medical guidance is mandatory for those with kidney or heart disease.

* If you have diabetes, specifically consuming insulin.

* History with eating disorders

* If the individual has blood pressure concerns

* If a individual is pregnant or still lactating

* If plans are above 48 hours

During the Fast:

* Electrolytes supplements, and sources.

* Climate will be an important factor if it is too hot.

* First sign (headache,fatigue, muscle cramps

Breaking the Fast:

* Start with the electrolytes

* Eat food sources that are electrolyte

* Increase the consumption slowly

* Stay away from medicine

* Monitor any symptoms

Warning signs to never ignore:

* Headaches

* Confusion of any type

* Seizures

* Vomiting

* Difficulty speaking

* The individual faints

FAQs frequently asked questions about Water Poisoning Symptoms Risk and Fasting

Q: Can a one-day fast cause water poisoning?

A: The fast itself probably won't cause it, but drinking too much water when you stop fasting can. So, be careful and drink electrolytes.

Q: Is dry fasting (no water at all) safer?

A: Dry fasting means you won't get water poisoning while you're fasting, but the problem can still happen when you start drinking again, so you need to be careful, keep the electrolytes in mind

Q: How much water is too much?

A: is conditional, it varies on how much activity you perform also the climate.

Also, If you are drinking water after 1 liter without eating, then that can be considered a major warning sign.

Q: Can fasting be healthy if it's done right?

A: Of course, can lead to other benefits

Q: Water Poisoning is dehydration?

A: Water toxicity is exceeding the volume of water, lack on sodium levels.

Viceversa dehydration can be triggered since there is a lack of fluids.

In both scenarios you have to be careful.

Key Facts

* Water poisoning is dangerous but can be prevented and taken care with practices and data.

* Fasting doesn't directly cause water poisoning but can cause electrolyte balance in the consumer's body and needs attention.

* Drinks with electrolytes are something you can't consider skipping, most importantly if you are keeping long fasts.

* The phase to rehydrate is important, slowly consume electrolytes for the wellness and safety.

* Women must keep caution with this topics, also those active and mothers that are lactating at hot weathers

* A quick safety preparation for these scenarios can possibly safe your life

Conclusion

Water is key for everything, but too much can be a bit harm, don't get scared though.

Knowledge on fasting is a smart choice for sodium and electrolyte stability, meaning you have the possibility to maintain a healthy life using fasting and good methods.

The concept is easy

Prioritize the balance between water and electrolytes

Consult your doctor before starting this method especially if you are above 48 hours due to high factors.

You have to make the quick call, the correct method and make your body know.

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✍️ Author’s Perspective

According to Dr. Hassan Al-Warraqi, fasting protocol is safe and even beneficial for many kidney patients when practiced 3–4 days per week under proper hydration control and medical supervision.

This “divid fasting” pattern allows the kidneys to rest metabolically, reduce inflammation, and promote cellular renewal — without overstraining the body

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💧 The Silent Danger of Excess Water — And How Fasting Protects You

Dr. Hassan Al-Warraqi, founder of H-K-E-M.com, integrates fasting medicine, prophetic nutrition, and natural physiology to uncover the body’s self-healing intelligence against modern lifestyle diseases.

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