What symptom is tap water poisoned?

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We all know that water is an important part of the human body, so in our daily life, we will supplement water for the body in time“ "Water poisoning" is a kind of "poisoning" phenomenon caused by excessive intake of water in a short time, which leads to a sharp decrease of sodium content in body fluid. The main symptom of water poisoning is dehydration and hyponatremia, which can lead to electrolyte imbalance and cell edema in the body, which may be life-threatening in severe cases. So what are the symptoms of tap water poisoning? Next, let's understand the symptoms of water poisoning one by one, and take preventive measures in our daily life.

What symptom is tap water poisoned?

Headache, drowsiness. In short, after water poisoning, people will be very tired and want to sleep. The cause of drowsiness is excessive water in the body, which leads to the decrease of plasma osmotic pressure and the increase of intracranial pressure. Under multiple influences, people will feel very bad, have a headache and want to sleep very much.

Loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting. If a large amount of water is suddenly ingested in the human body, the concentration of digestive juice will be seriously diluted, and the water left in the digestive tract will also be absorbed and decreased, because the water content in the body fluid has exceeded the conventional level.

Muscle spasm, pain. When a large amount of water enters the digestive tract and is absorbed into the cells by the stomach, it will destroy the original body fluid balance of the cells and make the human body cells swell, including the whole body muscle cells, resulting in muscle spasm and pain.

matters needing attention

To prevent water poisoning, we should start from daily life, drink water appropriately, and supplement electrolytes in time after exercise.