Although resection of the colon alone typically does not result in short-bowel syndrome, the condition's presence can be a critical factor in the management of patients who lose significant amounts of small intestine.
Prevent overhydration by drinking only when you are thirsty. If you play sports, you know an athlete's mantra is hydrate, hydrate, hydrate. While dehydration is common, overhydration can cause a rare, but sometimes fatal, condition called hyponatremia. When you drink a lot of water, the ratio of sodium and fluid in your body becomes skewed. The imbalance causes cells to swell.
Yes, you can drink too much water. It will mess with the electrolytes in your blood and make your body less likely to work properly. This is similar to when you are dehydrated which is why you drink electrolyte fluid(Gatorade, etc) to replace electrolytes lost through sweating.f you dilute the blood too much, the brain and muscles can fail, resulting in coma or heart attack and death. Several people have died from water-drinking contests. Normally this is very difficult to do: an adult usually has to drink 1-2 gallons of pure water for symptoms to occur.