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PSA: Don't just eat peanut butter (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Water intoxication sounds really freakin’ weird at first, but makes sense once you learn a bit more about it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

drinking six liters in three hours has caused the death of a human.

That sounds like a very small amount in three hours.

I had a situation when I was stuck working in a very hot engine room. I went through a gallon in an hour and got Ill afterwards. I still don't know if it was the heat, water or a combination.

Either way, I did learn that if I get in a situation where I'm so hot that the sweat is running, the answer is to cool off, not just slam water.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It's the salt/electrolytes. You're sweating and only replenishing the water part of the sweat.