35-Year-Old Mom Died From Drinking Too Much Water

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Publicado 2023-08-04
Indiana mom Ashley Summers died recently when she apparently overwhelmed her body by drinking too much water. It was a hot summer afternoon, and Ashley told her family she felt dehydrated. She grabbed several bottles of water, and chugged them down – approximately 64 ounces in 20 minutes. By the time she got home, she started to feel ill. Now, Ashley’s brother is speaking out about the dangers of water intoxication. Ann Mercogliano has more.
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  • @LilMexicano20
    This reminds me of one specific thing my chemistry teacher in high school told us: “too much of anything is dangerous” RIP to this woman.
  • @silentnight9655
    Death by water is always a shocking thing to hear. Jacqueline Henson, a 40 year old from Huddersfield here in the UK died after drinking two two-litre bottles of water in under two hours whilst trying to lose weight in 2008. Everything in moderation.
  • @TheSunIsMyDestroyer
    Our kidneys can only remove 1 liter of water per hour, which is 33 ounces. She drank 64 ounces in 20 minutes.
  • @savetheyouth777
    its crazy how you see people chug a 6 pack a beer in less than an hour but chugging 6 bottles of water in an hour is fatal.
  • @gloriaowen6365
    She was my mom's best friend. Prayers for her family ❤
  • @marilynndesilva7620
    A nurse friend who went to Haiti to assist in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake was drinking a lot of water to stay hydrated in the intense heat. She started feeling sick and realized that with all the sweating and drinking plain water she was losing vital minerals. She started drinking Pedialyte or a similar product and was able to continue with her life-saving work for the people of Haiti.
  • @mamacarrie2350
    I almost died from this as well. They tell us to stay hydrated by drinking water but what they've failed to tell us is that we also need sodium, potassium and magnesium (electrolytes). While drinking water to stay hydrated and sweating in the heat, we lose these. I now put sodium and potassium in my bottled water on a daily basis.
  • @monke3786
    it’s crazy how many people don’t know that it can be dangerous to drink too much water in a short period of time
  • @sqseq1237
    Make sure not to drink too much water too fast. Heat might also play a factor. When my grandmother was young, she was out in the sun for too long and developed heat stroke. She stayed inside for a couple days and recovered. Thank goodness she’s alive and well.
  • @trique9776
    It is probably safer to drink five bottles of beer quickly than five bottles of water, your body just vomits the beer out, but the water is held in the system, imagine that!
  • @jolenetoscano4414
    Thank you for speaking out! So sad and sorry for the loss of this beautiful mother!
  • @painwheel720
    This makes me realize how fragile a human life is :( rest in peace
  • @speicaldark
    This is really scary. Growing up, I was told not to drink too fast coming home from the heat. Instead, eat watermelon slices. They not only cool you down, but also slow you down.
  • @withurshield931
    People don’t realize that you get water/liquid from other thing like food, coffee, juices, etc… on top of the regular water you drink.
  • @johnszczerba9979
    What doesn't make sense is it wasn't that large an amount of water... obviously she had some health condition but the media will just omit that to make the story more click worthy
  • @Naty.583
    It’s so surprising how just 4 bottles of water can change so much in the span of hours. ❤ Condolences to all families.
  • @Vicki_Vicki_Vicki90
    It's kind of scary of knowing that your body needs water to stay hydrated but still having to be careful of how much water your body actually needs. I'm glad to know this. So sorry this happened to her.