By now we all know the importance of drinking enough water throughout the day, but there is such a thing as too much. Earlier this summer, Ashley Summers, a 35-year-old Indiana woman and mom of two, died from water toxicity, also known as hyponatremia, after drinking too much water in a short period of time, according to a local news report. Her brother said she’d reported feeling dehydrated and light-headed, then proceeded to consume four bottles of water, or about 64 ounces, in 20 minutes.
"There are certain things that can make someone more at risk for it, but the overall thing that happens is that you have too much water and not enough sodium in your body," Dr. Blake Froberg, a toxicologist with IU Health, told WRTV.
