A man in Texas, while working as a landscaper, was hospitalised with heart attack-like symptoms after downing huge amounts of water in a short span of time recently, reported DailyMail. The 74-year-old was working on a hot summer day in June with mercury surpassing 37.7c (100F) and felt so thirsty that he couldn't stop himself from gulping down three gallons of water within five hours, said the report. However, soon he started feeling nausea, fatigue, chest pain and had trouble breathing, the symptoms that mimicked a heart attack.
Water intoxication or drinking too much water in one go can have potentially fatal outcomes. Water poisoning or water intoxication can lead to life-threatening complications including brain swelling, seizures and even death. Earlier, a woman from Indiana died after intake of 64 ounces of water in just 20 minutes.
