A man from UK nearly died after drinking five litres of water a day - in a bid to cure suspected coronavirus. Luke Williamson, 34, from Patchway, Bristol, took on too much fluid and in the process flushed almost all the natural sodium from his body, and it nearly proved fatal. Williamson, a civil servant, thought he was suffering from Covid-19 during the first lockdown so began drinking four to five litres of water a day, which is double the recommended daily amount. But your individual water needs depend on many factors, including your health, how active you are and where you live. Doctors have concluded that the man suffered water intoxication and flushed the sodium out of his body, leading to swelling of the brain.

Source: dna December 30, 2020 04:07 UTC