A woman is awarded more than £800,000 after she suffered permanent brain damage while on a detox diet.
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Hyponatraemia can result when a person drinks too much water. This dilutes their blood and causes water to flood their cells and organs.
Cells in the brain can then swell up, increasing pressure inside the skull. If vital regions of the brain are compressed this can cause symptoms ranging from headaches to problems with breathing or seizures.
Hee hee. Now I am just looking for excuses to drink less water.
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I'm still a bit confused how 4 pints of water caused this, or was she not eating anything at the time either?
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