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ar3inc:
I'm sure some of us have already seen this story.


--- Quote ---A 28-year-old mother of three died from water intoxication after taking part in a water-drinking contest for KDND (The End)/Sacramento on Friday. The contest, Hold Your Wee for a Wii, involved drinking as much water as you could without going to the bathroom...

Another contestant, Gina Sherrod, said that a nurse was on the air warning that drinking too much water is dangerous. Sherrod told The Bee that a deejay rebuffed the nurse and that the contestants signed waivers that addressed only publicity issues and made no mention of health or safety concerns.

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for the full article
http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=333969

Out of curiosity, I was wondering about others opinions and knowledge of the dangers of over drinking water and holding back urination.

It’s pretty clear now that it’s not good for the body.  I am not meaning to insult anybody, but I would consider this type of thing common sense.  Am I alone?

Tyler:
I don't think this radio station checked with a doctor first to see if contestants could be harmed by doing this. 

My buddy had a problem for a while after holding it too long.  The doctor the next day told him that holding it could cause serious urinary and bladder problems.  And, if you drink too much and don't release it, you could shut down organs and possibly cause the brain to swell.

There was also a kid in Chico, CA that died from this a couple of years ago during a pledging event.

ar3inc:
Yeah I agree the radio station is being risky running the event.

I don't care if the local radio station offers 5k diamond earnings in the infamous little blue bag, I am not going eat rotten food and get food poisoning to win them if that is what they require.

Razor X:
I find it amazing that a person can physically fit enough liquid in his/her stomach to cause this type of toxicity.  It seems to me that after a certain amount is ingested, you just can't take in any more or it will all come back up.  I've often wondered the same thing whenever there's a death due to binge drinking.

There is going to be quite a lawsuit about this, I am sure.

BTW, I heard on TV about another contest for a Wii or Playstation where the contestant who was willing to leave behind the youngest child for a couple of hours with an inexperienced babysitter, won the prize.  Somebody left a 2-week-old infant.  Sounds pretty sick to me.  I don't know if any criminal charges were filed, but they certainly should be against both the radio station and the contestants who participated.

BaldRob:
And this is all to win a video game that you'll be able to buy off the shelf in a month or so!   >:(

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