\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 http://www.ajc.com/news/news/family-douglas-county-football-player-has-no-brain/ngy2X/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy10 Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Water intoxication. It happened to that lady trying to win a Nintendo Wii on the radio 7-8 years ago. The dose makes the poison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hondo in seattle Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Heartbreaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Heartbreaking. Only word I can think of that fits. FYI--I deleted several posts that I thought were inappropriate in a thread about a dead 17 year old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollars 2 donuts Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Water intoxication. It happened to that lady trying to win a Nintendo Wii on the radio 7-8 years ago. The dose makes the poison. Please don't...I remember that. So sad in that she was trying to do something nice for her kids and utterly tragic and heartbreaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Day 10 Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 sounds like it may be an aneurysm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy10 Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Please don't...I remember that. So sad in that she was trying to do something nice for her kids and utterly tragic and heartbreaking. Please don't what? Of course that was a tragedy, I wasn't trying to poke fun or make light. Many wouldn't think water can poison and kill you. But anything can, in the right amount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsaikotic Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 yea..ppl are always stressing that you need to drink 8-10 glasses of water a day but they don't stress that to much water is bad for you as well....doesn't happen often but it does....plus Gatorade is full of stuff like sugar that's bad in large quantities Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mango Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 yea..ppl are always stressing that you need to drink 8-10 glasses of water a day but they don't stress that to much water is bad for you as well....doesn't happen often but it does....plus Gatorade is full of stuff like sugar that's bad in large quantities Because that amount is incredible. It partially depends on absorption. You see it in distance athletes, but not to the point of death. Notice at a lot of marathons empty mustard packets on the road. Salt, you can drink a bunch of water, as long as you can retain it. Over hydration occurs when there is no water retention. I used to be on the national team for a few years, and to help manage my weight I used to drink 2 gallons of water per day. that is 256 oz. People need to realize the recommended 8-10 cups is a daily minimum. That is about half a gallon or 64-80 oz. That is a ton, and is totally healthy as long as you increase your electrolyte and sodium consumption with it. I think it is fair to say a healthy individual could, and maybe should consumer about a gallon. That also assumes that there is no other fluid intake, ie coffee, juice, pop. If there is juice or coffee involved (nobody should drink pop regularly if ever), increase intake by 1.5 times the amount of consumed beverage. 12 oz coffee, means that you need to increase your daily intake bu 18oz to account for it. In regards to this story, 4 gallons (512 oz) is double my prior intake, and would never recommend anybody to take in that much. I would guess there is nothing you can do to balance that sort of quantity out. This story is heartbreaking to say the least. Sorry that was some boring info for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Not sure why they would need to do an autopsy if severe hyponatremia caused his cerebral edema. Anyway, Gatorade is hypotonic, but it does have salt in it. It's not clear over what time period he consumed so much free water. The physical volume the family claims he drank after practice is hard to imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 When I first opened the link I expected hazing.. sad story... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFunPolice Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 First of all, what an awful story.... Second, I always thought Gatorade was safer to drink in large quantities because of the electrolytes than plain water.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobobonators Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 yea..ppl are always stressing that you need to drink 8-10 glasses of water a day but they don't stress that to much water is bad for you as well....doesn't happen often but it does....plus Gatorade is full of stuff like sugar that's bad in large quantities I'd venture to guess that 4 gallons of anything isn't good for you. ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 When I first opened the link I expected hazing.. sad story... I was certain it was hazing related. Very sad. Also baffling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campy Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 In two years at his school he established himself as a leader, had a 3.8 GPA, and evidently had fans on the staff and faculty. Sounded like a good kid - that's a sad story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubes Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Not sure why they would need to do an autopsy if severe hyponatremia caused his cerebral edema. It varies from state to state, but in many situations an autopsy is required by law. Sudden or unexpected deaths that may have medical/legal issues, injuries or poisonings (including drug overdoses), and the like often fall under this situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 http://www.ajc.com/n...no-brain/ngy2X/ Wow, that's sad. If they find a cause of death I hope it brings his family peace. Did it say what position he played? Looked like a lineman from the numbers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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