A lady in our church was trying to be healthy and drink lots of water. She diluted the minerals in her body to the point that she had to be hospitalized for several days. It was scary!

I remember a while back a mom wanted to win a game station or something for her kids on a radio station program. She drank a lot of water and she died as a result. That kind of scared me because I was drinking alot of water. But not all at once. So if you space it out, like say a bottle every 3 hours that should be fine, right?

You can tell whether you are over or under hydrated by the color of your urine. It should be light yellow like lemonaide. I've read books by many running coaches/experts and every one of them teaches this so that runners know when they are drinking enough water. The amount each person needs is very individualized. I ran 17 miles today and I'll probably have two gallons of water by the time I go to bed.

There is such a thing, but it's usually seen in schizophrenic patients, not perfeclty healthy people. There was a girl who was suicidal so she drank a few gallons of water within an hour and shut down her kidneys and died a few days later after refusing dialysis. She was a surgeon's daughter so she knew how to do this. 

I would not worry about this though: it is rare for someone to drink soo much water that they become ill. And you can always add a pinch of epsom salt and a squirt of trace minerals to each litre so you don't dilute your mineral content too much.

Three liters of water a day CAN wipe your sodium levels out. Especially if your food and sodium intake is low. And you can add salt and add salt all day long,but if you continue to drink more water than sodium you WILL deplete. Sodium FOLLOWS water. So, when you pee, the salt goes too. That's why there are different levels of IV fluids in the hospitals. People need fluids for hydration, but not to the point they lose sodium, so it's added to IV fluids in different strengths. It takes a lot to get dangerous, but in the right situation, right combination of circumstances, it can happen.

This is absolute rubbish! None of this has been founded indefinitely.  I drink at least 8-10 glasses of water throughout the day. If I go a day without drinking that much - you know what happens? That's right. Absolutely nothing. I am not thirsty all of the time, I do not become delirious and nothing bad happens if my intake lessens. 

Your body will tell you if you need more sodium (craving for chips, popcorn and other salty foods, anyone?)! If your body is lacking in something - like sodium - you will naturally crave it until your supply is replenished. I eat a ton of sodium but I balance it with my water intake and I have never had an issue. I have blood pressure that most people envy (120/70 average) and everything is just fine. 

This kind of thing needs to be deleted and forgotten about. Nothing but propaganda that will scare people into drinking copious amounts of fruit juices, sodas and other things loaded with sugar and artificial crap!

Its completely a real thing and not a media hype. If you drink too much water then the minerals and vitamins from your food get passed through your body too quickly and you can become deficient. Most people don't even need 8 glasses of water. A better rule of thumb is to either drink until your pee is practically clear or drink enough so that you need to pee frequently throughout the day.

@ the last comment, individuals on the drug Lithium can die from electrolyte imbalance due to purposefully overdosing on water, these individuals are not schizophrenic.

And I definitely do NOT think this is 'media hype' at all because I drink very large quantities of water every day, I'm healthy, been to Dr's and there has been no reason found thus far as to why I actually CRAVE Water... I know people who crave, soda, coffee, etc.. My body literally craves water idk why.. Our tap water is the nasty fluoridated stuff that smells like chlorine, but if/when we run out of bottled water I will end up having to drink it, for some reason I can't go without drinking it & I have to carry a water bottle with me everywhere I go.
But, yes I do make sure to consume more sodium, as well as electrolytes.

I don't think Aquaholic is a good term, because of all of the negativity surrounding addictions, which is implied by the term 'Aquaholic'

I think it's perfectly real. It don't see how it's any different than the common knowledge of not giving infants under a certain age water in a addition to their breastmilk or formula: it gives them too much liquid and can harm their electrolyte balances and their kidneys. Why should it be any different for adults? Yes, it would take quite a lot more water to do it, but it's not as if we suddenly become immune to it at a certain age. Your body is still doing all the same things it was when you were an infant, only with better motor and bladder control.

I used to drink tons of water as a teen. I was told it would help clear up my acne. I drank about two liters of water per day. Nothing bad ever happened (and it didn't help my acne), but I stopped when I found out you could actually overdose on water. It's not hard to do. I would bring two one-liter bottles of water to school with me and drink them over a seven-hour period. Actually, I probably drank more, since the drink of choice at dinner in my house was water--no juice or soda allowed at the table. And since we usually only had milk in the fridge and I hated milk, I'd drink water if I got thirsty other times, too. I didn't even think about it. Unlike drinking too much juice or soda, there was no dizziness or nausea from too much sugar. I can see how easy it would be to fall into the habit of drinking tons of water.

Now, though, I drink when I'm thirsty and I stop when I'm not thirsty anymore.