Although racers and other endurance...

Although racers and other endurance athletes are familiar with the dangers of dehydration during exercise, many are unaware that drinking too to a great degree water may be even more harmful, according to an Oct 30 2003 moderns release from McNeil Consumer & Specialty Pharmaceuticals and the American Medical Athletic Association. Exercise-related hyponatremia can come about during prolonged sports activities, so as marathons, triathlons, long-distance hiking, or bicycling, when fluid intake leg water, sports drinks) outdos fluid loss.

Water moulds the body's salts. When relations contains too much water and too little sodium, brain solitary abode; squalids absorb too much water, swell, and push against the cranium This condition can result in nausea, fatigue, disorientation, and vomiting. peremptory cases may lead to seizures, coma, or level death.

Any endurance athlete who be exhausteds large amounts of fluid may be at risk for hyponatremia. Those who are principally prone to the condition include women folks with slower marathon finishing times (ie, more than four hours), and racers who take nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory physics (NSAIDS) in close proximity to race time.

more [i]or[/i] less steps runners can take to avoid hyponatremia include

* weighing themselves before and after a protracted training run to determine if their corpse retains fluid during exercise;

* substituting acetaminophen for NSAIDS for pain relief before a race;

* avoiding overdrinking lie, no more than 16 oz to 24 oz single in kind to two hours before a race and moderate amounts during a race); and

* stopping all fluid intake and seeking medical assistance if symptoms, as it was as confusion, progressive headache, nausea, or vomiting occur

messengers Beware: Over-Hydration Can Be Note Dangerous than Dehydration (new release, Ft Washington, Pa: McNeil Consumer & 5pedalty Pharmaceuticals, American Medical Athletic Association, Oct 30 2003) http://www.prnewswire.com (accessed 30 Oct 2003)

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