Possessive pronouns show who owns something described in a sentence. They include mine, his, hers, its, ours, yours, their, and theirs. Possessive adjectives are similar to possessive pronouns. However, the possessive adjective comes before the object of the sentence; the possessive pronoun is the object of the sentence.
Water intoxication or poisoning is a life-threatening condition caused by excessive water drinking that results in a drop of blood sodium levels orâwith a medical termâdilutional hyponatremia (1) . Drinking as little as 2 liters of water per hour for few successive hours can result in water intoxication. Symptoms and signs of water overdose in adults can include headache, vomiting, swelling of the hands and feet, confusion, seizures, coma or even death.
Often, people drink excessive water because of a psychiatric disorder called psychogenic polydipsia. The result is too much water and not enough sodium. Thus, overhydration generally results in low sodium levels in the blood (hyponatremiaâsee Hyponatremia (Low Level of Sodium in the Blood)), which can be dangerous.owever, drinking large amounts of water usually does not cause overhydration if the pituitary gland, kidneys, liver, and heart are functioning normally. To exceed the bodyâs ability to excrete water, a young adult with normal kidney function would have to drink more than 6 gallons of water a day on a regular basis.