Man Dies of Water Overdose

Andrew Thornton, a 44 year old English man dies after drinking 10 litres of water in 8 hours. Having had gingivitis for 20 years, Thornton had rejected pain-killers and drank cold water instead to numb his mouth. After drinking 5 times the recommended daily amount of water, he was rushed to the hospital. When Andrew Thornton got to the hospital, he was unable to move his right arm, and his vision was becoming blurry. At first, the doctors thought he was drunk. His brain was swelling from the excess fluid. Doctors tried putting salt back into his body, trying to balance out the water Thornton had taken. Andrew Thornton died the next day from a fatal heart attack. Doctors say that the overload of water in his body caused the heart attack. "Your body tells you how much you need. Eat and drink normally and your body will regulate itself."