{"id":3448,"date":"2023-10-21T20:20:33","date_gmt":"2023-10-21T18:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/?p=3448"},"modified":"2023-10-21T20:20:33","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T18:20:33","slug":"a-35-year-old-mother-passed-away-from-water-toxicity-after-drinking-excessive-amounts-of-water-on-a-hot-summer-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/?p=3448","title":{"rendered":"A 35-year-old mother passed away from water toxicity after drinking excessive amounts of water on a hot summer day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Did you realise that there is also water poisoning? We have all heard of (if not personally experienced) food and drink poisoning. When too much water is consumed in too little time, a condition known as water toxicity or water intoxication, which can be fatal, occurs.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, after consuming 64 ounces of water in 20 minutes, Ashley Miller, a 35-year-old mother of two, passed away from water intoxication. She took a trip with her family over the Fourth of July holiday, spending the majority of the time on a boat on the Indiana reservoir\u2019s Lake Freeman.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Indiana mom Ashley Summers tragically died from water toxicity after reportedly drinking half a gallon (64 ounces) of water in just 20 minutes due to severe dehydration.<\/p>\n<p>She was an organ donor, and her donations saved five lives. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lLoVbgtADc\">pic.twitter.com\/lLoVbgtADc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BoreCure (@CureBore) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CureBore\/status\/1687158594846801947?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Her brother, Devon Miller, said, \u201cThey were out on the boat all week and long Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday,\u201d adding that his sister was severely dehydrated and that drinking water didn\u2019t help. She felt dizzy and had a terrible headache at one point.<\/p>\n<p>In order to alleviate her headache and vertigo, Ashley Miller drank four 16-ounce bottles of water over the course of 20 minutes. For contrast, the recommended daily intake of water is eight glasses. Things didn\u2019t start to go south until Tuesday night, July 4, when she and her family arrived home.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What do y\u2019all think about this? You can die from it but what are the chances? It\u2019s called water toxicity. It\u2019s so hot out here though. May she rest in peace! I\u2019ll bet dying from drinking too much water doesn\u2019t cross most of our minds. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sMbAwZ6QGO\">pic.twitter.com\/sMbAwZ6QGO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Divine Goddess \ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\udde6 (@DGoddess27) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DGoddess27\/status\/1688020120390475776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 6, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>When Ashley suddenly passed out, she was in her garage as she crossed it to enter her family\u2019s house. The mother of two lost consciousness and was never revived; it was later determined that she had died from water poisoning, which her brother and many others were unaware even existed.<\/p>\n<p>Devon Miller recalled the exact moment he realised something was wrong: \u201cMy sister Holly called me, and she was just an absolute wreck.\u201d \u201cShe says, \u2018Ashley\u2019s in the hospital,\u2019\u201d Her brain is swollen. They are unsure of the cause. It\u2019s not looking good, and they don\u2019t know what to do to make it go down.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FPVideo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FPVideo<\/a>: A mother-of-two in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Indiana?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Indiana<\/a> died after guzzling roughly 64 ounces or almost 2L of water in just 20 minutes. 35-year-old Ashley Summers died from water toxicity shortly after spending a leisurely day at Lake Freeman over the long fourth of July weekend <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dZY89QnY4M\">pic.twitter.com\/dZY89QnY4M<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Firstpost (@firstpost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/firstpost\/status\/1687772937208623104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 5, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Although she was an organ donor at the time of her death, her husband and two daughters are consoled by this information even though they are still in mourning. Five people\u2019s lives will be saved by Ashley Miller\u2019s heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, and long bone tissue.<\/p>\n<p>Your first thought when you\u2019re thirsty, especially on a hot summer day, is to sip on some water. The Millers want other families to be aware of two things about dehydration and water consumption in order to prevent a similar tragedy, even if it\u2019s a great place to start.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Water toxicity is more common among athletes, drug users, or those with certain medical conditions. However, anyone can be at risk if they drink too much water without replenishing their electrolytes. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/thn3C5F8zU\">https:\/\/t.co\/thn3C5F8zU<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/hyponatremia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#hyponatremia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/watertoxicity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#watertoxicity<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/waterpoisoning?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#waterpoisoning<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UEZWFzqedU\">pic.twitter.com\/UEZWFzqedU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BadKitty (@MarieClaire1977) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarieClaire1977\/status\/1687771492799680512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 5, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>They first discovered that drinking water should be spread out throughout the day. While it is generally advised to drink two litres of water each day, it is also not advised to consume more than one litre in a single hour; Ashley drank two litres in just under 20 minutes. That\u2019s the first lesson.<\/p>\n<p>They also discovered that the body needs electrolytes like sodium, potassium, and others, which are found in drinks like Gatorade, Powerade, and Pedialyte, in addition to water, to prevent dehydration. It can be exceedingly harmful, if not lethal, to have too much water and not enough electrolytes, as was the situation for Ashley.<\/p>\n<p>The National Kidney Foundation lists the most typical signs and symptoms of hyponatremia as headache, nausea, vomiting, disorientation, weariness, loss of energy, low blood pressure, muscle weakness, twitching cramps, soreness, seizures, coma, and\/or restlessness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you realise that there is also water poisoning? We have all heard of (if not personally experienced) food and drink poisoning. When too much water is consumed in too little time, a condition known as water toxicity or water intoxication, which can be fatal, occurs. Sadly, after consuming 64 ounces of water in 20 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3448","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3448","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3448"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3448\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3449,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3448\/revisions\/3449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3448"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3448"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}