When question about passing a drug test comes up, there is almost always a recommendation to increase water consumption while cleansing out the body. However, not too many people know that too much water is dangerous, and not only for the purposes of dilution.

-         Hello, I will have a urine drug test coming up and I wanted to ask you a question about detox products. I was doing a little research, and just wanted to make sure that it is safe to take. It says here there is a natural full body detox – 7 day product – and it is all completely natural, the ingredients are all herbal, nothing that is bad for you. Also it says that you need to exercise and drink a lot of water when you are taking complete cleansing kits – how much water do you actually need to drink? I am not big on water at all, so I would like to have a ball-park number just to know how much water I should drink. I do not want to drink too much and get sick from it. There was something mentioned that using water while detoxing can lead to water poisoning – what is that about?

-         Water poisoning is very rare, but possible. Make sure to consume water in moderate quantities, start with a glass an hour, and if comfortable – increase the amounts. Do not make yourself drink. If you feel uncomfortable, or if it hurts – stop. Do not do anything excessive – it is not worth hurting yourself just to pass a drug test. Natural detoxification should be painless.