What Would Happen to Me? Hypothetical Detox Question….?

Question by Greg V: What would happen to me? Hypothetical Detox Question….?
So I have a question, A friend of mine’s girlfriend does this thing that she calls her “detox” regimen. All she does is drink ALOT of water or a month. No food, no pot, no drugs, no nothing. Only water. First of all, what are the long term effects of what she’s doing to herself, and what would happen if I did the same thing but Took a one a day vitamin, and drank cranberry juice and water for a month?

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Answer by Gary Y
Only water for a month? I don’t believe it. She’s sneaking food.

You can’t ‘detox’ anyway – thats an alt med scam/fad with no basis in reality. ‘Detox’ has no meaning outside of the clinical treatment of drug addiction or poisoning.

See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detoxification
http://www.skepdic.com/detox.html

Answer by jedimasternick
She could poison herself with too much water leading ultimately to death. No joke. You could fast for up to 10 days using pedialyte and soup. The body is pretty efficient at removing toxins through the liver and kidneys. The fast is mainly to flush out the stomach, which can be useful for digestion and increased energy, or for getting rid of parasites.

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