My 5 years old som drank 400ml water at one go

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My child drank that at once from his straw cup when he was at school and in one go. I am panicking at water intoxication. Should I be worried and when do I offer water next. He usually drink 1l a day 😭🥲

400mls? I doubt it, I’m not an expert but I think you would have to drink several litres in a very short space of time for this to happen.
Most people don’t keep track how many mls of water their children drink per day, is there a reason you are so worried about water?

Because i read article stating if you drink at once a large amount can cause water intoxication and he said he finished all his bottle at once in snack time. Just really worried

He will be absolutely fine.

That's not much more than a can of pop is it ?

400ml is not a large amount of water even for a child. If he was drinking 400ml per hour or something I would be more concerned.

He's 5 years old why are you treating him like a baby? He's just clearly thirsty!

Have they never had an apple juice or orangina or something in a restaurant and downed it in one? Sure he’ll be fine! I just wouldn’t offer water until the next meal on the assumption he’s unlikely to be thirsty again for a while.

400mls is just one bottle of water.

In 'ye olden days' before water bottles I used to come home from school and gulp down glass after glass of water. I never came to any harm. I don't think 400ml
Is a huge amount. That's less than a normal bottle of water you can buy.

My 4 & 6 yr old often guzzle half of their 1ltr bottles in one go after running around. I think you'd have to drink litres & litres to get ill effects. Is there a reason you're so concerned? Does he seem unwell?

It's less than a pint. Its not going to harm him in the slightest.

Nothing will happen.

He'll be fine, why are you monitoring his water consumption so closely?

Do you suffer from anxiety? Drinking this amount of water isn’t something that would normally be a concern at all.

400ml? What are you worrying about? I work in primary, chn drink lots! It’s mild today and they run around like lunatics at break and come in sweating and thirsty.

400mls is not a large amount.

I say this kindly, you're overreacting.

That won't hurt him, he was clearly thirsty

Are you sure you mean 400ml ?

You’re overreacting.

400ml is not a lot of water. It’s less than a pint and only slightly more than a can of pop.

Think of it in terms of other things. It's a bit more than a can of Coke, and less than a pint of milk. Would you be shitting yourself if he drank most of a pint of milk?

That’s less than one water bottle. You’d have to drink 1000s of ml in a short time and without replacing electrolytes to be concerned. Why are you monitoring his water intake so closely though? Do you have a bit of health anxiety? I couldn’t begin to tell you how much water my dc drank today or any other day.

I'm confused. 400ml is a normal cup of water. If 400ml is correct, I can't see the problem

400ml is fine, water inxotication is with a far greater amount than that, stop worrying and let him drink if he wants to now.

hahahahhahha thank you all. Yes I do suffer from anxiety since he developed chronic constipation and he is a movicol child so I am always worried.

I feel good now. Thank you all. I spoke to him about drinking it all at once cannot be good. and now I think I shouldn’t have because I don’t want him to stop drinking ❤️