Water is essential for life. But drinking excess water is harmful to health. It causes problems in maintaining the balance of the body , also reduces the functioning of the brain. Experts recommend drinking moderate amount of water to maintain body moisture and stay healthy . But many people think that the more water you drink, the healthier you will be. In that case they drink more water than the daily requirement. This causes various problems in the body. Whether you are drinking too much water or being overhydrated can be understood by looking at a few symptoms. Such as- 1. You have a bottle of water in your hand wherever you go. Whenever the bottle is empty you try to fill it. You may think that drinking water all the time will keep your body healthy. But that's not right. It destroys your body's electrolyte system and creates various problems. 2. Somewhere maybe you should drink 3 to 4 liters of water a day. But you may not know that the foods you eat also contain water. Then you drink more water than you need. This creates overhydration in the body. 3. Some people think that if you urinate more or clean urine, your body will be healthy. For this reason, many people drink more water than they need. 4. If you need to urinate every half hour and need to go to the bathroom frequently at night to drink extra water, then you have an overdose. 5. Drinking too much and too little water can cause headaches. If you drink more water, the cells of the body become bigger. Brain cells are also damaged and push into the skull. This causes headaches. . Drinking excess water impairs kidney function. The kidneys are not working properly. Then there is nausea. . If you drink extra water then your hands , feet and lips get swollen as your kidneys are not working properly . It also increases the weight. . Muscle cramps or weakness due to drinking excess water. Overhydration also makes the body feel tired. For this reason, experts recommend drinking 8 glasses or 2 liters of water daily to keep the body healthy.