I'd like to submit to Bad Science my teacher who gave us a handout which says that 'Water is best absorbed by the body when provided in frequent small amounts.' What I want to know is this. If I drink too much in one go, will it leak out off my arsehole instead? Thank you. Anton.

Bad Science: Quacks, Hacks, and Big Pharma Flacks (ed. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010) - ISBN: 9781429967099