Please Help. My friend tells me that whenever she drinks water, she feels like she is drowning, but when she drinks sodas or anything else she says she has no problems with that. She is sick with a sore throat now and i know she is probably getting sick. So i ask her to drink water or orange juice to help prevent her from getting sick. But she doesn't like to drink water because of this discomforting feeling, so i fear she may not be getting enough water in her system. She also tells me that heart problems run in her family, but doesn't want to talk about that. Could this be a serious problem? Is it a psychological problem or what do you think?