Pay more attention to your pee.
I have heard stories about people being habitually dehydrated.
I have heard stories about how drinking too much water can be unbalancing as well.
Before taking Advils for headaches and Xanax for your anxiety, try a really tall glass of water.
An excerpt from symptomsofdehydration.com says:
The initial signs and symptoms of mild dehydration in adults appear when the body has lost about 2% of it’s total fluid. These mild dehydration symptoms are often (but not limited to):
- Thirst
- Loss of appetite
- Dry skin
- Flushing
- Dark colored urine
- Dry mouth / Cotton mouth
- Fatigue / Weakness
- Chills
- Head rushes
If the dehydration is allowed to continue unabated, when the total fluid loss reaches 5% the following effects of dehydration are normally experienced:
- Increased heart rate
- Increased respiration
- Decreased sweating
- Decreased urination
- Increased body temperature
- Extreme fatigue
- Muscle cramps
- Headaches
- Nausea
- Tingling of the limbs
When the body reaches 10% fluid loss emergency help is needed IMMEDIATELY! 10% fluid loss and above is often fatal! Symptoms of severe dehydration include:
- Muscle spasms
- Vomiting
- Racing pulse
- Shriveled skin
- Dim vision
- Painful urination
- Confusion
- Difficulty breathing
- Seizures
- Chest and Abdominal pain
- Unconciousness
Be aware that these are not the only symptoms that may manifest in response to dehydration, these are simply the most common. Symptoms of dehydration will differ from person to person because the body is a complex network of systems and everyone’s body is different.
Isnt it easier to just pay attention to our bodily systems and look for common symptoms like dark urine or decreased output than to pop pills ?
