If you have the stomach flu, and are suffering from water loss (due to a combination of vomiting and/or diarrhea) you will often feel fatigued. This is why doctors will recommend plenty of rest along with plenty of fluids, like water, juice, and herbal teas to replenish lost water levels.
Very dark, yellow urine is a first sign of dehydration. …show more content…
However, thirst can send mixed signals when the body needs water. If your body needs a fluid level top up, it may often register as hunger. drink enough water, causing you to believe you need to eat when you really need to top up your liquid intake.
Obviously, if you are overheated due to physical exertion, you may become dehydrated due to fluid loss due to excessive perspiration. You can also suffer fluid loss from being in a hot environment.
That’s why it’s important to bring water(natural water) along with you if you plan to work out in a hot environment (i.e., hot yoga) or if you are outdoors in the heat and sun for even brief periods of time.
Hydration, or more so electrolyte balance, is vital for muscle contraction so when sodium and potassium stores are low it can cause painful muscle spasms. A muscle cramp (or spasm) will occur when a forcibly contracted (or involuntarily) muscle can’t relax. We’re used to contracting and controlling our muscles, but muscle, or even a few fibers of muscle, can contract or spasm involuntarily if fluid levels are low. Fluid levels are critical to the body …show more content…
This occurs when muscles contract and harden for a period of time that can last between a few seconds to hours. Muscle cramping with dehydration often occurs in the side (often called an abdominal stitch) or in a calf muscle. Both can be very painful, but hydrating can ease the pain and prevent continued cramping. Other than water fruits with potassium is great for muscle cramps. Water is necessary for efficient digestion, which means water absorption is required for healthy bowel movements. Fluids in your body help things along, including helping the food you eat move smoothly along your intestines and out of the body via bowel movements. Water also keep the intestinal walls smooth and malleable. That’s why when we’re dehydrated, the colon can become less flexible, contract slower, absorb less water, and result in stool (or body waste) that’s hard, dry, and painful to pass.
Dehydration is a very common culprit of chronic constipation. Inadequate water levels in the body causes the large intestine to suck up water from your food waste, robbing stool of moisture. Keep your digestive system functioning normally and your bowel movements easy to pass by drinking plenty of fluids daily, and also by eating fiber, and getting regular