However, research shows that being even 1% dehydrated can negatively affect your mood, attention, memory, and physical performance. It’s important to be able to spot the signs of dehydration.1 Let’s look at a few: How to tell if you’re dehydrated 1. Thirst Thirst is the main way the...
If you become dehydrated while pregnant, you can face serious health problems such as too little amniotic fluid, premature labor, and a lack of breast milk. It could lead to neural tube defects in your developingbabyand result in them being born with disabilities. Dehydration Treatment Staying h...
While dehydration is uncommon among adults without any underlying health condition and who have access to water, anyone can become dehydrated.2Dehydration is more likely among older adults, people who work or exercise in the heat, and those who have conditions or take medications that cause more ...
Fluid volume depletion can manifest in a variety of symptoms and signs. General symptoms include thirst, headache, lack of energy, weakness, postural dizziness, and fatigue. Physically an individual may have dry skin, dry mucus membranes, and reduced tears. Dehydrated and hypovolemic patients often...
If your blood sugar is higher than normal, but not high enough to be diagnosed as full-blown diabetes, that’s consideredprediabetes. More than one in three adults in the United States has prediabetes, and the majority of them don’t know it, according to the Centers for Disease Control...
Conclusions/implications: This study consolidates evidence that commonly used signs and symptoms of dehydration lack even basic levels of diagnostic accuracy in older adults, implying that many who are dehydrated are not being identified, thus compromising their health and well-being. We suggest that ...
If your blood sugar is higher than normal, but not high enough to be diagnosed as full-blown diabetes, that’s consideredprediabetes. More than one in three adults in the United States has prediabetes, and the majority of them don’t know it, according to the Centers for Disease Control...
Because your body is using fluids to make pee, there's less moisture for other things. You could get dehydrated, and your mouth may feel dry. Itchy and dry skin Your skin could also feel dry, which may start to itch as well.
Infants with acute diarrhea also can quickly become severely dehydrated and therefore need early rehydration. For these reasons, sick infants with diarrhea should be evaluated by their pediatricians to identify and treat underlying infections as well as to provide instructions on the proper use of oral...
For older children showing signs of dehydration such as not urinating frequently enough, not drinking well, or acting abnormally, call the pediatrician. When to Call the Pediatrician When your child has a high fever or is dehydrated, you need to call the doctor right away. But outside of ove...