10/03/2026
๐๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ต๐๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป?
Dehydration means that the body lacks water. It occurs when you lose more fluids than you take in.
๐ฆ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ต๐๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐น๐:
1. The person feels thirsty
2. Urine becomes dark-yellow and has strong odour
3. The person urinates less often than usual
4. The mouth, lips, tongues become dry
5. Eyes become dry and look sunken
6. The person feels tired, light-headed or even get headache or feel dizzy.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐บ๐ฝ๐๐ผ๐บ๐?
Consume fluids as soon as possible, in form of water, rehydration solutions (serom boire), non-alcoholic beverages, soups, food, ect.
If you find it difficult to drink or if you feel nauseous, take small sips at frequent intervals until you can drink more.
Fact: Water is the best fluid for the human body.
๐ช๐ต๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฑ๐?
- Enzymes, including metabolic ones, work in water-based medium
- To keep cells healthy
- To maintain normal body temperature
- To transport water-soluble nutrients and vitamins
- To help food glide along the digestive tract
- To lubricate and protect joints, tissues and organs
- To help in the elimination of waste products (through urine, f***s, sweat and bile)
๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ต๐๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ?
- Consume it other forms (juice, tea, beverages, soups, icecream, glaรงon rapรฉ, jelly, ect)
- Add a thin slice of lemon to cold water. (It tastes much better)
- Add slices of fruits/vegetables that you like to your water (Example: strawberry, watermelon, blueberry, cucumber, mint, ect)
- Consume fruits and vegetables that have high water content (like cucumber, watermelon, apple, orange, mandarine, tomato, courgette, ect)
- Try chilled sparkling water (or sweetened ones)
- If you like to consume soft drinks, then dilute it with water and ice
- Find other creative ways to consume more water
๐ง๐ถ๐ฝ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ธ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด:
- Make it a habit to drink one glass of water each hour.
- Refill a large bottle at least twice during an 8-hour shift.
- Keep a glass or cup of water on your work desk. Take a sip frequently.
๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ข๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ก๐ง:
Many people avoid drinking water because they are afraid that they will pass urine frequently.
Moreover, diabetics and the elderly urinate more frequently than others.
๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐น๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐น ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ฒ. ๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐.
People should not be embarrassed to pass urine.
If you are afraid that you will need to pass urine (for example if you are going out), here is what you can do:
- Make it a habit to pass urine frequently before you feel the urge to urinate (avant gagne fort p**i)
- Go to the washroom before leaving home
- Plan for washroom-breaks along the way
- Go to the washroom as soon as you reach your destination
- Plan ahead and locate washrooms before or when you enter a place
๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ต๐๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป:
- Alcohol (causes the body to lose a lot of water)
- Caffeine (causes the body to lose some water, but in lesser amount than alcohol. The more caffeine you consume, the more water you will lose in the form of urine)
Caffeine is found in coffee, tea, energy drinks, caffeine supplements, ect
- Medications like diuretics (e.g Lasix)
- Hot climate (we lose more water through sweat and as water vapour in expired air)
- Rigorous exercise without consumption of adequate amount of fluid (this is not an excuse to avoid exercise altogether! Consume water or isotonic fluids before and after exercise. You can consume some fluid during your workout also, especially if you exercise in the sun)
- Consumption of a high amount of salt and sugar
- Illnesses like diabetes (diabetics urinate more often than a healthy person), fever (higher body temperature = we lose more water), diarrhea, heatstroke (coup de soleil), ect.
Hope that this post helps you better understand dehydration.
Remember: when it needs to, your body speaks to you. Listen to it.
