Joined: 19 Aug 2006 Posts: 1 Location: Seattle, WA
Hydration Concerns Posted: 08-19-06 04:57am
Hello,
i'm concerned about my water consumption,
because I know that its not enough at all.
Let me list some symptoms that I have:
standing up leads to dizzyness
in weather for even just an hour in
temperatures 85 and over (we only get
weather in the lower 90's at max) causes
neausea, dizzyness, out of breath, dry
throat/mouth ect.
Rareley, maybe once every other massive
de-hydration spell, I get a sensation of
falling, like i'm on a swing just before
swinging back down, like there is no
ground under me.
Popping joints
when I wake up I am incredibly
de-hydrated
frequent constipation
however my skin is normal, it returns to
normal shape immediatly after pinching
it.
Just today it was my last day of vacation
and I couldn't finish the game of golf we
were playing because the temperature was
around 90 and I was getting weak and out
of breath.
I'm 14, I weigh around 100 to 105 lbs, and
I live in seattle, wa. I don't care for
water all that much, even when i'm
dehydrated I have to force myself to drink
water because I need flavor in my liquids,
and forcing water usually leads to stomach
pain. I stay up very late, or maybe I
should say early :shock: since it's
summer, and also on weekends for school
days. I know it's time to change all this
around, because i've been living like this
for as long as I can remember. Can I have
some suggestions on how much fluid I
should be taking in, or just general
things I can do for myself to stay
hydrated? Now that i'm back from vacation
I won't be very active, i'll probably be
doing a lot of online gaming and what not,
and I already described myself above.
It's very strange, I know i'm dehydrated,
but it seems like no matter how much I
drink to rehydrate myself its never
enough. It's like it comes in and then
just sits in my body and doesn't do
anything like it should. Please don't say
I have to go to the hospital or anything
and get an iv... :?