Dehydration

Static M.e.

Hi all,

How long does it take for an average body to get hydrated again? and is it possible for some one eating/drinking (non alcoholic) regularly to still become dehydrated doing no excercise?

If I drank 1 litre of water would that fully hydrate my body again?

Its in relation to another problem but I want to rule out completly that Im dehydrated.

Thanks for your help

ali.c

The guideline is 2litres of water a day but you also get fluids from food and other beverages (tea etc). The quick way to check and see if your hydrated is too check the colour of your pee. Usually, If you are hydrated it will be close to clear, if its strong in colour you are dehydrated*.

*not medical advise obviously

hunnymonster

Static M.e. wrote:

Hi all,

How long does it take for an average body to get hydrated again? and is it possible for some one eating/drinking (non alcoholic) regularly to still become dehydrated doing no excercise?

If I drank 1 litre of water would that fully hydrate my body again?

Its in relation to another problem but I want to rule out completly that Im dehydrated.

Thanks for your help

Your hydration levels depend on so many things it's nothing something a message board can diagnose for you. As a rule of thumb your pee should be a very pale yellow colour. Any darker indicated dehyderation. As Ali said you should drink at least 2 litres of liquid a day. Do not gulp this down, rather sip continiously throughout the day.

Because of the sport I play I have to watch hydration levels carefully. It's not unusual for me to need an IV drip after something like an ironman. These supply the correct concentration of water, electrolytes and sugars directly into my bloodstream. This is the most effiecient way to reverse dehydration but if you are taking liquid orally, make sure you also take into account the electrolyte and if necessary energy component. If you just drink pure water your stomach may not adsorb enough compared to salty water. A cheap and easy approach to rehydration that works very well is to take some dioralyte but again, I stress only do this if you are confident there is no underlying problem.

Odysseus

As above I find dioralyte works well, my own adage is if its yellow or brown your water is dowm, if its clear and bright your water is right.

Static M.e.

Thats all the info I need, perfect

Thank you all.