…How do I know if am I too dehydrated?
I am sure that all of us know that it is recommended to drink at least 2 liters of water a day or half a gallon. The benefits are numerous, such as nice, glowing, healthy-looking skin, having more energy, eating fewer calories, which leads to weight loss, proper function of your organs, and so many other things.
If you are not drinking enough water throughout the day, your cells can’t do their job the way they should. This is why people can only survive for three or five days (if you’re lucky) without H2O.
Sadly, a lot of adults and kids don’t consume as many fluids as they should, which can point to a medical condition called chronic dehydration.
There are also other factors that can lead to extreme dehydration, such as excessive sweating, diarrhea, vomiting, working out too much, or staying in the sun for a long period of time.
According to scientists, long-term dehydration can lead to several health issues and it can even be life-threatening in some cases. With that being said, it is very important to consume the right amount of water for your own specific needs.
There are many indicators that show you if you are too dehydrated and in today’s article, we will talk about 12 of these symptoms.
54 thoughts on “12 Signs You’re Way Too Dehydrated”
What do you consider low blood pressure?
I found it easier to drink more water when I had a kidney stone at 22 years old. The doctor said drinking more water would keep me from getting another stone. To keep it from getting too boring, I add cranberry juice, which is also good for the kidneys, or lemon or lime. Anyway, it works for me. I’m now 63 but look like I’m in my 40’s and I know that is partly due to my water intake.💦
People go to bars and drink a lot. Why can’t they sip flavored water all day and consider it a healthy cocktail?
It took me 30 years of my adult life w/ many experiences of headaches, dry skin, veritgo, low blood pressure (60/30 sent me to the hospital), constipation, irritated (hyper) thyroid w/ restless sleeping and heart palpitations only to discover all the above was from just be dehydrated and that drinking water (most affordable fix) was the cure!! I no longer drink sodium filled soda or energy drinks. I drink twice the water of the 2 cups of coffee I still enjoy and I have never felt better as I approach my 60th Birthday!
Thank you, Cynthia. I am trying to increase my water intake and I have noticed that my skin is (almost) flawless…I have the younger generations asking me what I use on my skin!!! Also, I cut out 99% of the sodas (I love ginger ale) and 100% of wine. If we only knew then that the simple things are the best. Take care.
I have been a very active athlete my entire life and a personal trainer for 36 years and always encouraged my clients to drink plenty of water but didn’t abide by that myself. The last 10 years I told my husband something about my body changed because when I swim my arms feel a weird numbness and when running my legs felt like concrete blocks were on my feet. FOR 10 YEARS tried everything, supplements etc trying to get rid of these feelings! Summer is here, I’m now 63 years old and a few weeks ago I was shopping with my husband (felt fine) but all of a sudden I felt lightheaded, a headache, wanted to throw up. He rushed me home and when trying to figure out what just happened I had a lightbulb moment and thought, hey you’ve been working outside alot, you’re probably dehydrated. I then started drinking a good amount of water, within an hour was back to normal. So since then (I didn’t want to feel those symptoms again!) I have committed to drinking water continually all day. BUT here’s the kicker…..my arms no longer have that numb feeling swimming (haven’t tried running it’s high 90’s here right now, but will when it cools off a bit) So for 10 YEARS my body hasn’t had enough water and I like an idiot never put my finger on it!! Now that I know what has been my problem I won’t be making that mistake again! Hope this helps someone else figure it out sooner then I did!
I am so disappointed in your care over the years. This is something that should have been asked of your at appointments with your PCP. I still pinch the skin of my patients to see if it tents…indicating dehydration. Look at their meds to see if they may contribute to dehydration and ask them to hydrate. I am diabetic and my doctor stresses water, water, water.
What do you consider is a “reasonable” amount of water to drink everyday to stay hydrated?
For most people, even considering variations in body type, ie. lean vs. fat, a good general rule of thumb to calculate the minimum amount of water one needs for optimum hydration is generally determined by one’s weight as follows:
Divide your weight in half and consume that many ounces of water per day.
For example, if you weigh 200 lbs, 200 divided by 2 =100 ounces, or just about 3/4 of a gallon.
ya right🤗,ill go do that right now
What is that in litres?
I ready a study 2 days ago saying you should be drinking half your body weight. Ex: 140lbs in body weight then drink 70oz. 2001bs drink 100oz
I read somewhere that a person should drink half their weight in ounces. For example, if you weigh 140 lbs., you should drink 70 ounces of water per day. This works for me and since we all are different weights, it makes more sense than a set amount for everyone.
Pls give it in litres. I have no idea whatsoever how much 70 ounces of water is.
I think you should drink 2 ( 16 oz ) bottles of water a day for every 100 pounds of your body weight
There are benefits for drinking a Gallon of water per day.
Does it just have to be water or can it be other liquids?
For the sake of your kidneys, it needs to be mostly water. They need something they don’t have to filter. Your body needs a minimum intake of just water and you can add other items on top of that. Coffee has water, yes, but caffeine causes some dehydration, soda has water but it also has caffeine and sodium, both of which will cause some dehydration. It needs to be water.
I find beer works just FINE!
What are the symptoms of dehydration?
Every sign and symptom is in this article is on point. And, if you are a diabetic or take blood pressure medication, speak to your doctor about the amount of water/liquids you should have per day.
I cannot drink a lot of water….it sloshes areound in my stomach……..
Are you still the same problem until I hit 30 years old I was diagnosed with ESRD
You need to purchase Celtic Sea Salt. Iodized table salt is dehydrating but Celtic Sea Salt is not. Besides containing more than 70 minerals and trace minerals that our bodies desperately need, Celtic Sea Salt pulls the water into your cells where it is needed rather than allowing the water to just slosh around in your stomach. At the beginning of July, I became terribly ill from heat stroke. (We had 100 + degree
days for 14 days in a row…sometimes reaching 112-113 degrees.) The first 2 days I was so sick I couldn’t walk. Migrane headaches, nausea, aches everywhere and absolutely NO energy…for days! Knew I had to rehydrate but was experiencing the same symptom as you – water just sloshed around in my stomach. I am not one to take any type of pharmaceuticals because of their side effects so I contacted my local health food store. They suggested the Celtic Sea Salt. I sprinkled some on cold sliced tomatoes in the early afternoon and again for dinner then took an hour nap. When I woke up I truly thought a miracle had happened. No more migrane, nausea or anything. Celtic Sea Salt saved me.
If you drink only water with no electrolytes all the time, you will become low on electrolytes and your blood may become too thin. I include a measured 1/4 teaspoon of sea salt (Redmond’s Real Salt) in every other bottle I drink to avoid becoming too low on salt. Salt is necessary for good health. I alsomix and drink one 16 oz. bottle of electrolytes once a day, which includes 1 tsp. of Potassium citrate, 400mg of Magnesium Threonate, and 1/2 tsp of Redmond’s salt. This keeps the mineral levels up so the blood doesn’t get too low on them. Potassium RDA requirements are quite high – about 4,200mg per day. If I tried to get that much potassium by eating food, I would be over eating.. Also, Stay away from drinking Distilled Water because it pulls minerals out and can make you feel depleted.
Do NOT use distilled water or reverse osmosis water as your water supply; Mark David is correct — they don’t have the minerals/electrolytes your body needs. Also, do not drink the purified water — it will almost certainly contain microplastics which will very probably give you kidney problems.
a Tip to drink more water is to drink A Glass after every Eurination. It is A Supurb Habbit to partake in…
I have read, and been told by my doctors that I definitely need to drink more water, and that by the time I feel thirsty.. I should have had plenty to drink.
I find that hours go by, before I actually feel thirsty.. even when doing yardwork/exercise. I frequently carry water with me, but then forget to drink it.
I have experienced serious dehydration, and it was frightening, and overwhelming! I had associated it with only summertime activities. I learned it can happen anytime.. if we *aren’t drinking enough water, on a daily basis.
Any ideas of how to develop a ‘routine’ for drinking enough water for those of us who don’t?? I keep trying, but I fall short of doing a good enough job.
What I did for myself was make water a ‘supplement’ or ‘medicine’ so to speak. I drink a glass of water in the morning with my meds/supplements followed by 2 more glasses of water throughout the morning. I then drink a bottle of water on my way to work. So on and so forth. Eventually by the end of the day I have met my quota because I made it part of my routine.
I have had multiple stomach surgeries and pancreas surgeries and I have a hernia and I am dehydrated 90% of the time when I fall asleep I tried to find Awakening get water in me as soon as possible as I know going sometimes hours of sleep people don’t realize that they’re not getting their water that they so desperately need.
what are you trying to say?
Last time I checked a gallon is 64 oz. Just remember that, a cup is 8 oz, 2 cups make a pint, or. 16 oz, 2 pints make 1/2 gallon, or 32 oz, 4 quarts make a gallon,or 64 oz! I’m 78 and learned this at my grandma knee – a pints a pound the world around – from there you can do the math😀
Donna, don’t know where you went to school but math is not a strong point of yours. 1 gallon is 128 fluid ounces, made up of 4 32 oz quarts or 8 16 ounce pints
64 oz. is a half-gallon; 2 pints make a quart, 4 quarts make a gallon.
There are 128 ounces in a gallon.
8 in a cup.
4 cups in a quart. (a pint is half of a quart)
4 quarts in a gallon
There are 128 oz in a gallon so you calculation is not correct. 64 oz is a 1/2 gallon.
A gallon is 128 oz…64 oz.is 1/2 a gallon!!!
32oz. is a quart or 4 cups, 64 oz. is a half gallon or 2 quarts or 8 cups, a gallon is 128 oz. or 4 quarts, or 16 cups.
2 pints make a quart.
There are 128 oz in a gallon!
A gallon is 128 ounces
check again. a quart is 32oz, a gallon is128 oz
Actually a gallon is 128 fl ounces. = 4 quarts 64 oz is a half gallon.
The last time I checked, a gallon was 128 oz!! 2 pints make a quart, not a 1/2 gallon.
Over the years (since you were on your grandmother’s knee) you may have forgotten the ratios. It would be good to revisit that, or maybe you are just dehydrated? HA HA I, personally, can not do simple math when I am dehydrated—it’s one of my first signs.
Clarification: 2 pints makes 4 cups which is 1 quart (i.e., only 1/2 of a half gallon,) 4 x 8 ounces = 32 ounces = 1 quart. 2 quarts = 1/2 gallon (64 ounces.) 4 quarts = 1 gallon (32 x 4 = 128 ounces)
does it count if I drink water with my whiskey?
Any one tell me how to remain hydrated when i have an enlarged prostate. If i keep myself hydrated i am up from my sleep, every hour. I try to stay somewhat hydrated and i am up three times a night. Mornings i feel tired and grouchy and this usually translates through the day. Naturally, i wish not to feel this way. I have several times felt all the discomforts of being Dehydrated, and they are not fun, cramps everywhere on the body,my fingers are all twisted and knew right then ,that i never care to go through that ever again. So, this i find is very difficult, to remain partially hydrated, but i do my best, i can always tell how well i’ve done, when i have to make a Bowel movement. Anyone else with this problem, have a solution.
I have your same problem.What helps is to stop drinking so much water after 5 p.m. I drink very little water after 5 p.m.and try drinking the correct amount during the day.
I drink water throughout the night as I get up to urinate.
Stay Hydrated!
Thankyou for the article. Most of the information I was already aware of. As I do get only the occasional migraine now but it’s not due to lack of water. I’m also a night worker trying to return to a day job, so a lot of my “tiredness ” is really from this change. I’ve found that keeping a case of water in my car helps me grab that water bottle as I drive, which became one of my habits for drinking more. I also reused the bottles by filling them with those water flavors (electrolytes)and putting them into my refrigerator especially on the door where I’d be more inclined to grab for a fast drink. Working outside,I always grab a couple of bottles of water and put them where I will take a rest,grab tools etc. Once emptied, I refill right away and use them as my timer for how long I’m working. At night by the TV is my downfall 🙃 and I’ve tried drinking lemon water to help me cut down on snacking, but I haven’t been consistent. I usually like my tea by then. Anyone have any ideas on how to drink water b4 bed? I’d especially like to hear ideas from people who were night workers and changed over to day jobs. Thanks in advance ☺️ Michele
Donna, some of your numbers are off. 2 pints make a QUART (32oz); 2 quarts make a half-gallon (64oz.) and 2 half gallons make a gallon (128 oz).
Never saw the 12, it is just bull shit
The best for me, the color of urine is a good indicator and it should not be dark but almost transparent…when I wake up, I down a bottle of water before I get my day going.
A gallon is 128 Oz. 2 pints (32 oz) makes a quart and 4 quarts (128 oz) makes a gallon.