Know What Water Loss Causes In Your Body

Your body contains 60 percent of water. The loss of water and electrolytes from your body is called dehydration. It is caused by vomiting, excessive sweating, diarrhea (when you lose more water with stools) and other health conditions. Dehydration may be fatal so it needs to be treated immediately.

You must notice few signs of symptoms of dehydration to protect yourself from the harmful effects of dehydration on the body. The symptoms of dehydration are nausea, fainting, drowsiness, fatigue, weakness, increase in heart beat, confused state of mind, dry lips, dry mouth and increased thirst.

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The immediate cure for dehydration is to have salt water in which some sugar and lemon is added. A much better option is to have oral rehydration salts (ORS).

It is available at a chemists shop and can prove as a life saving drink. You have to mix it with water (recommended dosage mention on it's pack) and drink it. ORS is rich in all electrolytes (sodium, potassium, magnesium etc) that a body loses during dehydration.

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Here are few health effects of dehydration or water loss on your body.

Bad Breath

When you are dehydrated your mouth gets dry as the saliva production decreases. Saliva contains an enzyme called as lysozyme which has anti-bacterial properties. Bacteria start to thrive in your mouth in the absence of saliva. This may result in bad breath.

Road Accidents

If you drive when you are dehydrated it can pose a risk to your life as you are prone to accidents. Dehydration causes your brain to lose control and concentration. It can cause motor impairment in brain for a short time. The motor function of the brain helps you to concentrate while driving or operating a machinery.

Dry Skin And Lips

Dehydration may dry out your skin and lips. If you are addicted to coffee and exercise frequently then you need to increase your water intake as caffeine increases urine output and exercise causes sweating. Both of these contribute to water loss in the body.

Sugar Cravings

When you are dehydrated, you get strong ravings to eat sugary or high carb foods. This happens mostly when you exercise in a dehydrated state. If you exercise when you are dehydrated, your body will use up all the reserved carbohydrates (glycogen). So all glucose reserves get diminished quickly which cause strong cravings for carbs.

Tiredness And Fatigue

Dehydration causes many health problems and one of them is fatigue and tiredness. If you are dehydrated then your blood pressure drops and blood flow to the brain decreases. This makes you dizzy and tired. You feel sleepy and less attentive towards your work.

Muscle Cramps

This is a painful condition of muscles and may be caused by dehydration apart from other factors. When you are dehydrated your blood flow decreases. So the body focuses to maintain the blood flow towards the vital organs such as brain and heart. This causes much decrease in blood flow to the muscles thus causing cramps.

Headache

Dehydration decreases serotonin levels in the brain causing headache. You may also feel nauseated drowsy, sleepy and may faint. Drink a glass of water immediately if you arr having headache.

Makes You Gloomy

Dehydration makes you feel sad and irritated. You may also suffer from headache and loss of concentration. Have a glass of water if you are feeling the same. When you are well hydrated your mood is elevated as the blood circulation to the brain increases.

You May Feel Cold And Chills

There is a limited flow of blood to the skin if you are dehydrated which can make you feel cold. Water in your body also holds heat and warms up your body.