Dehydration is more than just feeling thirsty - it's a condition that can lead to heat exhaustion. Experts share the signs to look out for in the summer heat.
"Your body needs to be properly hydrated to function at its best," explains Dr. Phillip Davis, medical advisory board physician for ShineWater and former FDA physician."By avoiding dehydration and staying properly hydrated, it allows you to regulate your body temperature best, prevent infection, deliver nutrients to cells and will even result in improved sleep quality."First, it's important to understand the difference between dehydration and thirst.
"Being thirsty is sensation that your body creates to tell you that it's time to drink water, but I don't want that to be confused with actually being dehydrated. Being dehydrated is a lot more severe and does have some classic signs and symptoms," Dr. Alexa Mieses Malchuk, a family physician with membership-based primary care practice One Medical, explains.Those signs may include dry mouth and dry or cracked lips, she says — but it doesn't stop there.
Although people often use the terms"thirsty" and"dehydrated" interchangeably, the latter is an actual condition that can have serious consequences. "If we don't or if we are losing too much water from our body, then the clinical condition of dehydration can occur," Davis says."There are a number of causes of dehydration including not enough water intake or excessive sweating and high activity during warm weather, as well as too much salt, GI viruses and conditions like diabetes.
There are degrees of dehydration, Davis explains. When it becomes more extreme, he says it can become a dangerous situation marked by:
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