5 Signs of Dehydration

As our bodies age, our sense of thirst may not be as obvious as it once was. Here are five signs of dehydration to watch for in yourself and loved ones.
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[@jessicafain6630]

Thank you for getting straight to the point. I really appreciate that. I don't want to hear a bunch of stuff leading up to the actual symptoms.

[@philtoro9199]

I agree! Thank you for getting straight to the point with no mumbo jumbo!

[@bdavis4099]

I agree. These posts that go on forever before getting to the point are time-wasters

[@wasntme3651]

Dehydration is no joke! I didn’t know why I was getting light headed when standing and at the time I just drank pop and monsters. Once I started pounding water it all went away.

[@kevinrice4909]

And I agree

[@johngeraghty2757]

Worst thing you can drink are sodas. Everyone knows that but the 2nd. worst thing to drink are the sports drinks. Most people don't realize that. Knowledge is power. Don't listen to the commercials on TV.

[@wasntme3651]

@@johngeraghty2757 You’re 100% correct IMO. I still do drink diet pop and I know it’s bad for me. When I don’t drink it I feel way better. I have cut way back thought.

[@lauraroberts4081]

Yes.Just started happening to me at 58.Got to get 📴venoms!!!

[@kathleenking47]

Monsters?! I refuse energy drinks Better off with coffee

[@normacastro7603]

Dehydration can mimic tiredness. Drinking water can eliminate this feeling.

[@sharonbender880]

Craving sweets should be on this list. My GP told me this when I mentioned how much I was craving sweets . He was right. As soon as I started drinking at least 32 oz of water daily my cravings disappeared. Took about a week .

[@johngeraghty2757]

Just imagine if people drank the right water. Electrolyzed Reduced water. Best thing I have ever done for myself and many others.

[@markberryhill2715]

The craving sweets thing is right up there with craving a 🚬, it's all in your head. But they're both hard to resist. I sympathize.

[@kathryncarter6143]

For something so obvious; I'm surprised how easy an "ER" can still miss it.

[@broella6493]

Water just doesn’t taste as good as it used to. I really have to make a conscious effort to drink it!

[@jessicafain6630]

I find distilled water tastes much better than spring or tap water.

[@garyschultz7768]

Me too

[@nyccatholic2765]

Agreed! Back in the best old Days, water was so deliciously crisp quenching & fresh tasting! Today, it literally tastes Toxic because NOW it IS Toxic! What we have done to the most important LifeSource on this GOD-given Earth, is an inexcusable SIN. And the MOST TOXIC thing that you can to do TO WATER is to STORE IT IN PLASTIC!! One of the countless avaricely profitable causes for cancer. In the 60s & 70s, we would drive up to PA with our glass Jugs and collect the most magnificent Mountain Water that sparkled from the SunBeams as it gushed in crystal-clear Waterfalls over the stunningly colorful Rocks! TODAY, that poor abused & violated Water would have to be BOILED before ingesting! FATHER GOD forgive us for destroying Your Paradise. LORD JESUS & Mother Mary, pray for us and The Water.

[@garyschultz7768]

@@nyccatholic2765 the whole world is running out of pristine drinking water.. the people of earth are fouling their own planet...mother earth ..

[@bobmurray6697]

I can’t hardly stand to drink water anymore

[@sammyjo2852]

- cramps - dizziness - headaches - dry, sunken skin - dry mouth

[@janetpattison8474]

Excellent video. I live in a hot climate, but I’m never thirsty. One Thing the video missed is a potential heart attack. My blood pressure was SKY high, and I thought the cuff was inaccurate, this went on for a couple days, then I had shortness of breath, like I was mountain climbing at sea level. Finally I woke up… my high BP reading was real. A friend said maybe you’re dehydrated…she was right! Drinking 4 cups of water lowered my BP to normal within the hour! I was amazed! My doc emphasized that soda, juice & coffee don’t give the body what it needs, which is pure water.

[@robertwallace7315]

Exactly we don't need all these sugary drinks they will make you very sick water is the key , and for real these so called energy drinks will put you in the ground pretty dar quickly

[@ednareiman4554]

I drink lots.Water is very important. WATCH OUT OF WATER TOXICITY. WENT THROUGH IT.ALMOST WENT..🎉

[@bonniejalsevac7946]

I needed the reminder...thank you.

[@adolphdooley3632]

I’m speaking for me. Maybe other people are sick, and broke down for all sorts of reasons, but what I discovered for me; chronic dehydration lead to ailments I thought were the signs of aging, until I read a book that said the virtue of staying hydrated with water was like a fountain of youth. So I don’t drink alcohol; I don’t drink sugary drinks; whatever I drink that is not water, I drink very little of it. Drinking enough water, and staying hydrated is a part of a life style, however it’s the most important part for maintaining a healthy body that resist aging.

[@johngeraghty2757]

So true. You are a smart person. 95% of people are dehydrated and dying a slow death from dehydration. Knowledge is power. I help people everyday to hydrate.

[@adolphdooley3632]

@@johngeraghty2757 - That’s great of you! Helping people to understand the virtue and health benefit of staying hydrated.

[@annisechetelat9026]

I'm already old so I'm not looking for that fountain of youth but, yes....I feel much better after forcing myself to drink water. Would rather have coffee....which is not good. I'm trying though...got to be icy cold.

[@adolphdooley3632]

@@annisechetelat9026 - you can drink coffee, just make sure you drink enough water.

[@annisechetelat9026]

@@adolphdooley3632 I'm trying. Been sick because I get dehydrated every day. Nausea in stomach and breathing rapidly...feel faint and stickery faced. Some times....I get hot. Thanks for reply!

[@adolphdooley3632]

Deep body aches especially in teeth and joints are sure signs of chronic dehydration. Water helps to regulate pain in the body, so if you’re dehydrated pain in the body is greater. If you have a severe toothache, that means you’re dehydrated. Drink plenty of water and the toothache will subside. If you have mild joint pain, and discomfort you’re dehydrated, so spend a couple of days drinking water to rehydrate your body and the pain will go away. It’s a life style change, you have to stay hydrated with water, not caffeinated sugary drinks, and juices. Water is what hydrates the body.

[@markberryhill2715]

Don't discount juices too much. As you probably know well vitamin C is very essential to a healthy diet. I almost die if I go a week without OJ.

[@adolphdooley3632]

@@markberryhill2715 - okay sure

[@giftbugatti2218]

@@markberryhill2715 pls what is OJ I’m dehydrated too pls tell me what to do

[@ricknelson4793]

​@@giftbugatti2218 O J = Orange Juice as he mentioned has vitamin c everything thing in moderation sweet heart. Water is important for our bodies. Peace N Love ❤

[@domesticdelores3376]

It’s so weird I just told my husband I was feeling bad and dehydrated. I could barely make it back to my bed from the rest room.

[@elizabethroessner8487]

Your sodium may be low along with dehydration. Drink a half Can or can of beef broth or cup of homemade beef broth daily AND water.

[@sharonmattes748]

I have all this except the dry mouth! Thank you soooooo much!

[@vernamorales2326]

This happened to me on 12-12-22 !!!! I spent 5 days in the hospital.Thank you for this

[@jeanneharris8321]

I spent 9 days in the hospital and 21 days in rehab. Drink your water.

[@joanwallace1373]

Thank you! I drink 32 to 64 oz. Of water a day. Yep I pottie a lot.

[@curtistinemiller4646]

Don't forget when drinking coffee ,green tea and alcohol,it deydrates you,so for every caffeniated drink drink a 8 ounce glass or bottle of water.....💧💧💧

[@cindybonem494]

This is no joke, I got dizzy, fell and broke my back, it was a compression fracture, I’ve been “mud jacked” and I’m going home today 9-23-22 after a stay of 5 days. Drink your water!

[@dennispaxton3315]

This is Tawny. That's probably why I get all these cramps.

[@Stanhope66]

I was hospitalized for dehydration after a bout of pancreatitis

[@adolphdooley3632]

Dehydration is the cause of pancreatitis

[@generaleerelativity9524]

I tell people this ALL THE TIME, especially kids when they complain about headaches and low energy and such. Believe it or not there's a lot of parents who don't enforce the importance of drinking plenty of water and when they're brats start whining that they're thirsty, they fold and hand them a soda or a juice box. Juice actually can have just as much sodium as soda, if not more, which just exacerbates the problem. Even when my kids were still on formula I would give them water every once in awhile and they loved it, which is another thing that pediatricians don't recommend enough.

[@paulettelamontagne6992]

You're exactly right my daughter is 34 right now and told me not to give my child any water for a year my mother found this out when she was about three months old and insisted that she have water

[@patriciamartin6756]

I always forget to drink water but eating a salty snack remedies that easily. Drinking water solves a shortness of breath problem. I once went to the hospital with seriously bad hyperventilation. The nurse told me to keep drinking water. I had 3 glasses and 2 glasses of apple juice. NO MORE HYPERVENTILATION

[@mikkikas6821]

I add a little flavoring like unsweetened juice, to the water, just enough to tint it. It just doesn't taste good plain anymore.

[@patriciamartin6756]

An easy way to tell if you are dehydrated is if you hyperventilate or get short of breath. This happens to me in the. Another way to drink water is to eat popcorn, chips or Mexican food. That ALWAYS DOES THE TRICK

[@nitawealand3629]

It's best to drink first thing in the morning, watermelon is 10$ now‼

[@suebenson5966]

I am 77, if I drink water , I have to get up every hour to go to bathroom. 5 to 7 times a night. And I have no water after 6.

[@wandapease-gi8yo]

Lifesaving advice! I ended up being taken to the hospital in an ambulance manned by some seriously cute young men and don’t remember much at all! It took intravenous flow of three and a half packs of Ringers Lactose. The PA in charge said it was as much as he had ever used while in Iraq.

[@billmalone5050]

This is a most helpful and valuable video. Thanks for bring it to us.

[@ConcreteRose32]

Thank you! My sweetspot is 6 glasses a day. I feel better at 6, 8 is a struggle but I strive to get there each day. Sometimes I can get 8 and even 10. I wish more people would talk about this bcz EVery-BOdy is different. I've heard different versions on how they came up with the 8 - 8oz glasses a day years ago but for me 6 glasses a day is good depending on the weather or if I'm more active that day. Thank you again. Now I'm going to stop worrying and forcing myself to chug 8 or more glasses per day. If I do that's great but if I don't that's cool too!🙂

[@bonnielucas3244]

Find a self- serve water machine where spring water is dispensed, if possible. Now and then I buy distilled water or water for babies at a grocery store, or at a dollar general the distilled water is a delicious item in one gallon jugs with a nice handle. However, if you can get your own water at a place that trucks tanks of it to public self- pay dispensers, it's really great. I live where I can get five gallons for one dollar. The five gallon jugs are too heavy for me and so are one gallon jugs sometimes. So I line up ten half gallon juice jugs and move a little quicker to get the five gallon deal. After a couple times it gets easier and makes me feel good about myself to just be able to do that one simple errand successfully and have good tasting water so inexpensively

[@BexfromTexas]

Distilled takes all the minerals out that you need. They are your electrolytes.

[@sharonsmith1505]

I drink mine warm. It gets rid of sodium quick also.

[@maranatha8768]

I’ve had to go to the hospital one time I was sitting in Wendy’s and sipped on coffee daily every afternoon and I went to the restroom passed out and they gave me ambulance took me to hospital I got a saline drip 💧 for an hour and I went to a hotel to spend the night luckily someone got me a room. I needed it.

[@sherryirbvin7448]

Good video.

[@brendaleverick3655]

Thank you!

[@jayfenwenzel6531]

It's easier to hold your finger straight out and pinch the skin above your second knuckle lengthwise of your finger if the skin stays bunched up you need water if it falls within a couple seconds you're fine Pinching the arm doesn't always work

[@kensanity178]

Yeah, I had a problem feeling hungry, then eating. I was THIRSTY, not hungry.

[@Lynda-oo7ey]

Dehydration is no joke.I am recovering from a bout now.The fatigue and sweating was awful.I am going to drink,drink and drink.

[@curtistinemiller4646]

💧 💧, such a necessity to us humans...

[@gabrielleangelica1977]

Whenever I need an I.V. or a blood test, they tell me I'm dehydrated and can't do it until I drink water.

[@kimberlycornelius7911]

Yawning when you shouldn't be is a first symptom

[@glenknapke6771]

Sober over 48 hours

[@earljohnson2676]

I had my hip replaced and when I got home I was super dehydrated and tell the wife I feel dizzy then I feel like a just slept 8 hours best sleep ever and then as the fog started to clear I hear her screaming I can’t get him off n my daughter crying . Then it sets in I’m like oh no to mess up the hip . I took away and sat in the local hospital till 5 the next day and all I needed was fluids

[@shannonnichols3415]

I’m in Texas so we have heat/humidity here about 360days out of 365! A joke but not by much! 1. I don’t tend to trust water from the faucet if it stains my sinks, baths, dishes etc! It may be fine but my brain & my nose don’t agree so no! Not when that’s the bulk of my drinking (water/ice/tea/coffee). We use tap water for cleaning a little and clothes then buy bottled water and water jugs depending on what it’s for. If I was younger, I would go “Erin Brockovich” to try to get things done but there’s people who are younger and way smarter than me! Our neighborhood has just had several odd things happening like small animal tumors (cancers) and at least 2 humans (more im sure but 1 was a girl I went to high school with and the other was my little sister same with the small animals, 1 was a hamster that lived in the same house as my sister and the other was a friend of my sister. But they’ve tested, we get reports I just don’t drink the yellow sewage smelling water!) BUT WE NEED WATER SO IF YOU CANT AFFORD TO BUY IT SPEAK TO YOUR LOCAL WATER GROUP or whoever takes care of it where you are! Don’t go without water please! Maybe even just boiling tap water will help it idk, please ask a doctor or someone smart who knows about survival skills (they have to clarify They have the water in some way boil Or tablets????). Anyway once you get the water you want to drink- theres water pitchers that you can put fruit in the middle container so it doesn’t float around yet flavors the water! I love grapes & watermelon, lemon, lime apple chunks, oranges pineapple peaches plums (not altogether) I love grapefruit but I can’t eat it or drink it because of my cholesterol pills…Idk if there’s any other meds that they don’t recommend with natural fruits/veg, but if you are on meds you might check (diabetics usually have to be careful). I also love to wash seedless grapes and stick in freezer & you can take them out and pop a few here & there! They seem to be sweeter like bites of ice cream!

[@paulgrimm]

My insides hurt. I don’t drink enough water.Dizziness ,headaches ,fatigue

[@verawilliams2967]

I know now to drink more water.

[@judihart9658]

☕There is water in it.🤷‍♀️⚡🙏💪&💖💪🙃👋have a beautiful day.😉👍😎🕊️

[@fleaflicker1451]

Caffeine dehydrates.

[@Wendy-vy3lh]

I don’t get thirsty, so I don’t remember to drink water 💦. I have used all kind of tricks, they last about two days. I need to drink more water. ?

[@u.s.militia7682]

Dizziness is a symptom? My wife must be dehydrated quite often. 😎

[@marjoriegarner5369]

yes, she is dehydrated. And dizzy is a symptom.

[@cathieholmes1048]

Add liquid full spectrum minerals to water for nutrition and taste.

[@user-fu8ub2rj6q]

I have a reverse osmosis filtration system. It tastes so good I can’t drink tap water after having this. I highly recommend it!!

[@AARPAnswers]

Thanks for the tip!

[@cynthiarosas8214]

Everyone needs salvation here are the words of salvation please forgive me jesus im a sinner come into my heart and save me from my sin I no that you are the savior and I no that you died for me on calvary and I no that God raise you from the dead and you are alive and I thankyou for your salvation in Jesus holy name amen and its important to always ask forgiveness

[@cynthiarosas8214]

Please give these words of salvation to someone cuz God wants everyone to go to heaven and just want to say that asking Jesus into my heart was the best decision I ever made and put your faith on jesus cuz jesus is the son of God and Jesus is our savior and Jesus is perfect

[@eddiekulp1241]

6 cups is not much water , you meant 6 glasses

[@dawnmariehart412]

Okay...so what to do if you actually can't stand drinking water? The taste is terrible. Tried ice water...still don't like it. It feels heavy in my stomach and makes me feel ill. Ideas?

[@skeetermcswagger0U812]

I tried to pinch someone to see if they were dehydrated and they konked me on the head with their water bottle!!!

[@mae8861]

Wrinkles on the tips of your finger. Pedialyte helps me.

[@PatriciaMartinez-ci9et]

People are way to hyped about how much water a person should drink. I say if your thirsty get something to drink and it doesn't matter what a person drinks as long as you drink something. Water, pop,orange juice, tea

[@Ajhcr]

But the cells need water. H2O to function properly. Juice , tea, coffee and soda do not count. Made with water. But not water.

[@dalesansom3780]

I was told I had the opposite. I have Hyponitrimia. I’m not sure how to spell it. They said I was drinking too much water and was washing my salts and electrolytes out of my body. That was a horrible hospital stay. I was thirsty all the time.

[@weareoursolution2227]

Living water hydrates 6xs more effectively than regular water.

[@sophiebaby3074]

✔

[@lisaramirez7834]

pinch the skin on the back of your hard to check if your dehydrated.

[@gaylescovel7308]

Used to be 8 glasses of water a day recommended. Why only 6 now?

[@kevinrice7635]

Coconut water 💧 😋 😍 is the best 👌

[@sharonsmith1505]

How is it people in other countries can’t get water as we do, and live for a long time.

[@elfritts9895]

I get dark colored blotches that end up bleeding if I don't immediately start hydrating

[@robertwallace7315]

Your body is made of 98% water and if you want to feel bad everyday don't drink it your lose , just do it

[@trayon4reel]

70%

[@ReaIIyRichRecords]

Actually 50%

[@robertstack2144]

V8 juice with hot sauce. mmmmmm good

[@jackiecortez1093]

44

[@barbarajames2650]

Fluids or water ?

[@mae8861]

You missed the most important. Finger tips get wrinkled and when pressed takes a long time to spring back. More important than water is something like Pedialyte . It's not just water but dehydration is also about electrolytes !!!! I drink 8 Oz a day. Buy sugar free lemon tastes good. Hard to find in stores buy on Amazon.. get 2 boxes 4 per box.

[@dinorockwell7670]

I always have drank a gallon in the morning and one in the evening. My doctor said it was too much

[@janetpattison8474]

NO! And you thought you needed 2 gallons a day? That is amazing.

[@dinorockwell7670]

@@janetpattison8474 yup. I guess too much water will flush essential nutrients.

[@dinorockwell7670]

@Wildlife Warrior in one gulp?

[@johngeraghty2757]

It's really hard to drink too much regular tap/bottled water since you only absorb 15-17% . Electrolyzed Reduced water you absorb about 95% or about 6X more. Contact to learn more.

[@lisawhite8743]

Are you trying to drown yourself?

[@kimberlyturk3915]

I had to go to the ER numerous times for it. I only drank coffee all day. One time I was so sick & was rushed to ER. Dr said the sodium & potassium levels were @ an almost fatal low. I was told it puts a strain on the heart & kudneys & cause the brain to shrink.

[@rebeccaflowers1985]

Water is not enough drinking a day. It keep drying mouth and gotta go pees every hour. How can I drink so much sick of water does not help to keep plenty the fluid body.

[@lmn4565]

Anything you drink is 90% water...drink plenty of fluids.

[@user-ke8st8jc1v]

OF COURSE YOU NEED TO DRINK WATER but taking a little tiny sip every second is a little ridiculous,it seems that people have an excess fear of dehydration and it seems that they think it’s one of the causes of most ailments .

[@adolphdooley3632]

Dehydration is the cause of most ailments. Why tell people to drink water when a 3 trillion dollar health and get well industries depend on you not knowing how important fresh clean water is to good health.

[@user-ke8st8jc1v]

@@adolphdooley3632 Firstly,NO ,dehydration is NOT the cause of most ailments and secondly ,didn’t you read “ OF COURSE YOU NEED TO DRINK WATER “ ? Next time you read something pay attention!

[@adolphdooley3632]

@@user-ke8st8jc1v - Okay, I’m speaking for me. Maybe other people are sick, and broke down for all sorts of reasons, but what I discovered for me; chronic dehydration lead to ailments I thought were the signs of aging, until I read a book that said the virtue of staying hydrated with water was like a fountain of youth. So I don’t drink alcohol; I don’t drink sugary drinks; whatever I drink that is not water, I drink very little of it. Drinking enough water, and staying hydrated is a part of a life style, however it’s the most important part for maintaining a healthy body that resist aging.

[@janetpattison8474]

No excess fear of dehydration when you live in an extremely hot climate. It is a very very real problem where I live. One women was in the gas station unconscious, on the floor having a seizure, guess what the EMTs said? She’s extremely dehydrated. Again driving around town I saw a kid on the sidewalk, throwing up while he’s outside in the hot sun …I called the EMTs for him and what did they say ? he’s extremely dehydrated & took him to the hospital. If you live in a cool climate it’s a totally different story.

[@wildlifewarrior2670]

I drink lots of water I work outside

[@ozziewatkins9658]

I like my water cold

[@marcellamiddleton9320]

Be careful drinking water

[@montibarnett6740]

I just don't like water because it has no flavor I need flavor

[@ladybelle6771]

Add lemon. Lemon is also good for you. ❤️

[@77HeIsLove_woot]

The more you drink it, the more you will develop a taste and crave it.

[@kimberlycornelius7911]

The first sign of dehydration is yawning when you shouldnt be yawning yea really! drink h20 and if you stop yawning your dehydrated keep drinking

[@DorothyRInman]

Neither do tomatoes

[@brettadams7423]

Graphene in tap water, level 4 poison

[@lindabederio4603]

Water doesn’t taste good at room temperature. Lots of ice with refrigerated water. I Use DASANI BOTTLED WATER, FOR THE DOG TOO, EXCEPT I GIVE HER ROOM TEMPERATURE DASANI.

[@ReaIIyRichRecords]

Dasani is the worst water

[@shilohray6231]

I don't drink straight water at all. When it comes to peer H2O, I am like a camel. I can go months without straight water. My liquid intake per day is around (6) 13.7oz bottles of Starbucks Frappuccinos daily. I have way too much slava that builds up in me. I am unable to put it back down. I am like spitting it out regularly. In general, I feel fine. There is a time when my body will feel like it needs peer water straight up, and then I can drink up to a quart of water in one shot. Then I can go months without it. I do at times, not often, buy one of those electrolyte drinks.

[@annisechetelat9026]

Stickery face, hot face.

[@kindnessfirst9670]

Dehydration is NOT the main cause of ANY of these symptoms. Unless you have been told by your MD that you are seriously ill and need to drink extra water you DON'T need to drink unless thirsty. Even when running marathons more people get ill from drinking TOO MUCH than from not drinking enough.

[@brucestanley9656]

...and did you get your medical certificate from Trump University?

[@maranatha8768]

Hmm if I try to drink 6 cups a day I would pop. My stomach can’t hold that much. I drink 3 to 4 cups a day. If that.

[@johngeraghty2757]

That's because you are not drinking the right water. You are only absorbing about 15-17% of what you are drinking. It is not being absorbed into your 100 trillion cells. You are drinking the Wrong water. Knowledge is the key.

[@patriciamartin6756]

Dear Maranatha. Don't try to drink that much water. It doesn't work. Instead, eat a bag or popcorn or potato chips. You will automatically need a couple of glasses of water. Buy a Brita filtration pitcher. Save all the empty bottles of water you have and pour thr water in them. Sure saves a lot of money

[@glenknapke6771]

I'm annoying

[@stevefoote7451]

Broella, my sneezee, t'ank to good Lord above I'm not the only one. Milk too for that matter. Bottled water quite frequently tastes 'slippery' for lack of a better word. Turns my stomach