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Dehydration
I have been quite busy the last couple of months, and apparently have not been drinking enough water. One afternoon I took a nap when I woke up, I was dizzy, headache, and nauseated. Did some research online and decided it was dehydration. What a terrible feeling. Started drinking more water and electrolyte next day. The dizziness went away, but still had nausea. Does anyone know how long this takes to hydrate again?
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Speaking about dehydration, does anyone have any clever ideas to get a senior at 91 years of age to drink more water or any other liquids? My dad is diabetic, has a catheter for almost 2 years now, isn’t on a lot of pills, and just refuses to drink more. He just says “bull_ _ _ _”. Yup! I make brothy soups, certain fruits that he can have, also sugar free slurpies, sugar - free everything. It’s just very difficult to get him to drink more. I thought I heard of gummies that hydrated you and were sugar free - has anyone heard of them or know anyone that used them?? Thank you!
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You might look at some of the suggestions in this discussion thread from one of the cancer groups:
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/best-hydration-liquid/
The one suggestions that I use is adding electrolytes. I use a is product called Liquid IV that is added to water. It was suggested by my endocrinologist. It is similar to Pedialyte. There are other products that similar.
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1 ReactionThank you so much for your information and link. I will definitely look into it. Appreciate it so much. Take care