O fasting, here is this simple test to see if you are "dehydrated" because of thirst

in #health6 years ago

While each person may drink eight glasses of water every day to maintain the moisture of his body, this information may not be entirely correct as each body is different from the other, each body has its own moisture levels and different requirements for maintaining it, Where health experts say that there is no absolute value that can be applied to everyone in terms of the amount of water that we should consume daily, instead of each of us to monitor the needs of the body of water control well, and through some signs that may indicate that the time Have come to eat some water to "ward off harmful."

 First, what is dehydration:

In a simpler language, your exposure to dehydration means that the level of water entering your body is very little or no, so that the level of water and fluid coming out of the body exceeds it, at levels that may be so high that the body begins to lose its ability to function normally, Injury symptoms of dehydration, although children and infants are always the most vulnerable to dehydration, but adults are very vulnerable, especially in Ramadan, the month of fasting

Symptoms of dehydration in adults:

Symptoms of adult dehydration include:


High thirst severity

Dry mouth

Feeling very tired or drowsy even with no exertion

Low urine intake or lack of urine

Headache

Very dry skin

Feeling dizzy

Dryness test:

The danger of dehydration is that a person does not know when to be infected exactly, and among the tricks we may resort to know whether we suffer from it or not, a simple test can be implemented in a matter of seconds: All you have to do Dear reader is to be contracted by The fingers of your hand skin on the other hand visible and hold it for a few moments and then release it as shown in the picture below.

This simple test measures the elasticity and elasticity of the skin, as the wet skin will return to its normal state immediately after release, while the dehydrated skin takes a certain amount of time to return to its normal shape.

Even if you find that the softness and elasticity of your skin is normal, you may suffer from some dehydration, as the dehydration of the middle edge can not be detected by testing the elasticity of the skin mentioned above.

So take your time.

Sources

 mentalfloss

emedicinehealth