5 Signs That Show You Are Drinking Little Water
5 Signs That Show You Are Drinking Little Water
1. The frequency at which you urinate
A healthy person has urine approximately 6 to 7 times a day. This number is different for each person because not everyone drinks the same amount of water.
For those who urinate less than 2-3 times a day or not have urinated in several hours, you need to begin to consume more water. In this way, your body tells you you are not consuming enough water. If you do not eat enough water, can cause many difficulties for the kidneys. This means that your kidneys will not be able to filter all the impurities of your body.
Therefore, if you want your body to function correctly, it is necessary to drink the appropriate amount of water per day.
2. Dry Skin
In order to be bright and smooth, your skin needs water. And to stay healthy the skin must be hydrated all the time. In this way, your skin will not be dry and will be soft to the touch.
If you have dry skin that means that you are dehydrated and your skin lacks water. Another sign that the body lacks water is when the skin is dry, even after the application of lotions and balsams in it in order to keep it moist. Therefore, if you want your body to stay hydrated is necessary to drink a few glasses of water each time. In this way, your skin will be healthy and surprisingly smooth and supple
3. Headaches
Perhaps you did not know it, but many headaches occur due to dehydration. Headache due to dehydration is slightly different from normal headaches. May vary from headache to normal, since this type of headache gets worse with any movement.
This means that when you try to bend down to something van, move fast, or up and down the stairs, the pain gets worse. If you are suffering from this type of headache, means that the body lacks water. Generally, this type of headache occurs when you have not drunk enough fluids or you sweat a lot.
Therefore, when you feel this type of headache you need to drink fluids immediately. However, you must remember to take the liquids slowly and easily.
4. Dry mouth
A decrease in the saliva accumulation in the mouth makes a dry mouth. If you constantly have dryness in the mouth, your throat, and mouth may be damaged permanently.
A dry mouth is often caused by a lack of water in your body. However, the high consumption of medicines can also cause lower production of saliva in the mouth. Therefore, if you constantly have a dry mouth, you should always carry a bottle of water with you.
5. The yellowish color of the urine
The change in the color of the urine can be an important signal of dehydration. The color of the urine will be clear if you are well hydrated. However, if you are dehydrated, the color of the urine goes to change significantly.
It is necessary to immediately start the consumption of large amounts of water if the color of the urine becomes increasingly dark. See the photo below. It can be seen that there are different colors of the urine and each one of them indicates how well it is hydrated. As you can see if the urine is of brown color, that means that you are dehydrated.
However should not drink large quantities of water in a small period of time, due to getting sick. It is necessary to drink the water slowly so that your body to replenish the water gradually in the necessary bodies.
Effects of Dehydration
- Urinary Tract Infections
- Premature aging
- Confusion / Anxiety
- High cholesterol
- Constipation or heartburn
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