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Posted 6/18/2015 6:57 PM (GMT 0)
Hi All,

You know me well enough by now that I sometimes look for other causes than "fibro."

Some of the symptoms of dehydration go along with some of what we could be experiencing. I know they do for me. With living in Florida now, I really have to be careful about drinking enough water.

Here is a website with symptoms:

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/muscle-cramp/basics/causes/con-20014594
Posted 6/18/2015 7:30 PM (GMT 0)
Not me. I mean, sure, if I don't drink enough water, I might feel even worse. But I drink quite a lot and still feel like crap! (I have constant dry mouth, so it's pretty hard to forget to drink water.)

Debbie
Posted 6/18/2015 8:30 PM (GMT 0)
I actually have wondered the same thing, I'm not great about drinking enough water. I am trying to set goals for myself every week, since it can be overwhelming all the things I need to do to keep on track with my health. If I try to do it all at once it just becomes to much and I end up doing nothing! Anyway, this week mine was to drink a lot more water, and take all my supplements. Will probably take a couple weeks to really get in the habit of it and see a difference. Will let you know if I notice a change!

Louise
Posted 6/18/2015 8:46 PM (GMT 0)
I have been dehydrated and developed more problems on top of my Fibro pain. Our bodies need lots of water to function properly and to help eliminate toxins and waste. We have to remember too that not everything that happens in our body is caused by Fibro. It's too easy to do that.

I do drink a lot of water. I absolutely love ice water and can drink eight ounces in a minute or two. So I do drink my eight glasses a day. Today I was working outside for a couple of hours and it was 97 degrees out there. I was dripping but I always have a 16 ounce plastic, insulated jug of ice water within reach and I drank a couple of those while working.

Sherrine
Posted 6/18/2015 10:33 PM (GMT 0)
Sherrine, it sounds like you're very disciplined.

MsLouise, what I do to remember to take my supplements is to put them in a small glass dish beside my breakfast every morning. And I also put out a glass of water. Then I try to count them throughout the day and ease up in the evening...

This helps me not to rely on remembering to get a drink of water from the sink.

I know what you mean, Debbie, about still feeling like crap. But I look at it this way, if I wasn't trying (though I certainly do mess up sometimes) I'd feel crappier.
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