Dehydration drinking water

Coffee is slightly dehydrating on its own. My ileo was reversed a couple of years ago, bit I still find I need to be carful with what I drink. A couple of glasses of wine can still dehydrate me to a point where I get a mall bowel obstruction, even if I drink 3 liters of fluids. I drink probably 1-1/2 liters of water, along with a similar volume of either Vitamin Water Zero or a Sobe product. Neither have any calories but neither use artificial sweeteners. Both are usually available at Costco. Importantly, both have decent amounts of the vitamins and minerals you get with Gatorde without the sugar content.

Post Edited (Bay Area Guy) : 12/28/2012 11:15:24 AM (GMT-7)

I purchased some electrolyte powder for my hubby (no sugar) its called Ultima Replenisher ... you can buy it online or at places like Whole Foods Market. He didn't really like the taste of it (the Raspberry one is the most tolerable) so... instead I bought him some electrolyte pills. You can take up to 10 of them a day. They are called Saltstick Electrolyte Capsules (100/bottle) and I got them at Amazon.com .... hubby really likes these pills and they seem to be working well for him. Each capsule contains: 215 mg sodium, 63 mg potassium, 11 mg magnesium, 22 mg calcium, 100IU Vitamin D; No sugar, fat, carbs, filler.

Dehydration is pretty serious and can put you into renal failure. If you are that dehydrated, you may want to go to the ER and have them give you IV fluids. My hubby got really dehydrated in November and had to go to the ER and stay overnight to get rehydrated. They told me he was so far dehydrated nothing I (he) could have done on our own would have rehydrated him enough.

He also did not have typical dehydration symptoms... the only symptoms he had were dizziness when he stood up and was very weak and not peeing that much.

Good luck! :D

Why would you be leery to take the pills? We told my hubby's doctor about the pills yesterday and how much they are helping him stay hydrated and he was very pleased. Theres nothing in the pills that isn't in sports drinks or electrolyte water... aside from no sugar or sugar substitutes. I had actually got the idea from another forum member here that said they took them as well.

Okie, I'll give ya that... but in being dehydrated you are missing those electrolytes. So, yea if one was having normal electrolyte levels then I agree it wouldn't make sense to take supplements. In my hubby's case, since his output is always liquidy he is generally expelling most of the nutrients so we're finding the pills are helping a lot. But everyone will be different. :)

I have read in other posts about people needing to get B12 injections. So, it wouldn't be outside the realm of possiblity for ya.

Try Vitalyte. The citrus flavor is very close to plain water. This is the only hydrating beverage sold in the Grand Canyon and the Tetons with good reason, it works. Developed by an Olympic marathon runner and chemist it's the only hydrating beverage that mimics the body fluids, none of the crap as in commercial beverages. Another good one is coconut water, but that has a lot of taste.

Sue

Yes, those symptoms can be signs of dehydration.  Have you checked your blood pressure as well?  Your heart rate goes up cause it has to work harder to keep everything going.  Right before they admitted my husband to the hospital for his dehydration he was very weak and could not stand up quickly without feeling like he would faint and he couldn't be active for very long without having to sit down.  His BP was also very low and his heart rate was up. 

answers4me2,
I used to get uti's once a month when I first had my reversal. I drink no sugar added cranberry juice or low sugar cranberry juice. I would drink at least a half gallon a day until the symptoms were gone as well as taking the meds.
I still drink cranberry juice every day with my VSL#3 DS.

I hope you feel better soon.

You can get vitalyte at www.vitalyte.com

Sue

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Christine,

Hi...

Well, I posted on here and the uoaa website and got alot of advice, what I gathered is we are both not drinking enough. When I sat down and added up what I was drinking pre-diet with tea and juices and water and coffee, it was actually more than a gallon. When I started dieting, I cut out sugary drinks, except for my coffee in the morning. Well, I had in actuality cut my liquids in half, which in turn made me have a low level dehydration which made me feel sick and dizzy upon standing and I think actually contributed to my nasty UTI.

Since then I have forced more water and coconut water, which I do not like, but have found i can tolerate. Coconut water is low calorie and has high potassium and I think is a more natural way to hydrate the body. I thought I would not be able to tolerate this mega amount of water, but it has not been a problem. i did notice an increase in urination at first, but that was good for my UTI and has seemed to have settled down. My energy level has increased, the dizziness upon standing is gone, and I am feeling better overall. I am drinking close to a gallon of water a day.

I did just have a ton of bloodwork with my internal medicine doctor and he found that my thyroid was too high and this can cause high heart rate. Ask your doctor to test your thyroid when he does blood work.

Let me know if any of this helps. I am seeing that this is still learn as you go and things change. Just when i thought I had everything all figured out, BAM, something goes off kilter. LOL

I'm surprised that you have to request these blood panels. Liver, thyroid, B-12, Vitamin D, hormones, are all standard annual CBCs from my doctor.

Sue