Dehydration is a medical condition in which a person loses more liquid than he/she drinks. Though it is not considered to be dangerous problem for grown ups but it can be more serious in case of infants and young kids. But don’t ever try to ignore it, as dehydration can be harmful sometimes.
When anyone gets the problem of dehydration than it means the amount of water in the body has dropped down the level required for the normal functioning of body. As this condition progresses, a man start feeling much sicker.
The common causes of dehydration are — diarrhea, vomiting, fever and may be sometimes due to excessive sweating (by exercise).
Common symptoms of dehydration are following:
1) Lack of urine and it is abnormally dark in color.
2) Lack of tears or body is unable to produce tears.
3) Eyes appear as if it is sunken into the head of the dehydrated person.
4) The fontanel (soft spot on the top of the head) of the head appears to be sunken in case of small babies.
5) Feeling low as if there is no energy, getting confused and also getting fainted.
6)If anyone has dry or sticky mouth, than dehydration can occur.
7) One should not take dehydration lightly. If any of the above signs appears in your kid, relatives or even in you than immediately make a visit to doctor for his consultation.
In order to prevent dehydration — one should always drink plenty of fluids, mostly during hot & dry days. Water is the best fluid because by drinking it you don’t even add more calories to your body and it is also good for your health too.
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