Just like our vehicles cannot function properly if we dont service it,or cannot move if we dont fuel it,the same way our body cannot funnot properly if we dont give it the body what it needs for proper functioning, the basic necessities of the body are balanced diet, water and rest. Most times people refuse to give the body what it needs and this result to them getting sick.
Dehydration can said to be excessive loss of water in the body,when the body is dehydrated,when there is less volume of water in the body, dehydration is when water loss is greater than water intake,the body loss water through one way or the other,dehrdation occurs when the body refuse to replace the water lost in the body. When the body is dehydrated,it also affect the proper functioning of other organs in the body.
Most people prefer soft drinks which does the body no harm than water which are of more benefits to the body,some people only drink water when they are thirsty or when they are eating,which is very bad and has adverse effects on the body, lack of water intake can lead to serious medical conditions ond sometimes death
Dehydration as earlier said is as a result of not taking water to replace the water loss in the body. Research has it that over 100 of disease caused are as a result of little water intake.
Ways through which the body looses water
Many people often wonder how possible it is for the body to loose water,but it is very possible for the body to loose water,and ways through which the body loose water are:
- Through the act of uniration
- Through excercise
3.Through stooling
Those are the ways through which the body loose water,why you ever wonder why people who are having serious diarrhea are immediately placed on water transfusion? its to immediately replace the water lost through the process of stooling and vomiting.
Some many people are very good at loosing water from the body such as excercise or urinating but are very poor in replacing the water and that is where the problem comes from.
Symptoms of Dehydration
These are some of the symptoms of dehydration
- fainting
- headache
- weakness
- headache
- winkled skin
Other effects of not taking water are
- kidney problem
- The body will be prone with infection
- Decreased urination
How to avoid dehydration
if someone has vomitted more than twice,its always advicesable to place then on water transfuction
Dont drink water only when you are thirsty od when eating,but often.
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