HEALTH: 13 Symptoms of Chronic Dehydration (REMEDIES)

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13 Symptoms of Chronic Dehydration

Adapted from The Water Prescription, by Christopher Vasey, N.D. (Inner

Traditions 2006).

 

Most people don't think they need to worry about dehydration. To them,

dehydration is something that happens to travelers in the desert when

they run out of water. But there is a chronic form of dehydration that

does not have the sudden and intense nature of the acute form. Chronic

dehydration is widespread in the present day and affects everyone who is

not drinking enough liquid.

 

This list of 13 symptoms will inspire you to go get a glass of water,

and then another, and another. . .

 

After each symptom we will show how lack of fluid affects the issue.

 

1. Fatigue, Energy Loss: Dehydration of the tissues causes enzymatic

activity to slow down.

 

2. Constipation: When chewed food enters the colon, it contains too much

liquid to allow stools to form properly, and the wall of the colon

reduces it. In chronic dehydration, the colon takes too much water to

give to other parts of the body.

 

3. Digestive Disorders: In chronic dehydration, the secretion of

digestive juices are less.

 

4. High and Low Blood Pressure: The body's blood volume is not enough to

completely fill the entire set of arteries, veins, and capillaries.

 

5. Gastritis, Stomach Ulcers: To protect its mucous membranes from being

destroyed by the acidic digestive fluid it produces, the stomach

secretes a layer of mucus.

 

6. Respiratory Troubles: The mucous membranes of the respiratory region

are slightly moist to protect the respiratory tract from substances that

might be present in inhaled air.

 

7. Acid-Alkaline Imbalance: Dehydration activates an enzymatic slowdown

producing acidification.

 

8. Excess Weight and Obesity: We may overeat because we crave foods rich

in water. Thirst is often confused with hunger.

 

9. Eczema: Your body needs enough moisture to sweat 20 to 24 ounces of

water, the amount necessary to dilute toxins so they do not irritate the

skin.

 

10. Cholesterol: When dehydration causes too much liquid to be removed

from inside the cells, the body tries to stop this loss by producing

more cholesterol.

 

11. Cystitis, Urinary Infections: If toxins contained in urine are

insufficiently diluted, they attack the urinary mucous membranes.

 

12. Rheumatism: Dehydration abnormally increases the concentration of

toxins in the blood and cellular fluids, and the pains increase in

proportion to the concentration of the toxins.

 

13. Premature Aging: The body of a newborn child is composed of 80

percent liquid, but this percentage declines to no more than 70 percent

in an adult and continues to decline with age.

 

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