Are you getting enough fluids?

hi celticeagel I have to force myself to stop and drink water, specially during the s ummer when days are hot. Right now I have a large glass of water sitting within my grasp as I type. I know one should never wait until you are thristy as that could be too late too. So I really do take time to fill that large glass and empty it. I had had problems holding fluid in my legs and I found that the last few d ays my legs were their own slim selves again. I had drank a lot more water and voided a lot more urine so my kidneys were making me healthy again.

YEs it can specially at this time for her. I do hope they are drinking enough. and I take the cake as I dont myself most times dont think about it and end up with foot and leg cramps on account of it. I am bad!

Yeah, I keep telling my husband he needs to drink a gallon or more of water a day because he sweats so profusely. He comes home most the time and his clothes are soaking wet with his sweat since he works outside. The heat index today was 111 and the humidity high..it was one of those days that had air conditioners chugging along barely keeping up with the extreme heat.. I know most don't need over a half gallon of water, but I am so afraid he will have a heat stroke or worse if he doesn't get enough. He is always telling me to not worry..but when someone works outside directly in the sun most the day it can be very worrisome.

This year, esp. I think it's been hard to drink enough water. Temps so darn crazy. Supposed to be in the 80s next week here and in the 90s, too.

As much as possible, I drink a lot of water everyday. Most especially that I talk a lot. My work involves training people and usually I do a lot of presentation and explaining which usually dries up my throat and sometimes I fell pain... Its like having some scratch on my throat. My solution, plenty of fluids... by drinking water a lot...

I worrt about that too. I know I don't get enough fluids based on the time I'm in the heat. I should drink more water but I do drink it some throughout the day at work.

I drink lots of water, year round. My mom always thought I was sick or something. I am ludy not to have grown up on lots of pop and stuff. I do not crave it. I drink almost everything unsweetened, too. I did go to your link.

I have to say that I have a similar problem. I don't usually drink a lot of water. The only reason why I have been drinking a lot of water lately is that i have to work outside, and it hasn't exactly been the coolest of periods, temperature wise. But when I am at home, not working, I do tend to drink something other than water, whether it's a soft drink, milk, or something else.

very good idea. my problem is like most, i prefer to drink other then water. most of the time i forget about water because im so addicted to coffee, i gulp instant coffee all day. and hope it has enough fluid in it. i live in az where its pretty important to stay hydrated but ive never had a problem as long as i keep drinking my coffee. so far.

Hi, I don't get enough water myself I don't know if one cup is enough. Thanks for sharing the blog I'll take a look in a minute. I hope I am getting enough fluids, I know they used to say 8 cups a day but I don't feel I need that many and I can't force myself to drink water.