8 Signs That You Are Not Consuming Enough Water (8 Pics)
The entire planet covered in water. Only 30% of our planet is dryland and 70% is water, which is (strangely) an approximate ratio of water in our body. We are practically made of water (on a molecular level) and we can’t function without it. We can live for some time without it, but it will influence our bodily functions, decisions, reactions, etc. To pull the most from our bodies we need water.
Water is there not only to help us survive and function but to keep our body temperature at reasonable levels and to help our digestion process. And not only that, with sweating and peeing we remove all the toxins from our organism and we can’t do that without water.
That is why you can seriously hurt yourself if you stop drinking water. Fuzzy drinks, fruit juices, coffee, alcohol, etc. are all liquids but they can’t substitute water in any way. In fact, coffee and energy drinks only dehydrate your body, nothing else.
That is why you need to drink water in its purest form and your body even knows how to tell you that. These are 8 signs that you are not drinking enough water.
How Frequent You Urinate
If you are healthy, you should urinate (pee) 6 to 7 times per day. That is if you drink enough water. However, if you tend to urinate only 2 or 3 times per day or less, you are not drinking enough water. That can cause some difficulties with your kidneys and their ability to clean your body.
Drink enough water, it is healthy. How often? Well if you are thirsty, drink water. It’s simple.
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Dry Skin
We have already said that your body is made of water (on the cellular level/ molecular level). That is why you need water to keep your skin smooth and shiny.
A dry skin is a clear sign that you are not consuming enough water and that you are dehydrated. That means that your skin will stay dry even if you are using some lotion or balsam to hydrate it. Drink a few glasses of water every hour in a day. That will hydrate you and keep your skin healthy and soft.
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Headaches
Your brain needs water too. If you don’t drink enough water, your brain will tend to shrink.
You can identify the cause if your headaches are getting worse as you move. If you bend to take something from the floor or just move down the stairs and the pain is getting worse than you are definitely dehydrated. That can happen if you sweat a lot and don’t drink enough water.
You should immediately drink water and you will slowly start feeling better.
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Dry Mouth
Well if you don’t have enough saliva in your mouth it is obvious that you don’t have enough liquids in your body. You should drink some water. That kind of negligence towards your body can cause some serious throat and mouth disorders.
This sign can also be caused by some medicines, but nevertheless, the outcome of dry mouth is always very bad. That is why you should always have a bottle of water somewhere around you, just to hydrate your mouth and stop any of the possible complications.
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Color of Your Urine
A well-hydrated person has a colorless urine, and you will notice the change of color if you are dehydrated. And if it tends to get worse, and the color is getting darker, that means that your body is in a desperate need of water. There are different colors of the urine. The brown color means that you are dehydrated. But don’t drink water fast (just like you mustn’t eat very fast) because that could hurt you. Look at the chart below.
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Hunger
Yes, this can be the problem too. If you have just eaten and still feeling hungry, that usually means that you are thirsty, and not hungry.
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Sometimes, your brain mistakes hunger with thirst. That is why you should first try drinking some water before grabbing those Ritz Crackers or M&Ms you have in some stash.
Dizziness
Dehydration can cause lightness in your head and fluid in your inner ear will cause dizziness. If you have a feeling that you are losing your balance, try drinking some water. Athletes that usually spend a lot of time in the sun have those kinds of problems.