moving south

The southeast and the southwest differ in heat. The gulf coast is humid; the west coast is a dry heat. Personally I prefer the dry heat over the wet heat. There are lots of desert and gulf pouchers; you just hydrate more and drink electrolyte beverages when outdoors; plain water won't be enough.

Sue

I'm in south carolina, water was always enough for me. and thats going out on a boat, sweating my butt off unloading the boat, pulling it in, trailering it and undoing the trailer all on my lonesome. also thats with an ostomy. i dont think you have much to worry about.

I live in Florida and all is fine here, I drink plenty of water.......just make sure to drink plenty of water!

My goodness, if that's all, then I shouldn't have all that much trouble.
I know when I was working, I would sweat a lot and I just couldn't get enough liquid in the ol' system. You know, I'm still concerned. Currently, when it gets really warm outside, I just don't go out into it. It just scares me.

I work outside in TX. Cold worries me more. Cold hurts! I can deal with the heat... Drink... Drink... Drink....

Most of us can stay hydrated just fine with water, on hot days and with serious physical activity. Some of us are prone to dehydration, though, and may need something like pedialyte, oral rehydration solution, or (dare I say it?) Gatorade when we're swetaing a lot. I'd recommend finding out how to keep yourself hydrated over avoiding the weather, at least if hydration concern is what's keeping you inside.

No matter where you move, you will adapt.

Sue

I'm in S Florida. I drink a lot of Gatorade G2.

I live in drought stricken southern Califoria. It's humid during the monsoon season, and dry during Santa Ana winds. Snow and mountains are 1 hour away and the beach is 15 min. I don't think I have ever been "diagnosed" dehydrated.

I used to never sweat, but when I had my ostomy, I dropped buckets of sweat (when gardening) to where I looked like I just got out of the shower, and it would cause my ostomy bag to slip off. Now that I have my pouch and go to the bathroom less frequently, I am doing just fine.

Some days I seem more thirsty than others and I just drink more water.