“You have to drink more” Really?

Actually, I wish my wife would remind me to drink more or make sure I carry extra fluids with me when we go out.

twice in the last two weeks I have let myself slip into the first signs of dehydration. You know the point where you feel real sluggish and just want to lay down. I drink a quart of Gatorade to snap me out of it. Luckily I did not start to feel dizzy or get to a point for a trip to the ER.

Yeah I think the drinking more point might be moot if you don't have enough salts.  It'll just run on through. 

Does anyone else get aggravated when friends & family try to give you advice on how to stay hydrated??  You have to drink more! Really? It drives me absolutely crazy.  if it was that easy, I wouldn’t be in the ER getting fluids or posting on this site.  Ugh! 😩

Ha!  Well we can all use a reminder.  I find that Liquid IV works really well.

Don’t need reminding!

It seems like reminders of what we should be doing when we already know what to do can definitely be annoying.  You have the power to control your own body and that should be respected.  Oh...except not if you have a uterus.  Then your body is owned by the state, at least in the US.  Also, our country wants the earth to burn as fast as possible.  So we don't just want women in our country to be miserable, we want EVERYONE to be miserable.  Drinking water won't help.  I'm more embarrassed to be from the US than ever.

@Sara Marie posted:

It seems like reminders of what we should be doing when we already know what to do can definitely be annoying.  You have the power to control your own body and that should be respected.  Oh...except not if you have a uterus.  Then your body is owned by the state, at least in the US.  Also, our country wants the earth to burn as fast as possible.  So we don't just want women in our country to be miserable, we want EVERYONE to be miserable.  Drinking water won't help.  I'm more embarrassed to be from the US than ever.

Thank you for understanding my post and I totally agree with yours!

Woah!

I think when we aren’t well to begin with everything is annoying.  Try drinking smarter - mostly electrolytes my favorites are coconut water and vitamin water.  Also ask your doctor if you can get preventative IVs regularly if it’s an ongoing problem for you.  Thankfully I love salt and drinking lots of fluids so I haven’t had that problem yet.  

Wow this post did not get the responses I was looking for.  Wasn’t looking for hydrating advice.

I don't get tired of being reminded.

Lol.

No one does

I get tired of carrying bottles of water all over.

That's annoying.....

Richard

If you don't get what you are looking for, perhaps you should ask yourself what is really bugging you. It's surely not that innocent advice of your friends, that is only a trigger.