PCOS Messages for December, 2001: Re: Dehydration

Re: Dehydration

From: Panacea (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 29 Dec 2001 21:36:33 -0600 (CST)

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At Sat, 29 Dec 2001, Barbra wrote: >
>Can you elaborate more on your "dehydration"?

Dry mouth, dry eyes like I explained, dry skin, dry scalp. Get quite hoarse easily. Irritated throat and my voice catches if I go too long w/out drinking something.

>IR causes dehydration and also Diabetes Insipidus.

Well I believe I am IR just waiting on the Dr to agree w/me.

>Is your urine concentrated?,I mean that it is quite dark and more or
>less sits on top of the water.When you are not dehyrated,your urine will
>be more dilute in color.

It is less concentrated these days with all the water I am drinking than it has been in the past.

>Alot of things contribute to dehydration,,,,stress for one thing...we
>tend to forget that while we breath,we also excrete water via the
>lungs,also sweating and diarrea will dehydrate you,as will caffeine in
>some people.

No caffeine for me, it's bad for IR :) And I am asthmatic but not currently on any medication (it comes with illness, lingers for about four months, and goes).

>Do the pinch the skin test on your hand.

Skin bounced right back so I guess I'm ok there :)

>Also,check to see if you are retaining water in the legs or ankles....a

Well I've noticed that before, when I poke myself lightly or run a single finger down my leg or whatever that the skin turns really white and stays that way for a while. I can draw smilies on my skin :) (I guess that's not good.)

>Also,a high protein diet will make you urinate more frequently,thus,a
>major contributing factor to "dehydration".You would then have to
>increase your fluid intake,although,I know you seem to be drinking
>plenty now.

Ok the high protein diet is a possibility for what has cropped up since I've been trying the low carb thing for about two-three weeks now. Since I'm having trouble finding foods to eat I seem to be falling back on the protein rich things like certain nuts, chicken, beef, etc.

>I suggest that you definitely see your doctor to rule out another
>underlying cause if you do indeed suffer from "dehydration".This can be
>serious,or hopefully,nothing to worry about.

Yeah I have an appt. for the 3rd and I will definitely mention it. I get to see my thyroid results then as well.

>Birth control pills cause lung emboli,,,,causes the blood to
>thicken,therefore,leading to denhydration.On the other hand,dehydration

I'm off the bcp for a month now.

Anyway thanks Barbra for all the info you've given me something to work from. I also heard that a lack of sodium can cause your body not to retain enough water even though you drink a lot. However I've been eating enough sodium I'm sure with salted nuts and everything so...

--
Panacea
Diagnosed PCOS in 1998, didn't get treated until 2002 :(

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