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Dehydration is dangerous

Both chronic and acute dehydration cause health problems: Extreme thirst, less frequent urination, dark-colored urine, fatigue, dizziness, confusion, irritability, disorientation. Dehydration can cause falls in older adults, urinary tract infections, low blood pressure, kidney stones, electrolytes imbalance, O2 drop in the body, heat cramps and heat exhaustion, involuntary contractions.

Who is at risk of dehydration

Everyone may become dehydrated when more fluids are used or lost than are taken in. As a result, the body won’t have enough fluids for optimal function. Older adults naturally have a lower volume of water in their bodies and may have conditions or take medications that increase the risk of dehydration.
This means that even minor illnesses such as urinary, throat, gastric or lung infections can result in dehydration. Another problem is that thirst is not a reliable indicator as many people feel thirsty after they are already dehydrated. This is why it is important to keep hydrated and fluid intake during hot weather or when ill.

Why does dehydration happen

In healthy Individuals dehydration can be caused by:

Increased need for fluids:

In hot/humid or cold/dry weather
During strenuous exercise
Working outdoors which may increase body temperature
Pregnancy

Inadequate intake of fluids:

A sore throat can lead to inadequate intake of fluids and food.
Age-related vulnerability to dehydration since older adults have lower water volume.

In patients, certain medical conditions which lead to loss of fluids even in a short amount of time: Diabetes, fever, diarrhea and/or vomiting. Blood pressure drugs and diuretics.

Who can benefit

Healthy Individuals

For young and older adults, it is helpful for general wellbeing, relieve dehydration especially in the hot summer season, fatigue.
It also detoxifies the body, restores skin hydration, cleanses vital organs.
For athletes, IV hydration flushes out lactic acid, speeds up recovery and replenishes hydration, restores salts balance.
For the elderly, it prevents side effects of dehydration, falls and urinary tract infections.

Others Conditions

After sunburn promotes faster healing and relief.
During pregnancy to meet increased need for fluids.
To speed up recovery from jet lag and long traveling which cause dehydration.

How it can help

IV hydration reverses mild to moderate dehydration and even more severe dehydration immediately and effectively which leads to better physical and mental performance, better quality of life, falls prevention, UTI prevention energy and vitality.