ANST - Dehydration

Mary Temple noxcat at hotmail.com
Thu May 21 13:22:47 PDT 1998


> The powerade I
>bring, is to PREVENT the dehydration from occuring in the first place.
>It is in powder form, and can therefore be served at a higher dilution
>with water, than pre-made stuff. But you are right, in an EMERGENCY
>situation, salt water should be infused first, until the tissues are
>re-hydrated. I was not originaly posting about someone who is at an
>"Emergency" level of dehydration. Sorry...just woke up, and I'm NOT a
>morning person!! :) :)
>
>						Cougar!!
Well, to be honest, I wasn't speaking of someone in an emergency 
situation either. In an emergency situation, one shouldn't bother with 
taking fluids orally. 90% of that is simply urinated out. In an emrgency 
situation, salt water is taken intervenously. The salt helps one retain 
water. There are minerals other than salt in gatorade and powerade. And 
salt taken orally about 24 hours beforehand actually helps prevent 
dehydration by making one retain more water.

I was speaking of the dehydration that occurs from being outside on a 
hot summer day. I was speaking of the dehydration that occurs in 
fighters who've been fighting all day. Like I said, during exertion, one 
sweats out more water than one can absorb. According to my basic biology 
class in college, wtaer can be lost at a rate of 2-4 quarts an hour 
during exertion (like running, or fighting), and the 'recommended' 
intake per day is approximately 1 quart or more a day.

Catriona Rowley

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