How can you tell if you are dehydrated?

Answer 1

Believe it or not - the colour of ur wee! is quite a dark colour it often means u r dehydrated, however the nhs website said the following can be symptoms of dehydration also:
The signs of dehydration in adults include:

dry mouth (xerostomia),
chapped or dry lips,
dry eyes,
dry, loose skin with a lack of elasticity,
sunken features, particularly the eyes (enophthalmos),
clammy hands and feet,
headaches,
light-headedness,
dizziness,
tiredness,
confusion and irritability,
loss of appetite,
burning sensation in your stomach,
feeling of an ‘empty stomach’ or abdominal pain,
low urine output, and
concentrated, dark urine with a strong odour.

Answer 2

Symptoms of early or mild dehydration include:

flushed face
extreme thirst, more than normal or unable to drink
dry, warm skin
cannot pass urine or reduced amounts, dark, yellow
dizziness made worse when you are standing
weakness
cramping in the arms and legs
crying with few or no tears
sleepy or irritable
unwell
headaches
dry mouth, dry tongue; with thick saliva.

Symptoms of moderate to severe dehydration include:

low blood pressure
fainting
severe muscle contractions in the arms, legs, stomach, and back
convulsions
a bloated stomach
heart failure
sunken fontanelle - soft spot on a infants head
sunken dry eyes, with few or no tears
skin loses its firmness and looks wrinkled
lack of elasticity of the skin (when a bit of skin lifted up stays folded and takes a long time to go back to its normal position)
rapid and deep breathing - faster than normal
fast, weak pulse

Answer 3

Pull up on the skin between your thumb and first finger. It should snap right back. If it is slow, you probably are dehydrated. Also, check your urine....if it's clear to light yellow, you are fine, if it's dark yellow, you need water. Drink 8 glasses of h20 daily and you will be fine.

Answer 4

Why do you need to know?

Just go drink some water and you won't be, regardless of whether you were in the first place or not.

Besides.... if you leave it long enough you'll know about it. I tried to commit suicide by dehydration once (I was too lazy to manage 'active' suicide, so I tried 'passive' suicide)... and it was the most uncomfortable experience of my life. Just two days of not eating or drinking anything left me feeling sick, dizzy, horribly.... well... dry.... incapable of sleeping... generally weak....
Well... I think you get the point.

Answer 5

When you are thirsty. By the time you get thirsty, you are already dehydrated. You need to drink at least 8 ounces of water every waking hour.

Answer 6

headaches, bodyaches, very dry skin and mouth, dizziness, heart palpitations, etc.... If you feel dehydrated, drink slowly to rehydrate yourself. If you drink too much too quickly you can get nauseated and vomit, furthering your dehydration.

Answer 7

Look at the inside of your forearm. If its got a blotchy look to it, you are dehydrated.

Answer 8

ellow...
she/he is dehydrated if such signs and symptoms are present...
* Thirst
* Loss of appetite
* Dry skin
* Flushing
* Dark colored urine
* Dry mouth / Cotton mouth
* Fatigue / Weakness
* Chills
* Head rushes
ope dis help...

Answer 9

dark (concentrated) urine with a strong smell, cracked lips, dry skin, sunken eyes, dry mouth, and obviously, thirst.