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It might not be what you think.

2007-01-16 18:30:39 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health Other - Health

I know exactly why I'm dehydrated. I'm trying to see if anybody can guess. And nobody has yet.

2007-01-16 18:45:43 · update #1

10 answers

too much sex for too long

2007-01-17 01:03:43 · answer #1 · answered by Tracy 2 · 1 0

* External or stress-related causes
o Prolonged physical activity without consuming adequate water, especially in a hot environment
o Prolonged exposure to dry air, e.g., in high-flying airplanes (5-15% r.h.)
o Survival situations, especially desert survival conditions
o Blood loss or hypotension due to physical trauma
o Diarrhea
o Hyperthermia
o Shock
o Vomiting

* Infectious diseases
o Cholera
o Gastroenteritis
o Shigellosis
o Yellow fever

* Malnutrition
o Electrolyte imbalance
+ Hypernatremia (also caused by dehydration)
+ Hyponatremia, especially from restricted salt diets
o Excessive consumption of alcohol
o Fasting
o Recent rapid weight loss may reflect progressive depletion of fluid volume. (The loss of 1 L of fluid results in a weight loss of 1 kg, or 2.2 lb.)[1]
o Patient refusal of nutrition and hydration

* Other causes of obligate water loss
o Severe hyperglycemia, especially in Diabetes mellitus
+ Glycosuria

2007-01-17 02:34:07 · answer #2 · answered by buddh1sm 1 · 0 1

Buddh1sm seems to have picked all the good answers.
I am going to guess that you put yourself in a microwave.

2007-01-17 02:36:05 · answer #3 · answered by lilygateau 4 · 0 0

You don't have enough fluids in your body. What else could it be? You want to know the cause? It's diarrhea.

2007-01-17 02:34:49 · answer #4 · answered by Mickey Mouse Spears 7 · 0 0

You're out in the sun too long? :)

You don't drink enough water...

You're sick...or maybe born with it.

2007-01-17 03:14:24 · answer #5 · answered by Aim 1 · 0 0

You physically can not sweat.

2007-01-17 02:33:59 · answer #6 · answered by TheSilverBeetles 4 · 0 0

too much soda not enough water, or a disease.

2007-01-17 02:33:45 · answer #7 · answered by WINGS 4 · 0 0

i dont know why we should care. drink your water and go to bed.

2007-01-17 02:33:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

too much alcohol???
your in a desert?

2007-01-17 02:34:20 · answer #9 · answered by Marty B 4 · 1 0

to much booze

2007-01-17 02:34:21 · answer #10 · answered by feligreen 2 · 1 0

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