My 72 year old mother was diagnosed with dehydration when she had a bad chest cold and could not breathe. She drank 6 glasses of water that day as she does every day.
2007-02-16 14:50:59 · 5 answers · asked by tennis 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
Many things can cause this especially in the elderly. First off your grandmother's skin is quite a bit more thin then yours. This lets out water more easily. The recommened water intake is 8 glasses. Another thing is as you grow older your kidneys have a harder time concentrating the urine so more water escapes. Plus you do not produce quite as much ADH or antidiuretic hormone. And then on top of all that if she had diarrhea or if she likes to control her bowels with laxatives that draws more fluid out of the blood stream.
2007-02-16 15:03:47 · answer #1 · answered by Jammin246 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your mother would also have been mouth breathing, which means that she is losing more fluid than when is breathing through her nose.
If she was feverish as well, then she was losing more fluids with the extra perspiration. And some of the meds that she took could also include the possibility of dehydration as a potential side effect.
The best thing that you can do when you have a cold is to drink more water or other clear fluids, in order to help to counteract all of the above, and in order to help to thin the mucus so that it can be more easily expelled. The extra fluids also help to keep the throat moist.
2007-02-16 15:01:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
eating to much protein causes dehydration and requires extra glasses of water. also eating more veggies is a good way to get extra water in your body. oh and did i mention drinking coffee causes dehydration.
2007-02-16 14:57:59 · answer #3 · answered by who me? 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
she nneed to be drinking more you are suppose to drink 8 glasses a day not six but the more you drink the better they say if you can read though you piss you are drinking enough water just being sick will make you dehydrated because of the meds you are taking drink and drink it cant hurt you its good for you as my doctor say
2007-02-16 14:57:57 · answer #4 · answered by twilla l 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
i don't know the medical term for it but i spent 4 years in the army
and they told us that to much water isn't good for you and can dehydrate you to
2007-02-16 14:58:03 · answer #5 · answered by andy m 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋