The best way to treat dehydration is to rehydrate the body by drinking plenty of fluids, such as water, diluted squash or diluted fruit juice. A sweet drink can help to replace lost sugar, and a salty snack can help to replace lost salt.
With beginning symptoms of dehydration, you can rehydrate by consuming fluids that contain electrolytes, such as sports drinks or oral rehydration solutions.
It hydrates you
This myth comes from a study funded by Gatorade that found people who drank their product were better hydrated than if they drank water—but only because they drank more fluids. If you drank the same volume of water versus Gatorade, you'd be equally hydrated.
However, more severe cases of dehydration will require medical intervention. A big red flag for when to go to the ER for dehydration is if oral rehydration does not take immediately or isn't possible due to illness or injury.
It depends on a variety of factors such as how dehydrated you are and how much water you drink at once. In general, however, it usually takes about two hours for your body to rehydrate fully after drinking a significant amount of water.
Research shows that you can relieve mild dehydration in about 45 minutes. However, for moderate to severe dehydration, you'll take longer to recover, but this depends on the type and amount of fluids and electrolytes you take.
Drink water, but replace fluids with a drink that contains electrolytes if you experience significant sweating or fluid loss from vomiting and diarrhea. You should feel better after five or 10 minutes.
Confusion
This can be a serious sign that you need IV hydration. Confusion and/or dizziness is a sign that your blood pressure is dropping, which means you need to get rehydrated quickly.
Severe dehydration is a medical emergency. It needs to be treated right away with IV fluids in a hospital. For mild dehydration, you can drink fluids. You may need to restore not just water, but also electrolytes such as sodium and potassium.
Being dehydrated when you go to sleep will negatively affect the way your body restores itself and can interrupt your sleep cycle.
Yes, the fluids that you receive through IV therapy are enough to keep your body hydrated and effectively ward off the adverse effects caused by dehydration.
Signs of severe dehydration include: Not peeing or having very dark yellow pee. Very dry skin. Feeling dizzy.
Oral rehydration therapy is a proven alternative to painful IV therapy. This therapy involves drinking an oral rehydration solution like DripDrop ORS and is recommended by organizations like the WHO and UNICEF for mild to moderate cases of dehydration.
In studies IV rehydration has been shown to be the fastest, when you start the different treatments at the same time. This is because the fluids go straight into the bloodstream where they can then get to your cells as needed.
Many patients can be rehydrated entirely with oral rehydration solution (ORS). Even if patients get intravenous (IV) rehydration, they should start drinking ORS as soon as they are able.
Stay hydrated overnight by drinking water before bed and keeping your bedroom cool. Keep your hydration levels up by drinking enough water every day and replenishing electrolytes. Prevent overnight dehydration by getting long, quality sleep.
You can quickly check for dehydration at home. Pinch the skin over the back of the hand, on the abdomen, or over the front of the chest under the collarbone. This will show skin turgor. Mild dehydration will cause the skin to be slightly slow in its return to normal.
Electrolyte-Infused Water
Water with electrolytes. When you're dehydrated, you're depleted of electrolytes that help your kidneys function—drinks like Smartwater and Trader Joe's Alkaline Water Plus Electrolytes can come to the rescue and ward off a headache or other mild dehydration-related issues.