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7 Common Signs of Dehydration. Increased thirst and/or a dry mouth. Muscle cramps. Fatigue and/or sleepiness. Headache. Decreased urine output and/or a darker-colored urine. Dizziness and/or ...
Muscle stiffness may also be present; if muscle weakness is not also present, and cramps are more severe, the stiffness may be categorized instead as cramp fasciculation syndrome. [3] Cramp fasciculation is a variant of BFS which presents with muscle pain and exercise intolerance. [2] [4]
It turns out that there are so many serious factors than can contribute to water loss in the body and bring on dehydration. The surprising effects dehydration can have on your body Skip to main ...
Dehydration can also come as a side effect from many different types of drugs and medications. [16] In the elderly, blunted response to thirst or inadequate ability to access free water in the face of excess free water losses (especially hyperglycemia related) seem to be the main causes of dehydration. [17]
Besides being painful, a nocturnal leg cramp can cause much distress and anxiety. [14] The precise cause of these cramps is unclear. Potential contributing factors include dehydration , low levels of certain minerals ( magnesium , potassium , calcium , and sodium , although the evidence has been mixed), [ 15 ] [ 16 ] [ 17 ] and reduced blood ...
Chronic pain; I feel: Chills; Fever; Paresthesia (numbness, tingling, electric tweaks) Light-headed; Dizzy Dizzy – about to black out; Dizzy – with the room spinning around me; My mouth is dry; Nauseated; Sick like I have the flu; like I have to vomit; Short of breath; Sleepy; Sweaty; Thirsty; Tired; Weak; I can't: Breathe normally; Hear ...
Back pain. When your back aches and there’s no obvious cause (like lifting heavy boxes or falling), inflammation could be the root cause.Inflammatory back pain tends to come on gradually and ...
Terminal dehydration is dehydration to the point of death. Some scholars make a distinction between "terminal dehydration" and "termination by dehydration". [ 1 ] Courts in the United States [ 2 ] generally do not recognize prisoners as having a right to die by voluntary dehydration, since they view it as suicide .