Do not ignore the sense of thirst

Thirst it could be a sign you are already dehydrated and is a signal of body fluid deficit. Keep in mind your body feel thirsty more than that feels on the tongue. Therefore, no need to wait until a new thirst we drink.

It seemed no one denies the role of water for the body. All parts of the human body always needs water in all its activities, including during sleep. In adult humans, about 60-70 percent of his body consists of water, while in infants and children comprised 80 percent of his body from the water. However, not many people who pay attention to how many liters of fresh drinking water without any mixture that is consumed within 24 hours.

According Prof.Dr.Ir.Hardinsyah, Nutritionist and Food from the Bogor Institute of Agriculture, the amount of water your body needs varies depending on the food consumed, the temperature and humidity lingungan, activity level, and other factors. "The amount consumed must be balanced with the amount of water removed the body," he said.

Water body needs approximately 2 to 2.5 liter (8-10 cups) per day. The amount of this requirement is included intake from drinking water and foods. Meanwhile, the amount of water removed the body (through urine, sweat, feces, and breath) about one liter per day, depending on the temperature of the surrounding air. Body fluids also will be more out when we do a harder activity, like sports.

When the body loses more water than the intake, dehydration will occur. Signs of dehydration are thirst, little, dark urine, the amount of sweat a little, dry mouth, body limp, until the skin is lost kekenyalannya.

On a more serious level, the signs of dehydration that appears there will be more. That is a sunken eyes, pale skin, fingertips into the cold because the blood flow to the capillary is reduced, and rapid pulse rate jumped from once to be slow. Psychologically, patients also become apathetic and consciousness slowly declining.

"The lack of two-percent body water can trigger early symptoms of dehydration. Losing 4-6 percent cause headaches, dizziness and weakness. If up to 12 percent loss, impaired muscle function and movement, while shortage of water as much as 15-25 percent can be fatal, until death, "said Hardinsyah.

Concrete examples of the danger of water shortage can be seen on many of pilgrims who died faint or lose consciousness so that died even though previously they had no significant disease. In general they are not ready with the conditions of the holy land of hot and dry which allows evaporation of the water body.

What happens when the body of water shortage are the cells ready to use energy shortage. Expert water for health, Dr.F.Batmanghelidj, say, the body consists of trillions of cells that basic ingredients of water, the lack of basic building blocks (water) from these cells is identical to the turmoil of the body organs function.

Adolescents are more vulnerable

If seen from a comparison of the activity, remajalah most susceptible to dehydration. The reason is, teenagers are generally more engaged in various activities, through physical activity also increased dramatically. These activities and also draining of body fluids.

This is evident through the research of The Indonesian Regional Study hydration (Thirst) in 2009 which led Hardinsyah cooperation with three universities in Indonesia, namely IPB, Airlangga University Surabaya, and Hasanuddin University in Makassar. The study was conducted in the highlands and low in several cities in Indonesia, namely Jakarta, Surabaya, Makassar, Lembang, Malang, and Malino.

The results showed, 46 percent from 1200 adolescents and adults who studied mild dehydration. The number of adolescents who experienced mild dehydration was higher (49.5 percent) than adults (42.5 percent). "In addition to many activities, generally lazy teenagers drinking at school because they do not have clean toilets," he said.

Sadly, the majority of respondents (more than 50 per cent) claimed not to know in order to water for the body and do not understand the symptoms and effects of dehydration. They only know the feeling of thirst is not drinking. To hold pee problem, the longer the urine was arrested, then the amount of impurities contained in it will be more and more. Over time this can lead to various diseases, such as urinary tract infection or urinary tract stones.

Therefore, always make time to drink enough water to avoid the dangers of dehydration, even long before the body sends warning signals of thirst. In addition, note also that the body needs is pure water because it is able to bypass restrictions and not filled by other substances which give effect to the body, such as sugar, caffeine, coloring, or sweeteners.