Posted on 03/22/2005 2:11:41 PM PST by Recovering_Democrat
What are the symptoms of dehydration?
The degree of dehydration is graded according to signs and symptoms that reflect the amount of fluid lost:
In the early stages of dehydration, there are no signs or symptoms. Early features are difficult to detect but include dryness of mouth and thirst
As dehydration increases, signs and symptoms develop. These include: thirst, restless or irritable behaviour, decreased skin turgor, dry mucous membranes, sunken eyes, sunken fontanelle (in infants), and absence of tears when crying vigorously.
Symptoms of early or mild dehydration include:
flushed face extreme thirst, more than normal or unable to drink dry, warm skin cannot pass urine or reduced amounts, dark, yellow dizziness made worse when you are standing weakness cramping in the arms and legs crying with few or no tears sleepy or irritable unwell headaches dry mouth, dry tongue; with thick saliva. Symptoms of moderate to severe dehydration include:
low blood pressure fainting severe muscle contractions in the arms, legs, stomach, and back convulsions a bloated stomach heart failure sunken fontanelle - soft spot on a infants head sunken dry eyes, with few or no tears skin loses its firmness and looks wrinkled lack of elasticity of the skin (when a bit of skin lifted up stays folded and takes a long time to go back to its normal position) rapid and deep breathing - faster than normal fast, weak pulse In severe dehydration, these effects become more pronounced and the patient may develop evidence of hypovolaemic shock, including: diminished consciousness, lack of urine output, cool moist extremities, a rapid and feeble pulse (the radial pulse may be undetectable), low or undetectable blood pressure, and peripheral cyanosis. Death follows soon if rehydration is not started quickly.
(Excerpt) Read more at rehydrate.org ...
Apparently, the rehydrate.org folks didn/t get the memo that it's painless...
Adding a /sarcasm tag to my last post.
Painless my behind. Having once suffered mid dehydration almost to the point of stroke, I will avoid that situation ever occurring again.
Death by dehydration bookmark.
Thanks R_D!
JM
If dying of starvation and dehydration is such a fine way to go, why don’t we use it on criminals and pound dogs?
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