How to Tell If You’re Dehydrated? #shorts #dehydration

[davidbarnett]

My knuckle will stay squished but not my hand so thanks for clarifying.

[cj]

Please don't blindly drink "at least 8 glasses of water a day" . You need 8 glasses of fluid a day at average (you get fluid from food too) according to the original research, which is often misquoted.
Your body will usually tell you when you need more fluids, it's regulated by the thirst centre of the brain.

If you're active in the sun then you need more water than someone working quietly indoors

[Rorretheartrat]

My skin: *goes back to normal immediatly*
Me: *hasn't had anything to drink for the past 2 days* 😶

[BreadBoi-]

Me literally drinking a cup of water a day and being hydrated:
Mm yes

[TheLlamason]

I think it’s cool how you’ll notice Anthony says you “might be” dehydrated or not, because such a simple test cannot effectively determine your hydration status, only to a very general level

[ladyscarlette]

So I did a couple of first aid courses, and one of my instructors showed us the back of the hand trick to check hydration when someone's fainted. ✌️I now use it to check myself when I'm out and about (as much as one can be atm) when it's really hot out.

[afrayedknott]

Here's a tip. If you think you're dehydrated, drink a glass of water.

[Opeandaway]

8 glasses of water a day?
I can’t even force myself to drink 1 glass.

[idaliagonzalez]

Thanks for this. I keep telling my 91 year old mom that she needs more liquids (bought flavored water enhancers to drink more) but just tried this on her and compared us both. I think she finally understood. See to believe I guess

[mrfookayu]

It also works if you wave a slice of pizza in someone's face. If they drool, they are hydrated. If they don't, they may need a soda to go with it or they really don't like pizza

[arbitraryinsomnia]

I remember learning this from my grandma

[francisbayona]

For me to know if I'm dehydrated or hydrated is the urine. When it's yellow dark-ish means I'm dehydrated, and if it's water clear or yellow-ish clear means I'm hydrated.

[Ray_Mac]

To be clear, the tenting on the back of the hand is for greater degrees of dehydration. If you're thirsty, you're already about 3% dehydrated and can already be seeing some slight effects of dehydration

[DarkRubberDucky]

I always have a ton of water during the water, so when I'm feeling off, my skin maybe a little tighter, or my lips really dry, or even just my eyes, I realize "Oh, today I haven't had ANY water, no wonder!" I also delivery pizza, so I'm in and out of the Texas heat all day, so staying hydrated is important.

[SumGuy]

Me literally having a sickness rn that practically gets rid of most of my hydration yet yup my skin goes down immediately

[robertmacintosh]

"Pinch the back of your hand you may or may not be dehydrated" you are as accurate as the one you are reacting to. My expert opinion. Hydrate even if you think you're hydrated 1 extra trip to the head is fine.

[meaghanluce]

That was way harder than it should have been to grasp hand skin.

[mscanu]

"Try to drink 8 glasses of water a day"
Me : Drink half glass of water a day*

[wildcitygirl]

He’s secretly an army fan and we living for it

[deisy.flowers]

“Try to drink 8 glasses of water every day”

Me: But i drink water fountains at my school every day.