7 Really Bad Signs You Aren’t Drinking Enough Water

The human body has a built-in mechanism of telling us when we need to drink water – the feeling of being thirsty. Unfortunately, with an alarming two out of three individuals living with some form of chronic dehydration, many people have simply become numb to the sensation.
Here are 7-sings you may not be drinking enough water

1.Chronic Fatigue
Blood and other bodily fluids are comprised mainly of water. When you get dehydrated, your blood becomes thicker and your heart has to expend more energy to keep oxygen and nutrients moving throughout the circulatory-system. If you feel tired every-day and there doesn’t seem to be a cause, drinking more water could be the solution.
2.Constipation or Poor Digestion
In order to properly process the foods you eat, your intestines need a steady supply of water. Without adequate fluids, digestion can slow down causing constipation, gas and bloating, or even the passing of seemingly undigested-food.
3.Premature Aging
Without adequate hydration, skin loses its elasticity. Also, due to hampered blood flow a long-term lack of water also robs your skin cells of the nutrients they need to regenerate. Consequently, living in a constant state of dehydration accelerates the formation of wrinkles, fine lines, crow’s feet, sagging or loose-skin, and other signs of aging.
4.Chronic Bad Breath
One of the most common symptoms of dehydration manifests in the mouth. Xerostomia, more commonly known as ‘dry-mouth’ results from a decrease in saliva production due to dehydration. Saliva is a necessary component for regulating the population of microorganisms which live in your mouth. Dehydration and the consequential lack of saliva allows yeast and bacteria to flourish unchecked around your teeth, gums and tongue which can quickly transform a healthy mouth into a miasma of chronic bad-breath.

5.Craving Sweet or Salty Foods
Your liver requires water in order to break down fat-cells and use the energy stored there to fuel your body and maintain stable blood-glucose levels. When you get dehydrated and your liver can’t perform this important function, you’ll start to crave foods like sweets and salty-foods which your body recognizes as easy sources of energy.
6.Mood Swings or Irritability
Just as is characteristic of being hungry, the need for water tends to make people unusually moody and more easily irritated. Also, with all of the other possible negative-effects on your brain and other organs, chronic dehydration can throw of your hormone balance and cause persistent depression, anxiety and other mood disorders.
7.Urinary Tract Infections
A good supply of water is absolutely crucial for the proper function of your urinary tract. When you become dehydrated, your kidneys and bladder will try to stretch what little water it does have last as long as possible. Unfortunately, without a semi-constant stream of fresh urine to flush them out, bacteria have more time to replicate and overpopulate inside the cozy, warm environment inside of your urethra and bladder. If your flow is consistently darker than a pale shade of yellow, you need to up your water intake, asap!

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[gomezaddams]

all very true. and there's even much more damage that dehydration can cause and most people are not drinking enough water. And when they do they drink it with their food which is not a good thing either. water must be sipped slowly or you just pee it out quickly you should take in about a gallon a day but in tiny sips.

[chrynio]

made me keep drinking water throughout this video lol

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[lisaa.]

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