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href="https://als.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dehydratation_(Medizin)" title="Dehydratation (Medizin) – Alemannic" lang="gsw" hreflang="gsw" data-title="Dehydratation (Medizin)" data-language-autonym="Alemannisch" data-language-local-name="Alemannic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Alemannisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D8%AC%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%81" title="تجفاف – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="تجفاف" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hyw mw-list-item"><a href="https://hyw.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%84%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%B4%D5%B6%D5%AB_%D5%8B%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A1%D5%A6%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B4" title="Մարմնի Ջրանուազում – Western Armenian" lang="hyw" hreflang="hyw" data-title="Մարմնի Ջրանուազում" data-language-autonym="Արեւմտահայերէն" data-language-local-name="Western Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Արեւմտահայերէն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deshidrataci%C3%B3n" title="Deshidratación – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Deshidratación" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D9%87%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%86" title="دهیدراتاسیون – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="دهیدراتاسیون" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%82%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE" title="পানিশূন্যতা – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="পানিশূন্যতা" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B5%D1%85%D0%B8%D0%B4%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Дехидратация – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Дехидратация" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dehidracija" title="Dehidracija – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Dehidracija" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deshidrataci%C3%B3" title="Deshidratació – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Deshidratació" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dehydratace" title="Dehydratace – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Dehydratace" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dadhydriad" title="Dadhydriad – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Dadhydriad" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dehydrering" title="Dehydrering – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Dehydrering" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dehydratation_(Medizin)" title="Dehydratation (Medizin) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Dehydratation (Medizin)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%91%CF%86%CF%85%CE%B4%CE%AC%CF%84%CF%89%CF%83%CE%B7" title="Αφυδάτωση – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Αφυδάτωση" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-en mw-list-item"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dehydration" title="Dehydration – English" lang="en" hreflang="en" data-title="Dehydration" data-language-autonym="English" data-language-local-name="English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deshidrataci%C3%B3n" title="Deshidratación – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Deshidratación" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dehidrati%C4%9Do" title="Dehidratiĝo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Dehidratiĝo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deshidratazio" title="Deshidratazio – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Deshidratazio" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D9%87%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%86" title="دهیدراتاسیون – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="دهیدراتاسیون" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A9shydratation_(m%C3%A9decine)" title="Déshydratation (médecine) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Déshydratation (médecine)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%ADhiodr%C3%A1iti%C3%BA" title="Díhiodráitiú – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Díhiodráitiú" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%83%88%EC%88%98" title="탈수 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="탈수" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8B%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%A6%D6%80%D5%AF%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B4" title="Ջրազրկում – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Ջրազրկում" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A3" title="शरीर का निर्जलीकरण – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="शरीर का निर्जलीकरण" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dehidrasi" title="Dehidrasi – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Dehidrasi" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%B6kvaskortur" title="Vökvaskortur – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Vökvaskortur" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disidratazione" title="Disidratazione – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Disidratazione" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%94%D7%AA%D7%99%D7%99%D7%91%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%AA" title="התייבשות – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="התייבשות" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%A8%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%B0%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%9C%E0%B2%B2%E0%B3%80%E0%B2%95%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%A3" title="ನಿರ್ಜಲೀಕರಣ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ನಿರ್ಜಲೀಕರಣ" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/At%C5%ABde%C5%86o%C5%A1an%C4%81s" title="Atūdeņošanās – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Atūdeņošanās" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organizmo_dehidratacija" title="Organizmo dehidratacija – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Organizmo dehidratacija" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kisz%C3%A1rad%C3%A1s" title="Kiszáradás – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Kiszáradás" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%BF%E0%B5%BC%E0%B4%9C%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9C%E0%B4%B2%E0%B5%80%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%A3%E0%B4%82" title="നിർജ്ജലീകരണം – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="നിർജ്ജലീകരണം" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%B1%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8" title="जलऱ्हास – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="जलऱ्हास" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penyahhidratan" title="Penyahhidratan – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Penyahhidratan" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dehydratie_(geneeskunde)" title="Dehydratie (geneeskunde) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Dehydratie (geneeskunde)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%A8" title="जलवियोजन – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="जलवियोजन" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%84%B1%E6%B0%B4_(%E5%8C%BB%E7%99%82)" title="脱水 (医療) – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="脱水 (医療)" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dehydrering" title="Dehydrering – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Dehydrering" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organizmning_suvsizlanishi" title="Organizmning suvsizlanishi – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Organizmning suvsizlanishi" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odwodnienie_(medycyna)" title="Odwodnienie (medycyna) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Odwodnienie (medycyna)" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desidrata%C3%A7%C3%A3o" title="Desidratação – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Desidratação" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deshidratare" title="Deshidratare – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Deshidratare" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5_%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%BC%D0%B0" title="Обезвоживание организма – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Обезвоживание организма" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dehidratimi" title="Dehidratimi – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Dehidratimi" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%A2%E0%B6%BD%E0%B6%B1%E0%B6%BA" title="විජලනය – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="විජලනය" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>සිංහල</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odvodnenie_(choroba)" title="Odvodnenie (choroba) – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Odvodnenie (choroba)" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izsu%C5%A1itev" title="Izsušitev – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Izsušitev" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D8%B4%DA%A9%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%88%D9%86_%D9%84%DB%95_%D9%84%DB%95%D8%B4" title="وشکبوون لە لەش – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="وشکبوون لە لەش" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dehidratacija" title="Dehidratacija – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Dehidratacija" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" 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class="mw-redirect" title="Dehydrated">Dehydrated</a>)</span></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><p><b>Dehydration</b> (<b>hypohydration</b>) means less <a href="/wiki/Water" title="Water">water</a> in something. The word comes from the <a href="/wiki/Ancient_Greek" title="Ancient Greek">ancient Greek</a> word for water, <i>hydor</i>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/People" class="mw-redirect" title="People">People</a> get dehydrated when they lose more water than they take in.<sup id="cite_ref-medterms.com_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-medterms.com-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Human_body" title="Human body">human body</a> needs water to survive. If a person gets badly dehydrated, their body will be unable to work the right way. Bad dehydration can cause <a href="/wiki/Organ_(anatomy)" title="Organ (anatomy)">organ</a> damage and even <a href="/wiki/Death" title="Death">death</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-medterms.com_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-medterms.com-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Dehydration_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dehydration-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="What_causes_dehydration?"><span id="What_causes_dehydration.3F"></span>What causes dehydration?</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dehydration&veaction=edit&section=1" title="Change section: What causes dehydration?" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dehydration&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section's source code: What causes dehydration?"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A living organism will get dehydrated if their body is losing water in some way and they do not drink enough to replace the water. The most common causes of dehydration are:<sup id="cite_ref-Dehydration_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dehydration-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sweat" title="Sweat">Sweating</a> a lot (because of hot weather or exercise)</li> <li>Bad <a href="/wiki/Diarrhea" title="Diarrhea">diarrhea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vomit" title="Vomit">Vomiting</a> (throwing up)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Urination" title="Urination">Urinating</a> more than usual (this can happen if a person has uncontrolled <a href="/wiki/Diabetes" class="mw-redirect" title="Diabetes">diabetes</a> or takes <a href="/wiki/Medication" title="Medication">medicines</a> like <a href="/wiki/Diuretic" title="Diuretic">diuretics</a> which cause them to urinate more often)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fever" title="Fever">Fever</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Who_gets_dehydration?"><span id="Who_gets_dehydration.3F"></span>Who gets dehydration?</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dehydration&veaction=edit&section=2" title="Change section: Who gets dehydration?" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dehydration&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section's source code: Who gets dehydration?"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Any living being can get dehydrated. Some people are <a href="/wiki/Risk_factor" class="mw-redirect" title="Risk factor">more at risk</a> of dehydration. <a href="/wiki/Elderly" class="mw-redirect" title="Elderly">Elderly</a> people, very young children, and people with <a href="/wiki/Chronic" title="Chronic">chronic</a> illnesses are at the highest risk for dehydration.<sup id="cite_ref-Dehydration_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dehydration-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Symptoms">Symptoms</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dehydration&veaction=edit&section=3" title="Change section: Symptoms" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dehydration&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section's source code: Symptoms"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Dehydrated people may have different <a href="/wiki/Symptom" title="Symptom">symptoms</a> depending on how dehydrated they are. If dehydration is not treated, it will get worse. As dehydration gets worse, the symptoms get more dangerous. </p><p>When people start to get dehydrated, they may have these symptoms:<sup id="cite_ref-nlm_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nlm-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Shirreffs_SM,_Merson_SJ,_Fraser_SM,_Archer_DT_951–8_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shirreffs_SM,_Merson_SJ,_Fraser_SM,_Archer_DT_951–8-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Dehydration_Affects_Mood,_Not_Just_Motor_Skills_:_USDA_ARS_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dehydration_Affects_Mood,_Not_Just_Motor_Skills_:_USDA_ARS-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Thirst" title="Thirst">Thirst</a></li> <li>Dry, sticky mouth</li> <li>Feeling tired or sleepy</li> <li>Not urinating as much as usual</li> <li>Dry <a href="/wiki/Skin" title="Skin">skin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Headache" title="Headache">Headache</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Constipation" title="Constipation">Constipation</a></li> <li>Feeling <a href="/wiki/Dizziness" title="Dizziness">dizzy</a> or lightheaded</li> <li>No <a href="/wiki/Tears" title="Tears">tears</a> come out when the person <a href="/wiki/Crying" title="Crying">cries</a></li></ul> <p>When dehydration gets severe (very bad), its symptoms include:<sup id="cite_ref-nlm_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nlm-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Shirreffs_SM,_Merson_SJ,_Fraser_SM,_Archer_DT_951–8_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shirreffs_SM,_Merson_SJ,_Fraser_SM,_Archer_DT_951–8-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Dehydration_Affects_Mood,_Not_Just_Motor_Skills_:_USDA_ARS_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dehydration_Affects_Mood,_Not_Just_Motor_Skills_:_USDA_ARS-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Being very thirsty</li> <li>Feeling irritable and <a href="/wiki/Confusion" class="mw-redirect" title="Confusion">confused</a> (<a href="/wiki/Infant" class="mw-redirect" title="Infant">infants</a> and children may be very fussy or get very sleepy)</li> <li>Very dry mouth and <a href="/wiki/Mucous_membrane" title="Mucous membrane">mucous membranes</a></li> <li>Shriveled, dry skin that is less elastic than normal (it <span>doesn't "bounce back" when pinched into a fold)</span></li> <li>Urinating very little, with darkly colored <a href="/wiki/Urine" title="Urine">urine</a>, or not urinating at all</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sunken_eyes&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sunken eyes (not yet started)">Sunken eyes</a></li> <li>In infants, the fontanel (the soft spot on the top of the head) may be sunken</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hypotension" title="Hypotension">Low blood pressure</a> (<a href="/wiki/Blood_pressure" title="Blood pressure">blood pressure</a> may also drop when the person sits up or stands up, making them feel dizzy or <a href="/wiki/Fainting" class="mw-redirect" title="Fainting">faint</a>; this is called orthostasis)</li> <li>Fast heartbeat (<a href="/wiki/Tachycardia" title="Tachycardia">tachycardia</a>)</li> <li>Fast breathing (<a href="/w/index.php?title=Tachypnoea&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tachypnoea (not yet started)">tachypnea</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fever" title="Fever">Fever</a></li> <li>In the most serious cases, <a href="/wiki/Delirium" title="Delirium">delirium</a> or <a href="/wiki/Unconsciousness" class="mw-redirect" title="Unconsciousness">unconsciousness</a></li></ul> <p>Severe dehydration is a <a href="/wiki/Medical_emergency" title="Medical emergency">medical emergency</a>. If a person with severe dehydration does not get medical treatment soon enough, they can die. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="What_problems_may_dehydration_cause?"><span id="What_problems_may_dehydration_cause.3F"></span>What problems may dehydration cause?</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dehydration&veaction=edit&section=4" title="Change section: What problems may dehydration cause?" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dehydration&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section's source code: What problems may dehydration cause?"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bad dehydration can cause serious health problems. Some of these problems are: </p> <ul><li><b>Heat injury.</b> When it is very hot outside, or when a person is exercising a lot, <a href="/wiki/Fluid" title="Fluid">fluids</a> like water help keep the body cool. If the person is dehydrated, their body can overheat (it gets too hot and cannot cool itself down). This can cause heat <a href="/wiki/Injury" title="Injury">injury</a>. The mildest (least serious) form of heat injury is heat cramps (cramping, or <a href="/wiki/Pain" title="Pain">pain</a>, in the <a href="/wiki/Muscles" class="mw-redirect" title="Muscles">muscles</a>). As heat injury gets worse, it becomes heat exhaustion. If the body keeps overheating and the person does not get medical treatment, heat exhaustion becomes heat stroke. Heat stroke is a very serious medical emergency. People with heat stroke can have damage to their organs and even die if they do not get treatment quickly enough.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Inflammation" title="Inflammation">Swelling</a> of the brain (<a href="/wiki/Cerebrum" title="Cerebrum">cerebral</a> <a href="/wiki/Edema" class="mw-redirect" title="Edema">edema</a>).</b> Sometimes the body tries to fix dehydration by pulling a lot of water into its <a href="/wiki/Cell" title="Cell">cells</a>. If the body pulls too much water into the cells, those cells can swell and break. If this happens to the cells in the brain, the <a href="/wiki/Brain" title="Brain">brain</a> can swell.<sup id="cite_ref-Dehydration_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dehydration-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Seizure" title="Seizure">Seizures</a>.</b> When a person gets dehydrated, their <a href="/wiki/Electrolyte" title="Electrolyte">electrolytes</a> can get out of balance. Electrolytes are important salts in the body which carry <a href="/wiki/Electricity" title="Electricity">electricity</a>. When electrolytes like <a href="/wiki/Hyponatremia" title="Hyponatremia">sodium</a> and <a href="/wiki/Potassium" title="Potassium">potassium</a> get out of balance, the body's electrical signals can get mixed up. This can cause seizures.<sup id="cite_ref-Dehydration_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dehydration-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Shock" class="mw-disambig" title="Shock">Shock</a>.</b> Fluid is an important part of human <a href="/wiki/Blood" title="Blood">blood</a>. Water makes up most of <a href="/wiki/Blood_plasma" title="Blood plasma">blood plasma</a>, which carries <a href="/wiki/Blood_cell" title="Blood cell">blood cells</a> and other important things to the entire body. If a person gets very dehydrated, the amount of blood in the body drops. This causes low blood pressure. If a person does not have enough blood and oxygen in their body, they can go into shock. In medicine, this is called hypovolemic shock.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Kidney_failure" title="Kidney failure">Kidney failure</a>.</b> Bad dehydration can hurt the <a href="/wiki/Kidney" title="Kidney">kidneys</a>. When the kidneys are hurt or not working properly, they cannot remove <a href="/wiki/Toxin" class="mw-redirect" title="Toxin">poisons</a> and extra fluid from the blood.<sup id="cite_ref-Dehydration_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dehydration-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="How_is_dehydration_treated?"><span id="How_is_dehydration_treated.3F"></span>How is dehydration treated?</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dehydration&veaction=edit&section=5" title="Change section: How is dehydration treated?" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dehydration&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section's source code: How is dehydration treated?"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>To fix dehydration, a person has to replace the fluids and electrolytes that they have lost.<sup id="cite_ref-Dehydration_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dehydration-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>When dehydration is not too bad, people can usually treat themselves by drinking.<sup id="cite_ref-Dehydration_2-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dehydration-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This is called <a href="/wiki/Oral_rehydration_therapy" title="Oral rehydration therapy">oral rehydration therapy</a>. Stores sell special drinks like Pedialyte and <a href="/wiki/Gatorade" title="Gatorade">Gatorade</a>, which have both water and electrolytes in them. People can also make their own <a href="/wiki/Oral" class="mw-redirect" title="Oral">oral</a> rehydration <a href="/wiki/Solution" class="mw-redirect" title="Solution">solution</a> (a drink which treats dehydration) by mixing water with <a href="/wiki/Sugar" title="Sugar">sugar</a> and <a href="/wiki/Salt" title="Salt">salt</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>People with very bad dehydration need emergency medical treatment. They may need to get fluids intravenously (through a needle placed into a <a href="/wiki/Vein" title="Vein">vein</a>). This replaces lost fluids and electrolytes much more quickly than drinking. It is also helpful for people who are unable to drink because of <a href="/wiki/Nausea" title="Nausea">nausea</a> and vomiting from dehydration.<sup id="cite_ref-Dehydration_2-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dehydration-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dehydration&veaction=edit&section=6" title="Change section: References" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dehydration&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section's source code: References"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r9724317">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media 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