Dehydration of the body - treatment

When the human body does not receive a sufficient amount of fluid or loses it due to various factors (diarrhea, vomiting, overheating of the body, etc.), dehydration (dehydration) occurs. Progressing, this pathological condition can lead to irreparable consequences for health and even to death. To what particular complications dehydration leads, and what measures should be taken in case of symptoms of dehydration, we will consider further.

Effects of dehydration

As the dehydration progresses, the volume of intracellular fluid first decreases, then the intercellular fluid, and then the water is extracted from the blood.

Dehydration leads to violations of all functions of food processing, its synthesis, delivery of vital substances, removal of toxins. From dehydration, the cells of the immune system are particularly affected, as a result of the disruption of the work of which immunodeficiency diseases develop (asthma, bronchitis, lupus erythematosus, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease , Alzheimer's disease, cancer, infertility).

Other adverse effects of dehydration are:

What should I do if my body is dehydrated?

The main measures for the treatment of dehydration of the body are associated with an early replenishment of fluid losses and normalization of the water-electrolyte balance. This takes into account the factors that have caused dehydration, as well as the severity of the pathological condition.

In most cases, mild dehydration in adults passes after taking a sufficient amount of water.

The required amount of water per day is 1.5 - 2 liters. It is best to use small portions of non-carbonated mineral water, as well as compotes and fruit drinks.

With an average degree of dehydration, oral rehydration therapy is used - taking saline rehydrate solutions. They are a balanced mixture of sodium chloride, potassium chloride, sodium citrate and glucose (Regidron, Hydrovit).

In addition, when dehydrating the body, similar drugs can be prepared by the following recipes:

  1. In a liter of water, dissolve 0.5 - 1 teaspoon of table salt, 2 - 4 tablespoons of sugar, 0.5 teaspoons of baking soda.
  2. In a glass of orange juice, add 0.5 teaspoon of table salt and a teaspoon of soda, bring the volume of the solution to 1 liter.

Severe dehydration requires intravenous infusion of rehydration solutions in hospital settings. Also, the treatment of the disease that caused dehydration.