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Updated 06 Jun, 2017 08:19am

Are you drinking enough water ?

WEB DESK: We have knowledge about how essential water is for every being. Experts have also confirmed it that coffee or sodas won't make you stay hydrated as water do. Therefore, besides drinking sugary drinks or tea, keep your water intake on point. Moreover, below are the signs given which will guide you are not drinking enough water. 

Dry Mouth

When you experience dry mouth, you obviously reach for a glass of water. Also, you mouth only gets dry when water is not being consumed for hours which is habit of many and extremely wrong. Keep yourself hydrated with water only as other drinks may not cure thirst. Plus, continuous water intake keep mucus membranes in your mouth and throat wet. This process also moisten your mouth with saliva after the very first sip of water.

Dry Skin

Sign of dehydration always appears on skin first. If you are experiencing dry skin, increase water consumption before it lead towards other problems. Another sign is less sweat, if you are not sweating enough through out the day, you need to drink water. 

Overly thirsty

Waking up with dry mouth or even worse with desert like tongue, it is alarming. Moreover, if after a glass, you still urge for more water, go ahead as your body gives you signals about what it needs.

Dry eyes

Signs of dehydration isn't restricted to mouth or throat but it can be observed in the eyes too. Lesser amount of water in your body can dry up your tear ducts. Hence, don't take it easy if you are not crying as it could lead to more harm if a person wears contacts regularly. 

Fatigued and lethargic

In case of dehydration, body starts to borrow water from blood. Moreover, dehydrated blood encounter lack of oxygen through out the body. Further, this lack of oxygen in the body leads to sleepiness and outright fatigue.

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