Dehydration

[nico]

great post bud and a great reminder for all of us. this does remind me of what a insuctor told me on my basic tranning in army a while back the genrel rule of thumb there was if there's colour in ya piss you aint drinking enough was always a pain having to piss every 10 min but when ya training that hard in heat very easy to dehidrate quick,, and coffie does not re-hidrate the body team ive been told 1 coffie =4 cups water you have to drink food for thaught,

[Usarka]

I'm dehydrated as heck right now....good call dpex it does affect one....

Gliders are for pilots who are too stupid or lazyy to learn all the bollox around flight planning, navigation etc etc and/or have big enough balls to try to land an aircraft without a backup plan.


Ive done both BTW FTW.

[Bloody Mad Woman (BMW)]

I camp around the East Cape alot - and learnt very early in the piece - stay hydrated. I love water anyway, and drink a minimum of 3 litres a day - but when riding I do drink more - and for something really cold I'll buy lemondade iceblocks - bliss on a stinking hot day up there. Don't like fizz drinks, and those bloody flavoured energy powered waters are foul. I even bought 2 litre plastic box type thing that folds flat so fill that and have beside me in the tent.

I am all packed up ready to leave for Hawkes Bay and then East Cape. Hope the rain eases a bit - cos I would like to leave today but I am in no rush so could be a woose and wait for it to clear.

[balans]

Nope. Just go with water-in/water out. You don't need the fancy, expensive drinks. You just need accesss to a tap to fill your water bottle.

Expensive? maybe the NZ economy is worse than I remember but <60 cents a can seems pretty reasonable.

And of course copious amounts of water are necessary to replace the bulk of what you sweat out. I don't sweat pure water though, there are various other chemicals there too.

Another thing to remember, is the amount of sugar in soft drinks, fruit juice and Gator/Powerade.

[dpex]

Another glider pilot! That makes at least 4 of us one here.

You are absolutely right about dehydration. On long rides I drink plenty of unsweetened fruit juice. Its not just the water loss, but also loss of trace elements through sweat that causes that the lack of co-ordination and degradation of reactions.

Cool! Do you own your own aircraft? Which club are you with?

[sinfull]

A glider pilot aye bwahahahahahaha , now that explains alot when we take off at the start line !

Hehehehehe hohohoho merry xmas

[Owl]

Well that's seriously given me something to think about dpex, more than you know!

I had a bin back in April that I cannot explain and have no excuse for. I pass the site on a fairly regular basis, give myself a kick and think “How did you fuck that up?” I can't say dehydration was the cause, but what you describe does give “Food for thought”! All I know are the facts!

I remember the actual crash, but have no memory of the 1.5km leading up to it (actually measured from last memory). I did thump my head and suffered mild concussion, but that doesn’t explain why my brain shut down beforehand, causing the crash. I even considered the possibility that I’d fallen asleep, but I think it unlikely I would’ve negotiated the previous two bends during that 1.5km?

1. It was a nice warm sunny day.
2. I hadn’t had anything to drink all afternoon (though I wasn’t thirsty).
3. I was wearing black leathers.
4. My last drink late morning was coffee.
5. Time of crash approximately 3.50pm.

I’d love to turn back the clock, but this is something I have to own, get over and move on! The worst thing is not being able to learn from mistakes when you only have questions and no answers. At least now I may have an answer!

Cheers dpex!

[Brownbikerbabe]

Thank you for posting that!

[KiwiKat]

At last! A biker subject upon which I can pontificate with some authority...The affects of dehydration are extremely subtle. You 'think' you're doing okay, whereas, when dehydrated, your mind becomes tunnel-visioned...
You should be swallowing enough water to allow you to sweat out a lot but still need a piss every two hours.
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You stay hydrated. You lessen the chances of becoming a statistic.

Awesome stuff - Thanks for confirming what most of us ignore

I have a health condition which keeps me fairly lethargic but worst of all, keeps me hot which in turn makes me sweat it all out! I am investing in one of these http://www.cycletreads.co.nz/content...l&entryPK=2108

I love new gadgets. I wonder how heavy and bulky these are under riding gear? Core Cooler for US Troops and Fire Fighters

great post bud and a great reminder for all of us. this does remind me of what a insuctor told me

I must meet one of these insuctors one day.

[sAsLEX]

I don't sweat pure water though, there are various other chemicals there too.

When I am hunting I make my own electrolyte drink I found a recipe for in a Hunting mag. A few pinches of the salt mixture into the camel back and it seems to help, with only a slightly discernible taste.

[Blackbird]

There's another potential physiological manifestation of dehydration - gout!!!

I always thought gout was something that affected Henry VIII and port drinkers, but no! Some mates and I did a round Taranaki ride in very hot conditions about 3 years ago. Basically didn't pee all day despite drinking what I thought was adequate replenishment. Stayed that evening in New Plymouth, had a few beers and dinner at the game fishing club and continued home on the Sunday. Woke up on Monday morning with a throbbing big toe and thought I'd maybe hurt it pulling the bike onto the centre stand. It was agony by lunchtime and went to the doctor who pronounced gout! He said that dehydration can trigger gout and put me on anti-inflammatories for a few days.

That was a painful lesson and I've tried to stay well hydrated since then - no recurrence.

[Owl]

There's another potential physiological manifestation of dehydration - gout!!!

I've learnt something else today. Glad I don't get that, as I have enough problems with my foot, though I have had a few people ask me how my gout is when they've seen me walking.

[Pixie]

I remember the actual crash, but have no memory of the 1.5km leading up to it (actually measured from last memory). I did thump my head and suffered mild concussion, but that doesn’t explain why my brain shut down beforehand, causing the crash. I even considered the possibility that I’d fallen asleep, but I think it unlikely I would’ve negotiated the previous two bends during that 1.5km?

You didn't necessarily black out prior to the crash.
It's not unusual to be unable to recall the last few seconds prior to a traumatic event.

[FROSTY:Me]

A VERY old racer addage is . "drink till ya pee clear"
Chocky fish for who can name the very famous racer that used that phrase.

For me racing If i don't need a pee before every race I know I ant drinking enough. I prefer the flavoured water but its a taste thing

[jonbuoy]

Nope. Just go with water-in/water out. You don't need the fancy, expensive drinks. You just need accesss to a tap to fill your water bottle.

Not quite true- if your heavily sweating for only a matter of hours you only need plain water, if your sweating heavily for days on end you need suppliments or at least salt tablets. Work up a sweat, let it dry and lick your skin - you loose a LOT of salt through your sweat. You'll find you get low blood pressure symptoms - dizziness and tiredness from salt deprivation.