so how do you guys drink all this water.....camelbacks,or a drink bottle full at each gas stop....talking about the big days in the saddle here.
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so how do you guys drink all this water.....camelbacks,or a drink bottle full at each gas stop....talking about the big days in the saddle here.
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most cars now have two real aids in this regard...a/c and cupholders....and thats the only thing they should hold...water.Long trips in the car i always have a couple of drink bottles,one diluted fruit juice and one only water.Never used to drink on the bike...even welly to tauranga or such trips...def food for thouht though!
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yeah, there is definately a place for them, it just seems some people get carried away with it, I usually have some squincher after training, and snack as I go.Originally Posted by Jantar
People need to remember or be aware that too much water (which is really common) is just as bad as not enough..........funny how many people don't know that one!
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From Consumer magazine, Sept 2006:
A whole range of body processes work to keep your fluid levels relatively stable - the thirst mechanism and kidney function are just two. Generally, your total body fluid levels vary by less than one percent, regardless of fluctuations in what you drink. But there are dangers if you persistently drink too little.
It takes only small changes in your overall fluid levels to destabilise your system and bring about the symptoms of dehydration - as little as one to two percent of your body weight can do it. If you were 20 percent dehydrated or more, you'd die.
Early signs of dehydration include headache, fatigue, loss of appetite, flushed skin, heat intolerance, light-headedness, dry mouth and eyes, a burning sensation in the stomach and dark urine with a strong odour.
If dehydration becomes more advanced, you may get symptoms such as difficulty swallowing, clumsiness, shrivelled skin, sunken eyes and dim vision, painful urination, numb skin, muscle spasms and delirium.
Of course, long before these things start happening a powerful thirst should kick in. Your kidneys are also super-efficient at regulating water - if things get desperate, you'll probably stop urinating.
If you're not sure whether you're getting enough water, a simple check is to keep an eye on the colour of your urine. It will be yellow first thing in the morning, but should become paler by mid-morning. If it doesn't, you're not drinking enough.
Don't wait till you get thirsty to drink. Thirst is actually an emergency response. You don't become thirsty until you're already dehydrated. The typical symptoms, such as a horrible taste, dry throat and cravings for cool wet liquid, are physiological responses your body uses to signal its dehydration.
Too much water
It's possible to drink too much water. Your body's fluid balance can be dangerously upset if you drink more water than your kidneys can excrete. Your body cells swell, and you may feel drowsy and weak and suffer convulsions.
You'd need to drink more than six litres over a short period for this to be a danger, and you'd probably make yourself sick in the process. But it does happen. Several people have died from drinking too much water after taking the recreational drug ecstasy.
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I thnk thde effecs pf dejhuruydation are excajjerated.
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This could explain an aquaintance, who, a while back, did a track day at Puke on a bottle of water and a Mars bar and came to, whilst heading home, lying in a paddock with his bike wrapped around a concrete water trough!
He always claimed he just blacked out.....but.........
Perhaps his bike was dehydrated and wanted a drink....
“- He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it.”
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Does that guy tell all the girls this story? I bumped into him at Mission Bay a couple of years ago and he told me all about it (I had never seen him before in my life). He was riding some kind of mad chopper at the time and made a great show of speeding along Tamaki Drive later in an attempt to impress. Didn't work.
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Yeah Good post mate. Well Written.
Just one thing I tend to get headaches if Im getting dehyrdated.
Its a good warning sign.
After a session at the Taupo race track last year, 28deg hot as hell in leathers.
I drank quite a bit, started to feel knackered about 4.00 pm one last drink before i headed home to the Waikato. Just out of Taupo in the forest, got the worst cramp in my left leg, had to stop for about 5 mins and tried to walk about before it stopped.
I new then I was badly dehydrated, I stopped at the next petrol station drank two litres of water, plus a can of lemonade... I never pissed it out.
I still didnt feel much better.
Moral ... I should have been drinking like a fish at the track, at least a litre after every ride.
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I had a similar experience at the Taupo track aweek or so ago, despite drinking heaps of water.
We'd been on the full track all day. It was blisteringly hot even when stripped to undies between rounds.
Sinfull proved smarter than me on the day. He bugged out of the last round.
I, on the other hand, unaware of my compounding dehydration, didn't; at least I didn't till about the fourth lap when I found myself coming out of T7 into the T8 sweeper, looking ahead and thinking, "Do I turn right or go through the chicane?'
That freaked me out, especially since I was doing a speed designed to go into the chicance, not the right hander to the next straight.
Buttoned right off, opened my leathers, took off my gloves and lifted face-plate, and ambled, very slowly, to the pits.
The moral of the story being, "I have had shit-loads of experience with dehydration signals, but I clearly missed them at this time."
And so, if I have had shit-loads of experience and still miss the vital signs, beware if you haven't.
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Only just stumbled across this thread.
A doctor mate told me the same thing... if you're not pissing clear, you're not drinking enough water. In my job I'm effectively sitting in a hot glasshouse all day... regularly gets over 40 degrees C in the summer in a Fletcher cockpit.
I just drink filtered water, have tried juice etc, but found water the best for me.
A bloke I flew for a few years ago had the misfortune to suffer from kidney stones, attributed to a large extent by not enough hydration. He reckons the pain was excruciating, and he also advised the consumption of lots of water
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Is it ok to ingest that much salt? 1 teaspoon is the recommended daily allowance for salt. I did a bit of a search and that recipe is mentioned for treating dehydration caused by diarrhoea:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oral_rehydration_therapy
Out of curiosity, I tried it, it's weird to drink, but I reckon it doesn't taste too bad. But presumably, you'd be better off sticking to a sports drink like Powerade (or something with similar levels of glucose and sodium) than that rehydration solution which from what I've read seems to be for treating severe dehydration?
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Don't underestimate dehydration
A few years ago ScorpyGirl and I were travelling from Auckland to Christchurch for Xmas. We had a night on the Kapiti Coast staying at friends, where I took on too much alcohol.
The next morning we caught the ferry to Picton and headed off to Christchurch in a Nor'Wester of about 30 degrees.I pulled in to a gas station in Kaikoura and was unable to get off the bike. SG went inside and asked them to call a doctor.
The doctor turned up (we interrupted her swim at the beach) and took me straight to the hospital. I spent over three hours there taking in liquids and being fed before I was allowed back on the bike.
Eventually we reached our destination, but I learned a very valuable lesson; don't ever get dehydrated and just continue on. The headache that started just out of Picton should have been a warning. By the time we got to Kaikoura it was like someone trying to squeeze my brains out.
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Yes, that is an oral rehydration solution used to treat severe dehydration. It's the type of thing you would try if you were in Rhino's situation, but a long way from medical attention. Sounds like he was one step away from being hooked up to a drip.
You're quite right to point out it's not your every-day tipple!
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Jesus! What a horror story.Eventually we reached our destination, but I learned a very valuable lesson; don't ever get dehydrated and just continue on. The headache that started just out of Picton should have been a warning. By the time we got to Kaikoura it was like someone trying to squeeze my brains out.
On a related note, it's amazing how successfully hangovers can be avoided via pre-bedtime hydration.
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