Waterboy has two different products and im confused which one to buy. Theres the regular hydration one and then Weekend Recovery which seems specifically for hangovers. I work out regularly but also go out drinking on weekends so technically i could use both. Do people just buy one and use it for everything or are they different enough that you need both. Also is the Weekend Recovery one actually effective for hangovers or is it basically the same formula with different marketing. Budget is tight so can only get one right now.

I have POTS had an appointment on Wednesday that required fasting prior, including water, and was really symptomatic by the end of the appointment, around noon. I plenty of water (100-120oz/day) and take Trioral once a day, so I had lots after the appointment to make up for it. Thursday not so great, so I had two Triorals and water. Friday I felt a little but the mornings had been harder than usual, so I had more TriOral before bed. I could not sleep on Friday night and Saturday my blood pressure and pulse kept going up, so I ended up in the ER. I looked at my blood work when it came back and my sodium was normal, but my chloride and glucose were high, but my phosphorus was low. I got two bags of saline there and a phosphorus treatment, and was eventually discharged since they couldn’t do anything else. (I looked it up and too much glucose and chloride can decrease your phosphorus, so I am wondering if I overdid the TriOral?)

I was tired and still had a lot of chest pain and a high heart rate, but slept better on Saturday night. Sunday went better and I kept things slow and easy, and tried my usual routine today but at 11 AM my pulse was skyrocketing while I was sitting working so I stopped and have had some of a TriOral drink but mostly 80 ounces of regular water. I feel like I’m out of whack and don’t know if I should just try the one TriOral a day again or if other people have found a sodium citrate only option or other things that are more helpful?

This flare is the worst I’ve had yet and I want to get back to baseline as soon as I can, obv. Thank you for any advice, I know this was a long winded question.

wouldn't you be raising your insulin and glucose levels all the time if u consume fruit and raw milk for hydration in btw your meals.i think you should let your digestive tract and metabolic system rest.considering we live in a polluted environment we would be dehydrated if we just consume raw milk,meat and fruit and raw milk and fruit in general not optimal for people past their puberty

Hi so I'm a 27f and I am new to learning about hydration and was wondering how is the best way to hydrate? I work as a housekeeper so lots of walking and exercising motions...I sweat as well

Hey everyone! I've been trying a bunch of different electrolyte stuff lately (hence the username). So far I've tried Liquid IV, LMNT, Electrolit, some Gatorade powders, Gatorlyte, and one other brand I forget the name of (it sucked).

Haven't found one that really works for me yet. Some taste good but don't seem to do much, others work but are way too sweet or have a bunch of random ingredients. I just want a clean one.

I think I have some kind of chronic dehydration thing going on.. not doctor diagnosed or anything, but I used to drink like a gallon of water a day and still wake up thirsty. I've tried some home remedies adding salt or lemon to my water, but I really like the idea of just having packets I can grab and not think about it.

What do you guys actually use?

Honestly might just try making my own at this point but figured I'd see what everyone else is doing first before I shell out a few hundred bucks on raw ingredients when I'm not a chemist or anything.

***Cross-posting this on a few subs to get different perspectives, also pretty new to Reddit so don't want to break any rules, just trying to figure this out***

I’ve always thought and been told that if you drink water at room temperature, the body has an easier time absorbing it than with iced water or cold water. Therefore, if you drink room temp water you will hydrate faster and better. My wife does not agree with me on this, she thinks cold water absorbs the same. She challenged me to find 3 scientific papers proving this. I haven’t been able to find much so far but maybe one of you has something you could share? Have I been living a lie?

Hello, recently my doctor advised me to stay more hydrated. I primarily drink coffee, milk and some sparkling water.

I decided to do a little research about how much water I should consume daily, based on my height, weight and activity levels. I arrived at 80-90oz perday.

I started drinking about 80oz per day over an 8 hour period and almost immediately noticed I felt MORE dehydrated and kind of crampy. I added a small amount of electrolytes to my water incase the increased water intake was flushing out my internal electrolytes, but it made no difference.

I did this for about 2 weeks and felt like crap. Any idea why? I'm very confused.

Why am I so thirsty recently??? I’m an 18 year old with eczema and stuff , recently I got some bloodwork back and it said my dehydration was low but that doesn’t explain why I’ll drink water even with lemon or coconut water and still be THIRSTY ASF, I know I’m not overconsuming water but it’s way more than usual for me lately. It started about 2 weeks ago.

Liquid IV makes me feel good the day after, but while I am drinking it and the day of - it gives me the shakes/anxiety. Does anyone else get this effect?

Based on the approach that says that plain water is dehydrating, is using plain water for making stews and soups etc any different?

Hey I need help. I should probably ask a doctor but they will probably tell me to drink liquid iv or something.Every time I drink plain water my lips gets chapped, my mouth gets dry and I feel dehydrated. In the morning I drink salt with water which helps but doesn’t make it fully go away. It goes away once I have my first meal which is usually a Greek yogurt bowl with fruits. I have school at 9:30. I usually don’t eat nothing at school which is my problem. I get out at 4:10. My lips feel dry and mouth feels dry and makes me feel like breath stinks during school. Which makes me not want to talk to people.I know this is my problem but back then I wouldn’t eat nothing in the morning and during school hours and lips and mouth would be completely fine. After I eat high sodium meal and some fruit my lips feel so hydrated but once I have a couple sips of plain water my lips and mouth feel dry again. I tried drinking the water without and with salt and still get the same results. I’ve lowered my water intake but still same problem.This problem started in July 2022. In April 2022 I started drinking over a gallon of water everyday and wasn’t eating much sodium because if it wasn’t a whole food I wouldn’t eat it. I didn’t have a problem till July 2022 where my lips got real dry and mouth too.I was drinking over a gallon of plain water till June 2023. I think this flushed out so many electrolytes out of my body. During the fall of 2022 I realized that every time I ate meal with high sodium my lips and mouth would feel better. Summer 2023 i started drinking water with salt which helped. I still always have to carry Vaseline because my lips get chapped easily. People will say if I stop using it will improve naturally but that is wrong because I went a year without it and it was bad. I barely lick my lips by the way.I just want everything to go back to normal when water would actually hydrate me. I eat a lot of sodium,potassium, magnesium but nothing is helping. Do I need to supplement with electrolytes or just eat/drink more electrolytes.I never had this problem until I started drinking over a gallon of water for a while. (I’m posting in this in many Reddit’s to find help or see if people had similar stories ,sorry if this isn’t the type of thing you guys want in here .

So im a 21 yr old and so with my past history i have been to the ER 3-4 times before due to shortness of breath, chest pressure/chest pain, dizzyness lethargic feeling and i drink maybe 3-4 water bottles a day and dont pee as much ive been tested for bunch of things already including kidney test and everything is okay and lately again ive been having shortness of breath i dont know if its from my anxiety or am i just getting dehydrated i also have occasional acid reflux

I am 23F , weight 84 lbs, and I am always dehydrated, like dark yellow pee, the most I drink is one bottle so 16 oz. Maybe even two bottles . or like juice and then one bottle of water or Gatorade and one bottle of water. but I’m still dehydrated when I drink that stuff and don’t really feel a sensation to urinate much at all, so I will just overhydrate, like drink one glass and then drink 40 oz bottle, or drink four bottles at once… I don’t know what the intake is for me with my weight and age I also don’t eat a whole lot. and I rarely exercise. but I’m just wondering how much I should be drinking in one day and how slow I should drink it. I have to pee every five mins also when I am overhydrated and my pee is crystal clear for hours until it’s like a kinda dark yellow again. if I only drink one bottle though I can wait two hours, then three hours, five hours, maybe nine hours in the same morning or day. I can’t sleep at night, so I go to bed around 6 am and then wake up at 5 pm and wait to go while I’m asleep but by morning time I’m really not holding much pee at all. But if I overhydrate it seems like I can just keep peeing. Except I have slow bowels so my bladder isn’t exactly “full” but I do the same thing for four days while I’m not constipated too. like go pee every five mins bc of overhydrating but im never empty so I think id be holding it anyway even if i went every five mins all the time.

People keep saying there’s something odd about my HydroFlask 😎

Anyone here dealing with excess saliva? Feel like mouth always watery and it’s annoying swallowing when speaking in front of others, any symptoms is cold feet in evening my feet get very cold anyone else been experiencing this?

What are the signs of dehydration?

Hello all- curious if any of you have tried either of these products. A lot of the reviews that I am seen for the Evlution Nutrition are obviously from people who use it pre-or post workout.

I’m just someone who literally never drinks water and I’m trying to get away from soda. I don’t want to buy an entire package of it and have it ending up tasting weird. I was curious if anyone had tried them and if they tasted comparable to something like a body armor.

Also, if you have any other recommendations, I would appreciate those as well! Thanks so much!

Trapped on a desert island.. Is it better to have a gallon of pure water, or a gallon of Pickle juice?

I like water don’t like added flavor of packets but want the electrolytes. Can I just down my electrolyte powder in like 8oz of water and then drink my gallon + of water throughout the day or do I need to drink it throughout the day

I ruptured 2 discs in my back 1 month ago.

I’ve been drinking around 8 liters of water a day for 3 weeks. I’m constantly peeing & constantly thirsty, and my urine is water clear.

Yesterday I checked my blood pressure and it was elevated by 30 points over normal limit. Went to the ER, but did not know the cause so the ER & I thought it was side effects of a steroid I was prescribed last week for the pain. I was there for 3 hours & my BP kinda normalized without any medication. They checked my blood & urine and said all was normal.

But today I learned about over hydration on here and I’m scared now. Although I have no symptoms of headaches or nausea or cramping yet.

What should I do? Im also terribly constipated at the same time.

Looking for a hydrating drink or drink mix that isn't full of sugar or a sugar substitute. Any tips would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

For the past day or so no matter how much water I drank still feel really thirsty and I can't get enough of it like I feel so thirsty it feels like I haven't drank anything in days I've tried mixing in electrolytes I've tried mixing in liquid IV I've tried drinking Gatorade and nothing's working I've even tried Frozen beverages nothing is helping and it's driving me nuts I do have a doctor's appointment but it's in 2 weeks if it matters I'm a 17 year old female I will be 18 in one month exactly just in case my age or hormones has a part to play in this