Causes of Dehydration
Dehydration is a condition in which concentration of the body fluids decreases. There are different causes of dehydration; some of them are described below
Exposure to environment
- If you are doing hard work like physical activity without drinking enough water then it can lead to dehydration. During hard work, a person loses water in the form of sweat.
- In summer season the surrounding environment remains very dry, if you are constantly facing this kind of environment then it can lead to dehydration
Diarrhea
- Diarrhea is a condition in which person passes stool containing more amount of water
- Diarrhea may caused due to many reasons but body loses large amount of water causing dehydration
Vomiting
- Whatever contents in the stomach thrown outside from the mouth with force is called as vomiting
- Vomiting can be caused by food infection causes dehydration of the body
Loss of blood
- Sometimes blood may be lost during operations or by accidents it leads to loosening of blood by ruptured blood vessels
- Loss of blood leads to decrease in quantity of blood in the body resulting in dehydration
Burning
- Burning of tissue from electricity, heat ,light or through radiation can cause loss of fluids from the body
- Dehydration of the body will depend on the percentage of burn
Alcohol consumption
Alcohol consumption can cause dehydration of the body
Infection of the antigens
- Dehydration can be caused by infection of the antigens like bacteria and viruses
- Infectious diseases like cholera, colitis, yellow fever cause diarrhea In which more amount of watery stool is released from the body causing dehydration
Urine
- Diabetes insipidus is a disease in which person feels excess thirst and frequent dilute urination
- Dilute urine contains large amount of water causing dehydration of the body
Breathing
Breathing also causes dehydration. When we expel air from the lungs moisture releases along with carbon dioxide
Drugs
For treating any disease different drugs are used. Some drugs shows side effects and causes diarrhea leading to dehydration of the body
Fast food
- These days fast food is becoming very popular but it has more losses than benefits
- Snacks and preserved food can causes dehydration of the body
Salt consumption
- High amount of salt in the diet is always harmful to the body
- Salt can drain water from the body leading to dehydration
Pregnancy
- During pregnancy fetus get nourishment from the body of mother. This can leads to dehydration
- To fulfill the requirement of fetus mother needs to drink adequate water and eat healthy food
Drinking less amount of water
Some people do not drink enough water in their regular activities it can create many problems like constipation and dehydration
Lactating mothers
- After the birth of baby mammary glands starts secreting milk
- Feeding to the baby can cause dehydration
Fasting
Some people do fasting for partial or whole day it can leads to decrease in the level of fluid in the body
