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Jim Harper said:



I played golf on Monday, August 2nd and it was very hot and a few times I became a little dizzy after squatting down to spot the ball or line up a putt. I was drinking a lot of water and also drank a Gator Aid. This morning (8/5) after I had been up for about an hour or so, I begin to feel light headed and my stomach felt upset for about 15-20 minutes. My wife says I was dehydrated, is it normal for it to take this amount of time before the symptoms appear?

Dave said:



My body just doesn’t seem to retain water. I see the effects of dehydration regularly with dry, cracking (sometimes bleeding) lips and itchy eyes. When I drink water, my body excretes most of it straight away. I’m not taking any medication but I do enjoy the occasional coke and beer. A Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA) I had years ago suggested very low levels of both sodium and potassium. In light of this, I had my aldosterone levels tested but apparently they were normal. Could you please suggest how I could determine (a test perhaps?) whether or not my body indeed has a problem with water retention? Otherwise, I suppose I will just have to drink less water, more often!

Thanks

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