older women dehydration issues?

[Biciclista]

it seems that i just cannot drink enough during and after a bike ride to keep from being dehydrated the next day.
it often takes me 2-3 days before i really catch up.

My doctor told me the issue is that my body does not absorb the water fast enough (I am peeing it out ) anyone else have this issue? It's getting annoying.
At least this morning when i woke up with a headache i was tuned in enough to just get up and start drinking...

[OakLeaf]

Are you sure you're getting enough salt?

That's a perennial issue for me, as I've mentioned before. When I'm borderline hyponatremic, first thing that happens is I pee all the time to try to concentrate sodium in my blood, next thing is I get so nauseous I can't drink water. What you're describing sounds EXACTLY like what happens to me when I go into a ride/run balanced, but don't get enough salt during the exertion or immediately after.

Typically people sweat out 500-1000 mg sodium an hour during exertion. Sodium is the one mineral that humans can't get from plant and animal foods and MUST supplement.

[Biciclista]

i do drink NUUN.. i guess just not enough! and as the evening gets later, i hate to drink a lot, or i am up all night as well.

[Biciclista]

what's a podium bottle?
I rode 10 miles and drank a 16 ounce bottle of water. Then we stopped for lunch where i ate lots of salty things and drank another 16 ounces. put juice and water in it and rode home
finished the juice/water mix with a bottle of nuun. and drank tea later and had a nice dinner with salt on things. and yet, this morning the headache.

[Melalvai]

I keep putting in a word for V8 because it has potassium as well as sodium. Quite a lot of both-- more than gatorade (per volume). Also it doesn't have the sugar of sports drinks & gels etc. I suspect sugar may throw off the osmotic balance as well.

[snapdragen]

I'll second the V8, I used to down a couple of little cans right after finishing a long training walk (in my short-lived endurance walking career).

Mimi, I know it's a pain having to get up in the middle of the night to pee, but it sounds like you need to drink a bit more in the evenings.

[Biciclista]

nuun is not sugary, it is sweetened with sorbitol. I like some of the V8 drinks, just didn't have them yesterday.

[Biciclista]

sigh, Snap, i think you're right.



I still don't know what a Podium Bottle is. ok, ok, i'll google it. ok, i googled it. It just looks like a water bottle.

[Wasp]

it seems that i just cannot drink enough during and after a bike ride to keep from being dehydrated the next day.
it often takes me 2-3 days before i really catch up.

My doctor told me the issue is that my body does not absorb the water fast enough (I am peeing it out ) anyone else have this issue? It's getting annoying.
At least this morning when i woke up with a headache i was tuned in enough to just get up and start drinking...

Are you diabetic? Or have you had your blood sugar levels checked recently? Just wondering since you mentioned you can't seem to drink enough combined that with headaches and excessive urination.......just a thought.

[Biciclista]

I have been to the doctor recently and had complete bloodwork done. In fact, a couple years ago, I went to the doctor the day after a ride (tour de blast) and she had a fit because my BP was so low, I was dehydrated, etc. THat's why I know the symptoms and the basic problem.

[OakLeaf]

What was your serum sodium that day?

[Biciclista]

seriously? I have no idea! and that doctor has since retired. Her diagnosis seemed like a good one, as I felt better after drinking some sports drink..

[Skippyak]

Always pick up your blood results, it gives you time to go over them and digest them. I get mine done and pick up the results before the appt so I can talk about them if I needed to (which I haven't though). She told you (as I read it) that you are failing to concentrate urine, which would have a physiological cause that should not be a blow off remark. IMHO.
I just pee a lot because I drink a lot and I no doubt have appalling pelvic floor tone. I would love a fix for that that did not involve scary adverts for class action law suits.