older women dehydration issues?

[Biciclista]

stolen? who would steal a water bottle? After some big rides I've seen lots of bottles on the road, they bounce off your bikes! but i would be afraid to be without water too...

[shootingstar]

ONe bottle had Kauai marked on it -I did get it from Hawaii. Another had the logo of a women's cycling group that belonged to.

[OakLeaf]

I wish I'd had you gals to figure it out for me when it first started happening to me 20 years ago. I spent literally 15 years thinking it was primary dehydration, including the time I wound up on an IV when it never occurred to the ER doctors either...

[Biciclista]

um, Oakleaf, what do you mean?

[OakLeaf]

For years it never occurred to me that I needed more salt. I kept trying to drink more plain water and couldn't figure out why I was dehydrated. I'm just dense, I guess.

[Biciclista]

oh oh, of course, electrolytes. But at the hospital, the stuff they pumped into you was saline!

[OakLeaf]

I know, that's why it worked without anyone being the wiser.

[roadie gal]

I'm a big drinker. If I do an hour bike ride I'll go through most of a 2 liter Camelbak. On any run over 30 minutes, I'll carry water. You may not be getting as much as it seems if you just have one water bottle.

Along with some of you, I lose a lot of salt in my sweat. I now order a custom blend from Infinit Nutrition to get the extra salt I need in my drinks without the calories. I discovered them after suffering through major leg cramps when I was training for my tris.

[Biciclista]

Murienn, i always drink a little if i wake up at night; but not too much, I am also suffering from sleep issues so I was advised by my Dr to drink less at night. so i can't see doing that BEFORE a ride, but after, it makes sense.

[nuliajuk]

I find that I absorb water better if I sip it slowly over a period of time, rather than drink a whole glass all at once. If I drink a cupful in one sitting, it just seems to go straight through me.