Dehydration Headache Symptoms, Remedies and More
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2. Signs of Dehydration
Mild dehydration can cause several symptoms, including a dry mouth, dry eyes, thirst, tiredness and darker-than-normal-colored urine.2‘Dehydration - NHS’ NHS, 27 April 2021, https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/dehydration/. As people become more dehydrated, they may experience headaches, fatigue and disorientation.
Older people and young children are more likely to experience dehydration because they're more prone to forgetting how much they've had (or not had) to drink. Learning to spot the signs of dehydration is important so remedial action can be taken before the dehydration becomes severe.
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