#Thread #Health #Elders #SeniorCitizens
By Arnaldo Liechtenstein, physician: "Whenever, I teach #clinical #Medicine to students in the fourth year of medicine, I ask the following question:
"What are the causes of mental confusion in the elderly?"
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By Arnaldo Liechtenstein, physician: "Whenever, I teach #clinical #Medicine to students in the fourth year of medicine, I ask the following question:
"What are the causes of mental confusion in the elderly?"
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Some answer: "Tumors in the head".
I answer: No!
Others suggest: "Early symptoms of Alzheimer's".
I answer again: No!
With each rejection of their answers, their responses dry up.
And they are even more open-mouthed, when I list the three most common causes:
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I answer: No!
Others suggest: "Early symptoms of Alzheimer's".
I answer again: No!
With each rejection of their answers, their responses dry up.
And they are even more open-mouthed, when I list the three most common causes:
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- uncontrolled diabetes
- urinary infection
- dehydration
It may sound like a joke; but it isn't.
People over 60 generally stop feeling thirsty and consequently, stop drinking fluids.
When no one is around to remind them to drink fluids, they quickly dehydrate.
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- urinary infection
- dehydration
It may sound like a joke; but it isn't.
People over 60 generally stop feeling thirsty and consequently, stop drinking fluids.
When no one is around to remind them to drink fluids, they quickly dehydrate.
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Dehydration is severe and affects the entire body. It may cause abrupt mental confusion, a drop in blood pressure, increased heart palpitations, angina (chest pain), coma and even death.
This habit of forgetting to drink fluids, begins at age 60,
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This habit of forgetting to drink fluids, begins at age 60,
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when we have just over 50% of the water we should have in our bodies.
People over 60 have a lower water reserve. This is part of the natural aging process.
But there are more complications. Although they are dehydrated, they don't feel like drinking water, because
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People over 60 have a lower water reserve. This is part of the natural aging process.
But there are more complications. Although they are dehydrated, they don't feel like drinking water, because
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their internal balance mechanisms don't work very well.
Conclusion:
People over 60 years old dehydrate easily, not only because they have a smaller water supply; but also because they do not feel the lack of water in the body.
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Conclusion:
People over 60 years old dehydrate easily, not only because they have a smaller water supply; but also because they do not feel the lack of water in the body.
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Although people over 60 may look healthy, the performance of reactions and chemical functions can damage their entire body.
So here are two alerts:
1) Get into the habit of drinking liquids. Liquids include water, juices, teas, coconut water, milk, soups, and
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So here are two alerts:
1) Get into the habit of drinking liquids. Liquids include water, juices, teas, coconut water, milk, soups, and
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water-rich fruits, such as watermelon, melon, peaches and pineapple; Orange and tangerine also work.
The important thing is that, every two hours, you must drink some liquid.
Remember this!
2) Alert for family members: constantly offer fluids to people over 60.
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The important thing is that, every two hours, you must drink some liquid.
Remember this!
2) Alert for family members: constantly offer fluids to people over 60.
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At the same time, observe them.
If you realize that they are rejecting liquids & from one day to the next, they are irritable, breathless or display a lack of attention, these are almost certainly recurrent symptoms of dehydration.
Inspired to drink more water now??
🙏🙏🙏
If you realize that they are rejecting liquids & from one day to the next, they are irritable, breathless or display a lack of attention, these are almost certainly recurrent symptoms of dehydration.
Inspired to drink more water now??
🙏🙏🙏
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