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I'm five months out and until recently I was really hydrated and now it's becoming increasingly hard just to reach the minimum of what they ask. I feel dizzy and light headed all the time now. It's making me not want to eat because of how easily my stomach gets upset now. I'm starting to lose control of my body. My doctor told me it's the heat. Does anyone have any ideas as to how to get hydrated faster?

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Many things qualify for you daily Fluid requirements. They include the Water you drink when you take your Vitamins. Also the Water or milk in your Protein drinks. Also the water in Soups. Some people find that they can tolerate Hot Drinks better than cold and others find the exact opposite. For me, I like cold drinks in the hot summer and Hot Drinks in the cold winter. Generally for me water lost its flavor after surgery. But I found that drinking flavored water such as Crystal Light, it tasted better. Lately I found a drink called Bai in Sam's Club and I buy it by the case. In the winter, I found that tea (fine English teas) were good, also Decaf coffee. In the winter I like hot cocoa. I use only the "No Sugar Added" variety.

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I'm five months out and until recently I was really hydrated and now it's becoming increasingly hard just to reach the minimum of what they ask. I feel dizzy and light headed all the time now. It's making me not want to eat because of how easily my stomach gets upset now. I'm starting to lose control of my body. My doctor told me it's the heat. Does anyone have any ideas as to how to get hydrated faster?

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sugar free popsicles are great in this heat!

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Any kind of Fluid counts:

Water

flavored water

Soups

SF pops

coffee

tea

crushed ice

tomatoes

watermelon

milk

fruit juice

Set your mind to getting your fluids in, Then pull up you big girl panties and DO IT!

You know what you have to do. You are five months out, friend. ​Same ol'/ Same ol'. Nothing new or fancy.

Make getting your fluids in your #1 priority. If you don't, the ER will.

Feel better. I care about YOU.

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I developed a habit of drinking an entire bottle of room temp Water first thing in the am. I hold that bottle in my hand and drink and drink until it is gone. Then I will typically grab another that gets me through until lunch so by noon I have a good 48 oz. in me. I never get dehydrated that way and to your point I don't get that nauseated feeling that comes with dehydration.

It is one of the successful habits I created a few months after having bypass and I carry it with me. I will say that while traveling, I don't do as well so I have to be mindful.

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All great suggestions here! My trick is actually smaller glasses or bottles - like 8 oz. I feel that is easy to drink fairly quickly and then refill. Somehow it doesn't seem as daunting to me to get down 8 - 8 oz portions as it does to get down 4 - 16 oz portions. Also, first thing when I wake up, I try to drink 8 oz before I even get out of bed. (Actually been slacking on this one lately but now that I mention it, I want to really push this one again. It gets me started off right.)

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I ordered a Water bottle from MyHydrate.com. This bottle keeps track of each 8 oz. that I drink, by lightning up. When I finally get all eight buttons lit up, it plays a congratulatory melody. It also chirps in an hour if I've not taken a drink. This bottle has helped me to stay on track with keeping myself hydrated.

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