7 Most Effective Home Remedies For Dehydration

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Water is the most important ingredient after oxygen to our body, therefore it is essential to keep our body hydrated. Sometimes, for some or the other reason, our body gets dehydrated, which leads to dry mouth, fatigue, dizziness, etc.

Well, dehydration is a very common problem and treating it at initial stage is very easy. However, if the problem persists for long, you should seek medical advice. Below are some amazing home remedies to treat dehydration:

Hydro Therapy

This is the most effective and the most common remedy to treat dehydration problem. You should drink plenty of fluids in any form to fulfill the water requirement of your body. You can simply drink water or add a pinch of salt and sugar to a glass of water and have it after every 1-2 hour for the whole day to treat dehydration.

You can also opt for some fruit juices to keep your body hydrated. Lime juice is another very good option for treating dehydration. Add few drops of lime juice, a teaspoon sugar, a pinch of salt, to a glass of water and drink at regular intervals of 2-3 hours. Remember, with any of the treatments, you have to essentially continue with hydro therapy.

Water Rich Fruits

You can eat fruits that have rich content of water, like bananas, watermelon, cantaloupe, strawberries, etc. Intake of these fruits restores the water and potassium substances in your body that have vanished due to dehydration. You can also eat water-rich vegetable cucumber to treat dehydration.

Yogurt

Yogurt is an excellent home remedy to get instant relief from acidity caused due to dehydration. Intake of yogurt maintains the level of potassium and sodium in body and thus gives relief from dehydration.

For better results, you can add one teaspoon of fenugreek powder to a bowl of yogurt. You can also make lassi or butter milk to balance your water level in body and treat dehydration.

Bland Foods

You should strictly avoid spicy food if you are suffering from dehydration and have bland foods for getting relief. Bland foods are easy to digest and therefore give relief from stomach cramps, acidity, etc., caused due to dehydration. You can eat rice gruels (congee), potatoes, rice bananas, etc., at least for 24 hours during dehydration.

Coconut Water

Coconut water is very effective home remedy for treating dehydration as well as avoiding dehydration. You should drink coconut water during summers and whenever you feel you are over exhausted and sweated a lot.

Coconut water has very high content of minerals like iron, potassium, etc. and therefore works miraculously to quickly heal the loss of water in body due to dehydration.

Chamomile Tea

Chamomile is a herbal content which acts as a pain reliever. Therefore having a cup of chamomile tea relives stomach cramps caused due to dehydration. It also energizes body and relaxes body muscles.

Normally, tea should be avoided during dehydration as it causes acidity; but, Chamomile tea is an excellent remedy for treating dehydration and compensates fluid loss of body.

Bath

Taking a cold water shower too helps in treating dehydration instantly. You can also add few drops of vinegar to your bathing water for better results. This therapy instantly cools your whole body and gives you relaxation from body pain, itching, fatigue, etc. caused due to dehydration.