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Drinking Water

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I have an issue that I've noticed happening to me. I wake up and I feel sick and dizzy, and have a headache. I sweat a lot and I've been having fainting spells every now and then. I don't think I'm dehydrated on the grand scheme of things because I drink lots of coke and other fizzy drinks, but I don't drink any water at all and I'm wondering if that could be the cause of this? Before I hardly drank anything but that led to urinary tract infections and hospitals so I started drinking a lot more but only fizzy drinks and never water. But I read online that you need to drink water but I don't like to because it tastes horrible and it comes out a tap and I worry about germs and bugs. I'm not really sure what to do about this. I can't drink it if I don't like it and if it may be contaminated. 

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  • Have you tried flavoured water or squash? Maybe a water filter jug may help with the taste? Fizzy drinks won’t hydrate you as well as water especially if they are caffeinated and/or have a lot of sugar in. A good way to tell how properly hydrated you are is to look at the colour of your wee. If it is always brown or dark yellow then you are dehydrated. Sometimes as Martin said I do need to also up my salt intake to avoid feeling woozy , even when drinking a lot of water, when I’m getting sweaty or it’s particularly hot in the summer

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  • Have you tried flavoured water or squash? Maybe a water filter jug may help with the taste? Fizzy drinks won’t hydrate you as well as water especially if they are caffeinated and/or have a lot of sugar in. A good way to tell how properly hydrated you are is to look at the colour of your wee. If it is always brown or dark yellow then you are dehydrated. Sometimes as Martin said I do need to also up my salt intake to avoid feeling woozy , even when drinking a lot of water, when I’m getting sweaty or it’s particularly hot in the summer

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