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Anyone else forget to eat and drink?

Marsi

Hey, so I've recently learnt thar I'm chronically severly dehydrated. I just forget to drink. also forgetting to eat. Best way to describe it is I forget that drinking and eating exist. I also forget going to the bathroom exists as well until it's bad. What should I do to try and fix this? I'm alone most days of the week. My partner comes home in the evening. and even if I have drink near me I still forget. I've also tried setting alarms and I just tick them of then forget to actually drink. Any advice is great. 

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  • Hi Marsi. 

    I'm sorry you go through this. The same thing happens to me too, causing dehydration and low blood sugars. It's especially bad in the summer if it happens to be hot. Something that helps me that you may like to try is using your phone to set alarm reminders to remind you when to eat and drink. I have done this since 2021, when dehydration last landed me in A&E and though I still forget if I ignore the reminder (not recommended) it does help as I drink at a more regular rate now.

    It's not easy though because I almost never actually feel hungry or thirsty so when it comes to eating and drinking I've got to practically force myself to have something and that's not easy. lol.

    You can also pick yourself up a water bottle that has markings on it telling you how much you should drink throughout the day. Carrying a snack with you can be a helpful reminder to eat as well. When I go out I keep a bag of sweets on me and this is a helpful reminder to eat little and often during the day. Especially useufl when I am working.

    I hope some of this can help you with this situation. Dehydration isn't fun and it can be really harmful if it's a regular thing, my kidneys aren't 100% anymore so I try to be extra mindful of this.

  • in reply to Rayann
    Rayann said:
    You can also pick yourself up a water bottle that has markings on it telling you how much you should drink throughout the day. Carrying a snack with you can be a helpful reminder to eat as well.

    This works for me too.

    If I don't do this; after a while, I can misinterpret hungry / thirsty for cross / bored (much later on realising: just run out of energy).

  • in reply to DormouseAtRest_25

    Hey!

    *waves*

    I'm glad you have found it helpful. Honestly,it's saved me a lot of hassle, (and hospital visits), more so than I thought at first it would. I'm glad it's been of help to you too, these little things can be true life savers can't they.

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  • in reply to DormouseAtRest_25

    Hey!

    *waves*

    I'm glad you have found it helpful. Honestly,it's saved me a lot of hassle, (and hospital visits), more so than I thought at first it would. I'm glad it's been of help to you too, these little things can be true life savers can't they.

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