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Dehydration in PeriMenopause & Menopause
What causes us to be so much more dehydrated? Well, lack of estrogen, for starters. We’re 60–70 percent water in our youth, but women are perhaps only 50 percent water pre and at menopause because estrogen causes our tissues to retain more moisture. Without the hormone, cells can’t hold as much.
While there’s not much we can do about our declining estrogen levels, we can avoid making the problem worse by being aware of other causes of dehydration.
🍷ALCOHOL
Alcohol is a diuretic, meaning it causes us to have to go to the bathroom more often. And this means lower fluid content in the body. Because we’re running to the bathroom so often, we might mistakenly think we’re well-hydrated and in no need of more liquid. Wrong! Try to down 8 oz of water for every “adult” beverage, and remember that alcohol isn’t a menopausal woman’s friend (hot flashes, poor sleep, etc.). If you’re ready to indulge, go for it, but please be safe (and drink the water too).
CAFFEINE ☕️
Another diuretic. These can be bladder irritants, so you may feel like you need to p*e even when you don’t. Because irritation can lead to urgency incontinence, our Docs of Physical Therapy recommend you drink water first in the morning, before coffee, to dilute the stuff that annoys your bladder.
SALT 🧂 
Salty and sodium-heavy foods are major dehydrators. But you may not always know where salt is lurking. Some things to avoid or limit include cured meats (bacon, ham); bread and bread-like foods such as biscuits, pancakes, and waffles; canned foods; sports drinks (these are intended to replace sodium lost to sweat, so they are intentionally salty); soy sauce. Lots of snacks are salty: salted nuts, chips, cheeses, crackers, etc.
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