Health · Fitness & Nutrition · 5 hrs ago
How to reduce dehydration risk during Navratri and Durga Puja celebrations
Navratri and Durga Puja celebrations can involve hours of dancing and walking, often in heat and crowds.
Heavy sweating can lead to dehydration and loss of electrolytes, which may cause tiredness, dizziness, headaches, weakness and muscle cramps.
A critical care specialist advises healthy adults to aim for about two to three litres of fluids a day, while noting that needs vary and may rise with heat and activity.
Drink regularly before and during celebrations, taking small sips during breaks rather than waiting for thirst.
Coconut water, salted lemon water, chaas or a suitable oral rehydration solution can help replace fluids and electrolytes; water-rich fruit can also add to fluid intake.
After dancing or walking, continue drinking and allow the body to cool and recover.
Stop and seek medical help for serious warning signs, including confusion, fainting, vomiting, very little urine or a rapid heartbeat.
Hours of dancing and walking during Navratri and Durga Puja can cause heavy sweating, fluid loss and dehydration.
A critical care specialist advises starting hydration before celebrations and drinking regularly through the day.
For healthy adults, about two to three litres of fluids a day is described as a reasonable target, though needs vary.
Coconut water, salted nimbu pani, chaas or a suitable ORS solution can help replace fluids and electrolytes.
Persistent dizziness, confusion, fainting, vomiting or other warning signs should prompt stopping activity and seeking medical help.
- Who
- People attending Navratri and Durga Puja celebrations; advice is provided by Dr Adit Zota, a consultant pulmonologist and critical care specialist.
- What
- The article gives advice on reducing dehydration risk during celebrations.
- When
- During Navratri and Durga Puja, especially during hours of dancing or walking.
- Where
- Garba venues and Durga Puja pandals.
- Why
- Dancing and walking in the heat can cause sweating, fluid loss and electrolyte loss.
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- Daily fluid target
- About two to three litres for healthy adults
- Suggested drinks
- Coconut water, salted nimbu pani, chaas or a suitable ORS solution
- Water-rich foods
- Cucumbers, oranges, watermelon and pomegranates
- Source expert
- Dr Adit Zota, Sterling Hospital, Gandhidham
What people are saying
For healthy adults, about two to three litres of fluids in a day is a reasonable target, although needs differ with body size, weather, activity level, and medical conditions.
Coconut water, nimbu pani with some salt, chaas, or a suitable ORS solution can help replace fluids and electrolytes.
A practical approach is to drink, especially when sweating heavily or dancing continuously,
There is no need to avoid water; what matters is drinking comfortably and replacing fluids that have been lost.
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