Bob W wrote: >> From: PDML [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mark Roberts >> >> Bob W-PDML <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > I've known a couple of super-athletes who've ended up in hospital >> > because they've over-hydrated. I don't think I know anyone who has >> > ended up there because of dehydration. That doesn't mean it never >> happens, of course. >> >> Lisa ended up in the hospital for dehydration after running the Boston >> Marathon a few years back. She was back on her feet after a few hours and >> five litres(!) of IV saline. > >I find that extraordinary. She must have been ignoring her thirst. I'd >imagine that as in the London Marathon there are very frequent water >stations.
She was drinking regularly but simply not absorbing it (she threw up a lot of fluids during a post-race massage I'll spare you the details she usually thoughtfully supplies). Since then she's used special electrolyte pills for any endurance events. Some people simply need more salts in order to absorb water. This varies a lot from person to person. But I can assure you she was far from alone in the emergency room! Plenty of other people were there for dehydration. -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
