I was taught to pinch lightly, and pull the skin outward a bit from the limb. The time it takes it to return to being flat is a good indicator of the degree of hydration, especially in very young children. It takes some experience and/or a normal standard against which to judge.
James-Osbourne: Holmes -----Original Message----- From: Jan Carew [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2001 2:04 AM To: silver list post Subject: CS>Fw: CS>Skin pinch to test for dehydration -- a question Josephine - I thought having skin that doesn't leap back into shape after pinching was all part of the dreaded aging process - loss of elastin/collagen etc? Jan -----Original Message----- From: Josephine < [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> < [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, October 10, 2001 11:54 PM Subject: Re: CS>Skin pinch to test for dehydration -- a question I don't think there is a timing thing to the skin pinch. If your skin stays pinched, it means that you are dehydrated. Same with a dog, if the skin on the back of his neck stays up after you have released it, the dog is dehydrated. All it means is that your body needs lots of water. Many folks don't drink the amount of water they are supposed to drink per day anyway. Better drink my water now. Josephine Hawaii Could someone knowledgeable explain how to do the back-of-the hand skin pinch and what the "timing" is? Before I began drinking enough water, the skin on the back of my hand stayed pinched! Now it returns to normal almost instantly. Judy Down Maine -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] ailto:[email protected]> -or- [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour < [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >
