Hydration in Menopause

During peri-menopause and menopause, it is easy to become dehydrated due to hot flashes and night sweats, which can cause excessive sweating. When you are suffering from these menopausal symptoms, you need to drink more water to stay hydrated.

Drink Water

• The more hydrated you are, the less likely you will be to suffer from hot flashes. Drink one-half to two-thirds of your body weight in ounces of water every day. If you weigh 150 pounds you should drink at least 75 ounces of water each day.
  The average adult loses in excess of 10 cups of water per day, according to the Mayo Clinic. If you are in peri-menopause or menopause and experiencing night sweats and hot flashes you are likely to lose even more fluid.

Effects

• Being hydrated will help cool the skin on your face, which will counteract the effects of a hot flash.

Symptoms

• Some women experience dizziness while going through peri-menopause and menopause, which can be attributed to many things, including hormonal fluctuations and dehydration.

Your Skin

• Dry skin can be the result of lack of hydration. Dry skin will become saggy, wrinkled skin.

Age

• As we get older we are less able to conserve water, so a big percentage of the fluids that we ingest leave our body through sweat and urine, resulting in the need to drink more water than when younger, according to Selfgrowth.com.