Guest guest Posted September 6, 2008 Report Share Posted September 6, 2008 That's what my surgeon's always told me when I'd come home off of an IV for a few days, I'd dehydrate rather quick because the pain meds kept me tired and I never ate much or drank much, After my hysterectomy it was horrible. Dh went out and got the smaller bottles of Gatorade and I had to drink so many per so many hours. And boy what a difference it made! Do you think that would work with the way my body is being depleted with the asthma meds (I'm using a lot right now) Terry I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that He didn't trust me so much. ~Mother Teddy Bear's Early Learning Program Established August of 1992 Re: Has anyone tried the Water Cure for asthma? Instead of drinking more water, wouldn't it be better to drink gaterade or powerade? They have the electrolytes (sodium and potassium) that your body sweats out and needs, and water doesn't have any electrolytes. That is what is recommended a lot in the summer when you get dehydrated, is to drink gaterade or powerade; it should say on the label how much it contains. > > Here's the info: > > Asthma is a complication of dehydration in the body. It is caused by > the drought management programs of the body. In asthma, free passage > of air is obstructed so that water does not leave the body in the form > of vapor - the winter steam. Increased water intake will prevent > asthma attacks. Asthmatics need also to take more salt to break the > mucus plugs in the lungs that obstruct the free flow of air in and out > of the air sacs. > > Depending on the damage your specific prolonged dehydration has caused > to your body, it may take years of consistent hydration to effect > total regeneration. However, all asthmatic symptoms will disappear > once full hydration is reached and remain gone as long as hydration is > continued. The predisposition towards asthma (your body's specific > drought management program) may disappear after some > years of full hydration, depending on the length of your body's > chronic dehydration and the extent of devastation the dehydration > caused your body's organs. > > Typically, if you follow with exactness the protocols written here, > it'll take up to four days before you're free of symptoms. And you'll > stay asthma-free as long as you keep up the protocols. > > The Water Cure Recipe: > > Drink 1/2 your body weight of water in ounces, daily. Example 180 lb > = 90 oz. of water daily. Divide that into 8 or 10 oz. glasses and > that's how many glasses you will need to drink, daily. > > Use 1/4 tsp. of salt for every quart of water you drink. Use salt > liberally with food. As long as you drink the water, you can use the > salt. > > Avoid caffeinated or alcoholic drinks. These are diuretics and will > dehydrate you. Every 6 oz. of caffeine or alcohol requires an > additional 10 to 12 oz. of water to re-hydrate you. > > P.S. (USE Clean Water, Use non-refined, ocean salt ONLY ) > > Most Docs encourage their patients to drink " plenty of liquids. " It > sounds like good advice, but it really isn't because the body reacts > differently to different liquids. Coca cola has water in it, but it > isn't water, is it? A child can tell you that water is clear and coca > cola is brown. The body knows the difference, too, and that " liquid " > will not hydrate you like plain old H2O. > > Other Docs don't make the mistake of thinking that all " liquids " are > the same, that drinking a glass of juice is just as hydrating as > drinking a glass of water and they give the advice to " drink plenty of > water. " To anyone who has studied chemistry and understands that the > body NEEDS water, not juice or coffee or tea or soda or alcohol, > that the actual bodily needs of the body require WATER and not those > other liquids. > > When you actually look into what the body needs to hydrate itself, it > becomes apparent that it needs WATER and some SALT. Salt is all- > important. You cannot hydrate your body if you are just drinking > water. In fact, if you drink lots of water without the salt, the water > is going to behave like a DIURETIC! > > EAT one teaspoon of unrefined sea salt for every Gallon of water you > drink. This is the standard ratio. So, for three Quarts of water you'd > eat ¾ teaspoon of salt. For a Half Gallon of water you'd eat ½ > teaspoon of salt. For one Quart of water you'd eat ¼ teaspoon of salt. > For one Pint of water you'd eat 1/8 teaspoon of salt. And for one > 8-ounce glass of water you'd eat 1/16 teaspoon of salt. > > DRINK the water first, then eat the salt. Never eat the salt first and > then drink the water and NEVER eat the salt alone, without drinking > the water. > > DRINK 2-3 glasses of water in the first half hour upon waking up. > > DRINK 1 glass of water just before retiring at night. > > For people with normal heart and kidney function: DRINK 2 glasses of > water one half hour before eating a meal. If it is a heavy meal, drink > 3 or more glasses. DRINK 1 glass of water two and one half hours (2 ½ > hours) after the meal. > > DRINK whenever you feel thirsty, even in the middle of a meal. > > DRINK 1-3 glasses of water after using the bathroom, to replenish the > liquids you have lost. > > DRINK 2-3 glasses of water prior to exercise. > > FOR HEAVY-SET PEOPLE, drink half your body weight in ounces MIMIMUM > each day. So, if you weigh 200 pounds, you'd drink 100 ounces of water > mimimun daily. > > IN HOT WEATHER, when you are stressed, when exercising or when > sweating, take additional salt as well drinking more water. In hot > climates you may also need to take additional salt. > > A RULE OF THUMB to tell when you are hydrated is the following: YOU > ARE HYDRATED when the color of your urine is clear. YOU ARE DEHYDRATED > when the color of your urine is yellow. YOU ARE VERY DEHYDRATED when > the color of your urine is orange or darker. > (Remember, though, that food coloring and some vitamins can color the > urine.) > > AVOID diuretics such as caffeinated drinks or alcoholic beverages. > For every 6 oz. of caffeine or alcohol that you drink, an additional > 10 to 12 oz. of water will be needed to rehydrate you. > > DO NOT SUBSTITUTE OTHER LIQUIDS FOR WATER AND SALT, INCLUDING FRUIT > JUICES. You don't need " liquids " as the doctors will tell you, you > need WATER AND SOME SALT. If you drink fruit juices, do not consider > them " beverages, " consider them " foods, " not part of your required > water and salt intake. > > CAUTION: For people with EXTENSIVE EDEMA and whose hearts sometimes > have irregular or very rapid beats with little effort, the increase in > water intake should be gradual and spaced out, however, WATER SHOULD > NOT BE WITHHELD FROM THE BODY. Salt intake should be limited for two > or three days because the body is still in an overdrive mode > to retain it. Once the edema has cleared up, SALT SHOULD NOT BE > WITHHELD FROM THE BODY. Also, those in heart or kidney failure needing > dialysis MUST consult with their doctors before increasing their salt > intake. > > PURCHASE a graduated water bottle (a bottle that has lines on the side > of it which indicate the quantity of liquid inside) that allows > you to know how many 8-ounce glasses of water you've drunk, fill it > up, carry it around with you all day and drink. ALSO PURCHASE a > measuring spoon and a small container in which to carry your salt and > bring these items with you wherever you go so that you always are able > to properly hydrate your body with water and salt. > ------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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