Written by: Aiden Man Nhuchhe Pradhan - 32028, Grade IV
Posted on: 04 September, 2023
Seventy percent of our body is made up of water. Our body can’t store water. We, therefore, need to provide fresh supplies everyday to make up for all the loss of water our body makes. We lose water when we sweat, urinate etc. Water helps our body to maintain our body temperature and it also helps in smooth functioning of body joints.
When we lose more body fluid than what we intake, the body will become unable to carry out its normal functions and its when dehydration occurs. Dehydration can cause urinary and kidney related problems including other problems like heat injury and even seizures. It is caused due to high fever, excessive sweating, vomiting and diarrhoea etc. We need to drink enough water and other fluids during sickness to maintain the body fluid.
