Beware. If you cut your food intake drastically AND quit drinking everything but water, you can actually flush your system of electrolytes and become dehydrated (actually, it is an electrolyte imbalance). It all started about a week ago and progressed as such:
- Muscle weakness
- Fatigue
- Intense muscle cramps
- Light-headedness
- Inability to go #1
- Nausea
About halfway through, I spoke to my doctor's nurse and figured out what was going on. I didn't get the point of the ER, but was close. I've been guzzling Gatorade for about three days and feel somewhat back to normal. It's crazy.
I've switched from Gatorade to Smart Water now because of the sugar, but damn, Smart Water is expensive. Hopefully, drinking a bottle a day of that will help prevent this from happening again.
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