[pct-l] bathroom stops

[Brick Robbins]

it sounds like it could be hyponatremia

http://sportsmedicine.about.com/od/hydrationandfluid/a/Hyponatremia.htm
http://www.rice.edu/~jenky/sports/salt.html

hand and foot swelling, and your body trying to balance electrolytes
by shedding water are both symptoms that endurance athletes have.

Try Gatorade instead of water.



On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 11:58 AM, Sherry Smith <sherry_s1954 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi.  I am wondering if other people have the same problem as I have.  I can't seem to make it very far before I have to stop to, well, 'pee'.  I am sick of it.  Is the hiking beating up my bladder or something?
>
> Also, my hands swell when I hike in the heat.  I sip water as I hike (and, no, I am not drinking that much to account for stopping to go to the bathroom every flippin' half hour!!) and I know I am not dehydrated.
> Thanks for any help.
> Chemo Savvy
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