What are Dehydration Symptoms?
Some may think that feeling excessively thirsty may be one of the first signs of dehydration. But it is not necessarily so. Many people don’t even feel thirsty until after becoming dehydrated. This is why they say that you need to drink a lot of water to stay hydrated, especially during extremely hot weather.
Dehydration Symptoms by Age
Children experience more severe dehydration symptoms than adults. Some of the most common dehydration symptoms in children include:
- Mouth or tongue dryness
- Drying up of tears
- In infants, no wet diapers for as long as 3 hours
- Sunken cheeks
- Irritability
- Soft spot on top of the skull
- Sunken eyes