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Dehydration when i was cycling? |
the temp was 93,,i was cycling &i was alread at 20miles,i had mention to one of my buddies that i'm getting chills,not only that i was riding on some very tuff hills,,well tuff for me,,anyways,,every time i would come to a hill i could feel my body temp rise,cause i was working hard to get to the top, then when i'm at the top of the hill ,,i would get the chills...i stoped at 32 miles cause i was getting them to much,,i got a ride in from a friend,,and she told me thats a sign of dehydration,,my question is ,,is that ture and can you explain it to me,,thanks so much,, It sounds more like heat exhaustion / heat stroke, although dehydration is usually a contributing factor. You did the right thing by stopping - once you get to that state it's very difficult to recover out on the road. Best thing to do is get into AC and take a cool shower, and drink lots of water. To prevent it next time, make sure you're hydrated before you start - so just follow the advice of drinking lots of water all the time. In summer I have one of those big ol drink cups with water in it at my desk all day. No sodas. Before you start your ride, take the garden hose and soak down, especially your head / hair. It really makes a difference in the first few miles when the heat can be a shock, before your system starts sweating effectively. And continue to pour plenty of water on your head, neck, ears, face frequently. And of course drink plenty while riding. Plain water is fine, figure a large size bike bottle every 30 min to an hour. Good news is, you can adapt to the heat after several weeks of regular riding in it. Bad news is, before then you have to take it a bit easier. Have fun Scott p.s. I've lived and been cycling in TX all my life. I like it hot! Could more likely be the sign of a slight heat stroke, the chills make me think that. My daughter is a red head and we know of 2 heat strokes she has had. She said it felt like she could not sweat. She turned real red with white blotches and passed out both times. She vomited which we have been told not to cool them down too quickley or they will vomit. She is older now and I have often worried that we should have taken her to the ER!!! Next time I will. Being very overheated can bring on heat stroke symptoms and this can be caused, in part from dehydration. A real heat stroke is extremely dangerous, you can end up in the hospital or worse. If you feel this way immediately stop riding and get out of the sun 1st and somewhere cool 2nd, drink... getting cooled off it could take sometime too. Chills is a symptom of heat exhaustion, you need to do something immediately to cool down or heat stroke will be the next step and that is not good. Hydration is very important. If you do not hydrate enough your body gets to low on water and can not produce sweat any more and that leads to higher core temperature then probably heat stroke, not good. Drink twice as much water as you have been and take it easy when it is this hot. I rode 72 miles today in 93 deg. but I drank at least two gallons of water. Good luck and be careful. Do a google search on heat exhaustion and check out a list of symptoms, there are more than I can remember, but I know chills is one of them, that actually happened to me Friday mowing a friends yard,it took 3 hours and it was 98 and I started to get chills, so I stopped, went into the shade, drank some cold water and cooled off for a while then was fine. As long as you know the symptoms you can stay safe. I live in TX too and can handle a bit of heat - and you will get used to it after doing it (carefully) repeatedly. Just be careful, and don't push yourself too hard. I was riding with a friend in Austin this weekend and she was having similar symptoms as you - at the top of a few climbs she was overheated and dizzy and we stopped in the shade for a while. Probably the best advice I can offer is, drink plenty of fluids the day BEFORE you ride. I read this in Bicycling Magazine recently, and it really really helps. If you're well-hydrated before the ride, you'll last longer and feel better during and after your ride. Be sure to keep on drinking while you ride and after as well. Good luck CR That is a promanant sighn of dehydration. But there is also a thing i read in backpacker magazine about drinking too much water. I forget what this is called but it shows the same symptoms as dehydration. Because they have the same symptoms when people develope this it is treated wrongly and is made worse. If you consumed massive ammounts of water because of the heat and had water sloshing in your belly this may have been a cause. If you set out on an empty stomach that could of also played a part. |
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