drinking too much water while vaping

[theworldspinson]

I've seen lots of articles online and even several posts here about drinking lots of water while vaping and I'm defiantly with everyone on the drink more water when vaping it does help a lot with dehydration. My problem is I have a tendency to drink too much. I'm a truck driver and let me just say rest areas and truck stops are entirely too far apart from each other! lol. I also work outside a lot unloading my own trailer in south Texas and the like so water is a very important thing for myself but its just extremely hard to get the right balance while vaping (after 2 years I still can't get it right) while I am driving my vape is on a lanyard around my neck and my water right next to me. Once at a customer location my vape is tucked into my shirt and I usually drink at least 1 or 2 bottles while working in the heat for an hour or 2 at a time then back to driving but the problem I am finding is I have to find a restroom every 30 minutes or so which just isn't possible on the road a lot of the time. I do wonder if I could find something like hard candies that could help with the balance that is help reduce the dry mouth while not demanding quite so much water but the last thing I want to do is reduce my water intake too much and cause a situation where I might become overly dehydrated because the last thing I need is a heat stroke. So was wondering if anyone else had any luck with something like candy and the like or any other suggestions that might help. thanks

 

[Bunnykiller]

Vaping really doesnt dehydrate you, it just makes the mouth feel dry... something people mistake for dehydration... try taking small sips instead of chugs of fluid....

 

[theworldspinson]

thanks that is what i thought but really wasn't sure on

 

[Semiretired]

Also what will really help is fruit - the juice helps a lot - snack on watermelon or honey dew slices.

 

[theworldspinson]

I didn't really think about that too much but yeah your right just 2 weeks ago in fact I did pick up a bag of apples and snacked on those while I was driving and things didn't go quite so badly (just didn't put the 2 together) that may very well be the solution that I need. tonight I picked up some jolly ranchers just to give those a try too. I was thinking it wasn't actual dehydration but just a moister problem in the mouth from the articles I read but really hard to tell and I'm always so afraid of not getting enough water that I get a hint of thirst and that is the first thing I grab out of habit more less but I think it is time to teach this old dog a new trick. my poor bladder already takes enough beating from this truck it just can't take a whole lot more.

 

[jellis9]

I have heard that vaping dehydrates you in the sense that it can pull water from your mouth, throat, and probably lungs but as far as this affects your overall body hydration I don't know how large of an affect this has. I would say as long as you are ...... fairly clear then you're in good shape.

Also as an aside, thanks for being a trucker. That is such a demanding job and I always make sure to make life easier for truckers when I'm on the highway (which is 120mi/day commuting.)

 

[guht]

I agree with the others. You can usually tell if you are dehydrated by color of urine. If it is dark and stinks, you are most likely dehydrated. If your urine is totally clear,you might be drinking to much water, and yes you can drink to much.

 

[TKS]

Drinking too much will simply leach away many nutrients. There is such a thing as water overdose, what you want to do is if your feeling dry, take a few gulps just to take the edge off. Don't go chucking so much where your urine is 100% clear. If you can't help it, simply vape less I suppose, trucking might be a bit much to pair up with vaping for you, who knows ?

 

[Katya]

Yeah... You can actually make yourself sick drinking too much water. Chew gum, suck on some lozenges (sugarless), snack on fruit, use chapstick to keep your lips from drying, sip your water instead of gulping it, use Biotene mouthwash.

Good luck and welcome aboard!