What Does It Mean to Be Thirsty?

Re:What Does It Mean to Be Thirsty? by williamdclt on Tuesday August 12, 2025 @07:29AM (#44874912)

It's a big problem for the elderlies, it snowballs into serious issues. Don't feel thirst -> be dehydrated -> UTI -> hospital.

And having to be stay at a hospital for a length of time for any reason is very much Not Good for an elderly person. Other illnesses, muscle atrophy, disorientation, loneliness, cognitive decline...

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Re:What Does It Mean to Be Thirsty? by johnisgood on Wednesday August 13, 2025 @06:46AM (#44886818)

You are correct.

Hospital -> Social home, then what you have said ... and then death.

As someone who has a relative working in a hospital and another in a social home (for the elderly, but these days we get 50 years olds with dementia which is crazy), they experience it.

It is not necessarily about dehydration, but that plays a huge role, too. Sometimes a simple yet unfortunate fall is enough.

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