Overdid it today

[MTG#10]

Spent the entire afternoon power washing my downstairs concrete patio, upstairs deck and siding. About 5 hours in I started feeling dizzy. Next thing I remember is a hot paramedic asking me how I felt.

Apparently the sun became too much and according to my daughter I passed out, vomited and had a seizure. Not sure what order.

I've never had any health problems. Perfect health my entire life, rarely ever even get sick. This scared the shit out of me. (figuratively)

[scho63]

Originally Posted by eDave

Hire a Mexican. Problem solved.

That's not a typical eDave answer......too un-PC

[loochy]

Originally Posted by eDave

Hire a Mexican. Problem solved.

But tarriffs on mexican guys are causing obscure Mexican taco carts to raise prices of carnitas and barbacoa tacos!
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[Predarat]

You are winning. Your X and her squeeze are probably passing out sitting on their asses in a place and with liqour both paid for by gubbment cheeze.

[BucEyedPea]

Originally Posted by ChiliConCarnage

Dehydration maybe? Seems a bit extreme but I know ppl pass out

It's not at all extreme. It sounds like heat exhaustion.

See symptoms, all of which he described, here:

https://www.webmd.com/fitness-exerci...t-exhaustion#1

Water and salt depletion contribute to it. Yes, you do need salt in hot weather. It holds the water in your body which helps to cool it down. Salt free diets can kill you as well. I'd add electrolytes too.

I get those same symptoms here during Florida summers. I passed out two summers ago. Also, even though heat can make you feel like not eating, it's helpful to have regular meals instead of skipping or going without for long hours.

The electrolytes get rid of the nausea for me and the salt and regular water helps with the headaches and dizziness/lightheadedness.

Gatorade has too much sugar in it. I use these packets, keep some in my purse and pour some into a water bottle I keep with me in the car or purse when I am out and about.

[ChiefGator]

Yeah, I use the Nuun Active Electrolyte Drink Tablets, Lemon+Lime tablets in Florida as well. I also have pure water and some G2 Gatorade on hot days when I am out working in the fields all day. It really does help.

And take lots and lots of breaks.

[Fish]

Originally Posted by BucEyedPea

It's not at all extreme. It sounds like heat exhaustion.

See symptoms, all of which he described, here:

https://www.webmd.com/fitness-exerci...t-exhaustion#1

Water and salt depletion contribute to it. Yes, you do need salt in hot weather. It holds the water in your body which helps to cool it down. Salt free diets can kill you as well. I'd add electrolytes too.

I get those same symptoms here during Florida summers. I passed out two summers ago. Also, even though heat can make you feel like not eating, it's helpful to have regular meals instead of skipping or going without for long hours.

The electrolytes get rid of the nausea for me and the salt and regular water helps with the headaches and dizziness/lightheadedness.

Gatorade has too much sugar in it. I use these packets, keep some in my purse and pour some into a water bottle I keep with me in the car or purse when I am out and about.

[RippedmyFlesh]

Originally Posted by MahiMike

The key is to slowly acclimate yourself to the heat. I go for walks in the heat of the day starting in March. Now 96 feels like just another day.

The cold is the same way. I live in snowbelt country and people who work in the cold in winter say it starts in fall. You DON'T wear a jacket when it goes down to 48-50. You get used to working in that temp without extra clothing helps you deal with winter. But it takes a couple of months to do.

[MTG#10]

It was in fact hyponatremia. Well, a combination of it and dehydration. I was drinking water but not enough. The doc said the seizure was a result of being hyponatremic. I hadn't eaten anything since about 5PM the previous day and I had been on a low-sodium diet for weeks.

All of my vital organs checked out fine but he did say from now on I will have a lower tolerance for heat. He was correct, the last few days I've found myself getting overheated way quicker than normal.

Moral of the story is dont work outside in the sun all day on an empty stomach.

[BucEyedPea]

Had to look hyponatremia up: A condition that occurs when the level of sodium in the blood is too low.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-...s/syc-20373711

Yes, eating meals also helps your electrolytes too.

[BWillie]

I'm too lazy to ever be in a position to get heat stroke

[srvy]

Originally Posted by BucEyedPea

Had to look hyponatremia up: A condition that occurs when the level of sodium in the blood is too low.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-...s/syc-20373711

Yes, eating meals also helps your electrolytes too.

Reading thats sounds like he drank to much water. Strange.

[BucEyedPea]

Originally Posted by srvy

Reading thats sounds like he drank to much water. Strange.

Yeah it says too much water dilutes the sodium in the body making the salt too low.
I know it's considered a big bugaboo to take salt, but down here in the heat it's necessary and also drink water. Salt will hold water in to help cool your body. That link says it depends on the cause for the condition and some conditions also require electrolytes.

[ChiefGator]

Originally Posted by MTG#10

...he did say from now on I will have a lower tolerance for heat. He was correct, the last few days I've found myself getting overheated way quicker than normal.

Yeah, I had heard that too.. sucks that it is true.