Get water into your body however you can.
Being dehydrated is bad. Being dehydrated and also sick is worse. If drinking straight water sucks for you, here are some suggestions from around the internet to help you out:
- Get a large reusable bottle with a straw. If you tend to be pretty stationary throughout the day, a large bottle of water with a straw is a really good choice. The straw allows you to drink without stopping whatever you're doing, which I find to be really useful when I'm doing something that requires my focus.
- Juice or milk. Milk is actually pretty hydrating. If chocolate or strawberry milk is something you crave often, it's ok to reach for it for hydration. Juice can be high in sugar, but if you pick one that doesn't have sugar added, it's really not that bad.
- Soda. Yes it does provide some water. Make sure to brush your teeth often if you're drinking a lot of soda because the carbonation can wear down on your teeth after a while.
- Fruit. Melons, especially watermelons, and citrus like oranges are high in water, but really any fruit will hydrate you a little. Veggies also provide some water, though less.
- Ice pops. On the track of eating your water instead of drinking it, ice pops have really helped me stay hydrated. They taste good, they're easy to eat, and they provide a decent amount of water.
- Soup or broth. Sweet things not really for you? Try something savory! Broth, especially low sodium broth, can be a great hydrater.
- Water additives like mio, kool aid, cocktail bitters, lemon slices, mint leaves, etc. Get creative! My dad drinks almost exclusively orange iced tea, made with an iced tea mio and a package of unsweetened orange kool aid. Mix and match some things until you find a drink you'll want to drink.
Feel free to add your own hydration tips as well! The disabled community is always searching for new ways to get water intake up.
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