I'm about 6 days out from surgery and I feel more and more dehydrated. Any suggestions on how to stay hydrated?

I'm about 6 days out from surgery and I feel more and more dehydrated. Any suggestions on how to stay hydrated?

Are you getting at least 48 Ozs of liquid

sip, sip,sip and sip some more. You may not be able to get in all liquids the first week but you should aim for min. 64 oz. water daily. My surgeon required me to have min. 64 oz. others may differ.

sip sip sip like BB said. Also sugar free Popsicles might help. ice chips , just keep the small amounts of liquids going in all the time. If cold doesn't feel good try something warm, like fat free broth, or if warm doesn't feel good do the Popsicles or ice chips. Maybe even room temp water will be easy to sip on. No matter what you have to get it in. Wishing you the best,

Im supposed to have 64 oz but can do a minimum of 50 on a bad day. Dont forget unsweetened iced tea, decaf tea/coffee. 4 oz of jello is 4 oz of liquid.. 1 sf popsicle is 3 oz. Make it a game, thats what I do.

Put Water in every room to remind yourself to drink. Also try setting alarm click on your phone.

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