Symptoms of Dehydration

List of symptoms of Dehydration:

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Dehydration includes the 36 symptoms listed below:

• Thirst
• Dry mouth
• Dry tongue
• Fatigue
• Dark colored urine
• Infrequent urination
• Reduced urine
• Dry skin
• Loose skin
• Wrinkled skin
• Rapid pulse
• Rapid breathing
• Muscle cramps
• Muscle weakness
• Sunken eyes
• Light-headedness
• Rapid heartbeat
• Rapid breathing
• Confusion
• Loss of consciousness
• Infant dehydration symptoms - dehydration is severe in infants requiring immediate urgent medical care; call the doctor or emergency immediately; some of the symptoms include:
  • High fever
  • Irritability
  • Listlessness
  • Sleepiness
  • Dry mouth
  • Cracked lips
  • Sunken eyes
  • Sunken abdomen
  • Sunken cheeks
  • Dark rings around the eyes
  • Sunken fontanel
  • Fewer wet diapers - especially if none for more than 3 hours
  • No tears when crying
  • Dry mouth and tongue
  • Non-responsive skin - does not flatten out when pinched up and released

Note that Dehydration symptoms usually refers to various symptoms known to a patient, but the phrase Dehydration signs may refer to those signs only noticable by a doctor.

More ways to research these symptoms: To research other symptoms use the symptom center, or to research causes of more than one symptom in combination, try our multi-symptom search.

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Dehydration?

The list of other diseases or medical conditions that may be on the differential diagnosis list of alternative diagnoses for Dehydration includes:

• Acute Appendicitis
• Glossitis
• Heat exhaustion
• Leukoplakia
• Muscle cramps

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More information about symptoms of Dehydration and related conditions:

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Other Possible Causes of these Symptoms

Click on any of the symptoms below to see a full list of other causes including diseases, medical conditions, toxins, drug interactions, or drug side effect causes of that symptom.

• Confusion - see all causes of Confusion
• Cracked lips - see all causes of Cracked lips
• Dark colored urine - see all causes of Darkened urine
• Dark rings around the eyes - see all causes of Dark circles under eyes
• Dry mouth - see all causes of Dry mouth
• Dry mouth - see all causes of Dry mouth
• Dry mouth and tongue - see all causes of Dry mouth
• Dry skin - see all causes of Dry skin
• Dry tongue - see all causes of Tongue symptoms
• Fatigue - see all causes of Fatigue
• Fewer wet diapers - see all causes of Dehydration
• High fever - see all causes of High fever
• Infant dehydration symptoms - see all causes of Dehydration
• Infrequent urination - see all causes of Infrequent urination
• Irritability - see all causes of Irritability
• Light-headedness - see all causes of Dizziness
• Listlessness - see all causes of Listlessness
• Loose skin - see all causes of Skin symptoms
• Loss of consciousness - see all causes of Syncope
• Muscle cramps - see all causes of Muscle cramps
• Muscle weakness - see all causes of Muscle weakness
• No tears when crying - see all causes of Dry eye
• Non-responsive skin - see all causes of Skin texture changes
• Rapid breathing - see all causes of Rapid breathing
• Rapid breathing - see all causes of Rapid breathing
• Rapid heartbeat - see all causes of Rapid heartbeat
• Rapid pulse - see all causes of Rapid heart beat
• Reduced urine - see all causes of Reduced urine
• Sleepiness - see all causes of Drowsiness
• Sunken abdomen - see all causes of Abdominal symptoms
• Sunken cheeks - see all causes of Cheek symptoms
• Sunken eyes - see all causes of Sunken eyes
• Sunken eyes - see all causes of Sunken eyes
• Sunken fontanel - see all causes of Dehydration
• Thirst - see all causes of Thirst
• Wrinkled skin - see all causes of Dry skin

Medical Books Online about Dehydration

Medical Books Excerpts Excerpts of published medical book chapters related to Dehydration are available from published medical books for more detailed information about Dehydration.

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Article Excerpts About Symptoms of Dehydration:

General signs of dehydration include

• Thirst
• Less frequent urination
• Dry skin
• Fatigue
• Light-headedness
• Dark colored urine

Signs of dehydration in children include

• Dry mouth and tongue
• No tears when crying
• No wet diapers for 3 hours or more
• Sunken abdomen, eyes, or cheeks
• High fever
• Listlessness or irritability
• Skin that does not flatten when pinched and released

If you suspect that you or your child is dehydrated, call the doctor immediately. Severe dehydration may require hospitalization. (Source: excerpt from Diarrhea: NIDDK)

Dehydration as a Cause of Symptoms or Medical Conditions

When considering symptoms of Dehydration, it is also important to consider Dehydration as a possible cause of other medical conditions. The Disease Database lists the following medical conditions that Dehydration may cause:

• Atrial fibrillation
• Chloride levels raised (plasma or serum)
• Constipation
• Dry eyes
• Dry skin
• Enophthalmos
• Hypotension
• Hypovolaemic shock
• Osmolality raised (plasma)
• Parotitis, acute
• Polycythaemia
• Relative erythrocytosis
• Renal failure, acute
• Urea levels raised (plasma or serum)
• Xerostomia

Dehydration as a symptom:

For a more detailed analysis of Dehydration as a symptom, including causes, drug side effect causes, and drug interaction causes, please see our Symptom Center information for Dehydration.

Medical articles and books on symptoms:

These general reference articles may be of interest in relation to medical signs and symptoms of disease in general:

• Diagnostic Testing for a Diagnosis of Dehydration
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• Online Diagnosis
• Self Diagnosis Pitfalls
• Pitfalls of Online Diagnosis
• Symptoms of the Silent Killer Diseases
• Lesser known silent killer diseases
• Books on signs and symptoms

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About signs and symptoms of Dehydration:

The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Dehydration. This signs and symptoms information for Dehydration has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Dehydration signs or Dehydration symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Dehydration may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Dehydration symptoms.