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I have also found that overall electrolyte balance is a much bigger problem than lack of water only. After 16 years with a pouch, I have it down to a science to manage though. I start feeling exactly like Strange said--almost like a hangover--where I feel nauseous, light headed, tired, and sometimes even a mild headache, just overall blah, all the while my pee is clear. This all happens when it's either really hot out, after a hard workout, or if I've been bad and consuming too much coffee or other dehydrating things. It's probably not the healthiest solution, but when I feel like this I eat a small bowl of salty chips and a 500ml Gatorade and voila! I feel better within an hour. Almost like a wilted plant who gets watered. So just plain water doesn't really help this and as others have said, too much water actually causes the same problem because all the salt and potassium gets flushed out. So how much water depends on diet/lifestyle/climate etc, so I have figured out how much I need based on how I feel overall, not by thirst or pee colour.  It probably averages out to 7-8 lasses/day (more on hot days and workout days). 

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