Subject: Re: [RC] Elytes for Dehydration
- Humans Vs Horses
While it is true that horses loss a concentration of
electrolytes in sweat that is closer to the plasma concentrations than humans,
humans still lose electrolytes in the sweat - so replacement becomes necessary
in extended excerise.
Emergen-C or any other replacement is taken with
water and in most peoples case I expect plain water is also taken in during
the exercise.
The first time I used it was on a 100 miler. It turned
out to be a hot one - 85 degress and a bit humid in a ride in FL in Feb. I
carried two water bottles. One with Emergen-C and the other plain water. I was
going to "make myself drink" both between checks. I was having issues getting
dehydrated. I found I didn't have to make myself drink. I wanted to drink.
On the other hand I found that my 25 mile plus blatter was reduced to
about 10 miles. That can be a real pain at 75 mile s on riding a 16 hand horse
;-). Not only was I drinking I was having to get rid of water. It sure kept my
system well flushed. At the end of the ride I have never felt better.
Talking with a biochemist friend I expect I was actually taking in a
little too much of the Emergen-C and it was causing me to drink a lot more to
flush it out. The body will dump excess electrolytes. From that point I cut
the Emergen-C in about half - half a packet in the electrolyte bottle per
loop. And that seems to be about right. However, on really hot rides like we
can get here, I kick it back up to a packet per loop.
I also noticed
the same phenomenon of drinking and peeing with my horse on a ride out west
several years ago. I pretty much followed my normal protocol with
electrolytes. He was sucking water down like you wouldn't believe and he peed
about every 7 miles and it was always nice and clear. The next day I cut him
back a little on the electrolytes and he peed less often and wasn't drinking
every water hole dry.
Truman
Kristen A Fisher wrote:
OK, I have a question. I read research had
shown that human sweat has a lower concentration of elytes that human blood,
so when humans sweat the electrolyte level in the blood is more
concentrated. Giving a person more elytes further concentrates elyte blood
levels which can excess fluids to move into the brain with potentially
serious complications.
So is the trick to Emergen-C working is that
it is in conjunction with liquids?
Kristen in TX
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