{"id":49455,"date":"2026-11-06T17:35:12","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T16:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/06\/6-hydration-hacks-for-sickle-cell-disease\/"},"modified":"2026-11-06T17:35:12","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T16:35:12","slug":"6-hydration-hacks-for-sickle-cell-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/06\/6-hydration-hacks-for-sickle-cell-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Hydration Hacks for Sickle Cell Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>6. Know the Signs of Dehydration<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome of the earliest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.everydayhealth.com\/dehydration\/signs-symptoms\/\">signs of dehydration<\/a> are easy to overlook, including mild headaches, fatigue, dry mouth, increased thirst, and lightheadedness when standing up,\u201d says Sheth.<\/p>\n<p>People often blame these symptoms on their sickle cell disease instead of recognizing that they may not be drinking enough, he says.<\/p>\n<p>Children and teens who don\u2019t drink enough may also feel dizzy, get muscle cramps, or become constipated.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.everydayhealth.com\/urine\/what-color-smell-your-urine-tell-you\/\">Urine color<\/a> isn\u2019t always a reliable clue, either. \u201cPeople with sickle cell disease may continue producing relatively dilute urine even when they are dehydrated because their kidneys have difficulty concentrating urine,\u201d says Sheth.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, pay attention to changes from how you usually feel, especially during hot weather or an illness, he says. Get medical care if you can\u2019t drink enough to stay hydrated or you develop concerning symptoms.<\/p>\n<p> <a class=\"echo_read_more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.everydayhealth.com\/sickle-cell-anemia\/hydration-hacks-for-sickle-cell-disease\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0More Info >>><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>6. Know the Signs of Dehydration \u201cSome of the earliest signs of dehydration are easy to overlook, including mild headaches, fatigue, dry mouth, increased thirst, and lightheadedness when standing up,\u201d says Sheth. People often blame these symptoms on their sickle cell disease instead of recognizing that they may not be drinking enough, he says. Children<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":49456,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wpai_generated_summary":"","wpai_meta_description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[97],"tags":[4145,36],"class_list":["post-49455","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-health","tag-blood-disorders","tag-mixtv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49455","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/55"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49455"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49455\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}