Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Chronic Dehydration in Older Adults: A Silent Threat to Healthy Aging
Abstract In contrast to acute dehydration, which is usually recognized through identifiable risk factors, clinical signs, and laboratory abnormalities, chronic dehydration develops insidiously and frequently goes unrecognized. This is particularly true in older adults, among whom many of its nonspecific manifestations—such as weakness, constipation, headache, dizziness, gait instability, and confusion—are often mistakenly attributed to normal aging. This population is especially vulnerable to chronic dehydration be …