Drinking less water might lead to bad breath. (Source: Pixabay.com) Drinking less water might lead to bad breath. (Source: Pixabay.com)

Summer might bring along its own set of health problems, but dehydration poses a major risk. While most of us are familiar with dehydration headaches, it might surprise (or shock) you to know the gross effects of not drinking sufficient water can have on the body.

Bad breath

Dehydration can lead to bad breath. (Source: Getty Images) Dehydration can lead to bad breath. (Source: Getty Images)

The saliva that your mouth produces contains enzymes that help digest the food and also aid in cleaning the bacteria from the tongue and mouth tissues. However, the more dehydrated you are, the less saliva will be there in your mouth and it will lead to bad breath.

Sinking and dry eyes

Dehydration can worsen the dry eye problems. (Source: Getty Images) Dehydration can worsen the dry eye problems. (Source: Getty Images)

Dehydration can adversely affect the eye health too. Those people, who suffer from dry-eye condition in which their eyes don’t produce enough tears to moisturise the surface of their eyes can experience worsened effects with less intake of water. Studies have also shown that not drinking enough water can make the eyes sink back into the head and make it swollen.

Dry tongue

Dehydration causes a dry tongue. (Source: Getty Images) Dehydration causes a dry tongue. (Source: Getty Images)

Not drinking enough water can dry out the tongue due to less production of saliva in the mouth. This can cause a ‘woolly’ and uncomfortable sensation in the mouth, making the tongue movements difficult.

Orangish hue of urine

Dehydration darkens the colour of pee as well. (Source: Getty Images) Dehydration darkens the colour of pee as well. (Source: Getty Images)

The colour of urine can give one of the clearest signs of your dehydration and if instead of the pale yellow hue, it is darkish orange in colour, alarm bells should ring in the head. Urochrome gives urine its pale yellow colour and the darker the colour, more dehydrated a person is.

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