Here’s why you should never forget to drink water in flight

Every day I try to drink 100 ounces of water. I have a 32 fl. one ounce bottle of water that I have on me pretty much 24/7. That, however, all goes out the window on days when I’m ready to travel.

As a general rule I try to stop my water intake about two hours before my flight departs, the reason I think is obvious – I want to use the toilet on the plane as little as possible. Not only because they’re usually quite rude, but also because it makes me anxious to ask my seatmate – assuming I’m not in the aisle – to stand up on my behalf, especially more d ‘Once.

That said, depriving yourself of water in all circumstances is not smart. And, as fate would have it, that’s even truer when it comes to flying. According to a new report from Better lifestaying hydrated in flight is paramount.

“Dehydration is a major problem when traveling by plane,” said physiotherapist Yasmin Badiani. Marie Claire. “The problem arises due to spending long periods of time in an air-conditioned environment where the relative humidity can be as low as 10-15%, which is three times drier than the Sahara Desert!”

“All that dryness can build up quite a lot on long rides. “In an average 10-hour flight, men can lose around two liters of water and women around 1.6 litres. This means that on a London-Sydney flight, a passenger could lose up to four liters and eight per cent of their body water,” she adds.

The decrease in hydration levels – which is said to be around 50% – is largely due to “insensible water loss”, mainly due to respiration. Thus, it is literally enough to breathe to dehydrate you. Additionally, alcohol can exacerbate dehydration, so it’s especially important to be mindful of alcohol consumption versus water consumption (which, to be fair, is true just about anywhere, any the weather).

So how much water should you drink in flight? According to the Aerospace Medical Association, passengers should aim to drink about eight ounces of water for every hour in the air.

“As air hostess, the medical staff tell us that we must drink a liter of water every four hours of flight,” confirmed an Air France crew member. The sun. “I would definitely tell passengers to drink plenty of water.”

The good news is that there is literally nothing easier than drinking water. And even if you don’t bring your own on board, you’ll probably have more than one chance to ask a flight attendant. The bad news? You will likely need to ask your seatmate to stand up to use the in-flight lavatory. Potentially more than once.