My father says its unnecessary to drink so much water and will get very angry when I bring him a glass and tell him to drink it. I have tried giving him the drink mixes called liquid IV to replace just a plain glass of water and he does seem to like those but I wonder how good they are for him to drink constantly because of the high sodium, I do give him the sugar free ones. Also, I try and keep him from drinking too much after 8pm because otherwise he's up all night going to the bathroom, and having to change his diaper. How can I get him to drink all the water he needs during the day but also keep him from being up all night going to the bathroom.
The man is 88 with Alzheimer's. My mother had dementia and hated drinking water so she refused. I did nothing to extend her life with such a cruel disease at play anyway, and despite drinking so little, she lived to 95.
Relax and save yourself all the aggravation.
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These were recommended by his hospice nurse.
I pretty much stopped struggling with him over it. Good luck.
I cannot drink plain water myself b/c it causes loss of sodium. (And as funkygrandma59 writes, plain water is boring.) I have a fluid restriction limit so I have make all my ounces count. I mix protein powder into coffee or tea to make a more "interesting" drink, and I make a "DIY Pedialyte" by adding salt and sugar and a touch of orange juice to water for a water-like drink. Maybe you can find some combination of flavors and drinks that your father likes and he will be more willing to drink that. If he takes medications with water or fluids, remember those ounces count, too.
And I wouldn't worry about the liquid IV drinks(especially since he likes them)having too much salt as salt is one of the many important electrolytes that the body needs to function well.
Also throwing in an Ensure daily can be a smart choice for not only fluids, but also if he's needing more calories in his diet.
And on a side note, I am not a big fan of water either as it is so very boring/blah to drink, so I personally do put the flavored water drops in mine which makes it much more tolerable to get my glasses of water in daily.
Good luck!
If this is an ongoing question with this September post I would discuss with the MD.