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"A half an ounce a day, for every pound you weigh" might work as a rough rule of thumb, but nearly clear urine is what you need. But passing out could be from so many things. Outside of always wearing a GoPro, pulse oximeter, wearable EKG, etc., you may never know for sure.

I may have mentioned this before, so apologies in advance. When I blacked out and fell, I got a grade III shoulder separation and 7 fractured and displaced ribs. A friend in the military said people passed out all the time in basic training, from fatigue and dehydration. The Air Force did a...

I'm 64. Plenty of straw-grasping with my doctors, too. I never considered bicycling to be hazardous, but now with 7 broken and displaced ribs and a separated shoulder, I'm not so sure. I did feel just a little bit odd, slightly dizzy, before I passed out. So now I really have to pay...

I have a friend that was in the Army. During basic training, when recruits were pushed to their limits, fatigued and (often) dehydrated), they blacked out. This was a relatively common occurrence. The Air Force actually did a study on the subject: Lamb LE, Green HC, Combs JJ, Cheeseman SA...

I took a long ride (for me) on a bike trail last Sunday night, which was warm (high 80s) and clear. Didn't have any water (dumb, in retrospect). After about 25 miles, I felt a brief bit of lightheadedness, but kept riding. Next thing I remember is standing and looking at my bloody left...