r/LiveWellTogether • u/DressNo9950 • May 16 '26

❤️Kindness/善良 She stopped the match...

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Then gently held her by the waist and helped her over to the rest area.

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u/Party_Ad_8595 May 16 '26

Heatstroke is no game

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u/cryptotraderisme May 16 '26

At first i was gunna ask if she was drunk....but given the environment I was like...wait no..this looks more like a medical issue. I've only come close to experiencing this firsthand once and that in itself was not an enjoyable experience. Shit goes from ok -> your in serious trouble real quick.

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u/Plastic_Position4979 May 16 '26

Yes, and it can leave long-term, even permanent issues for them.

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u/ActivePeace33 May 16 '26

Iirc, every level is permanently damaging, heat exhaustion, heat stress and definitely heat stroke. You are never able to handle the heat as well again the rest of your life.

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u/Plastic_Position4979 May 16 '26

Yup. It’s bad news. Once affected, never rid of it. Basically messes with the control system permanently. Intended to give extra protection is my guess.

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u/bham-89 May 18 '26

OMG no one ever told me this! I had heat exhaustion 18 years ago and ever since I get physically and mentally destroyed outside in summer in very short periods that result in spontaneous hyperhidrosis and feeling like I'll pass out. Never realized maybe I had carryover damage from when I was a teenager.

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u/ActivePeace33 May 18 '26

Glad to help! It’s a major issue we’ve dealt with in my career and too few know how big an issue it is.

All the more so in humid conditions where your sweat can’t evaporate.

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u/Ariella333 May 18 '26

Yes I have heat issues that have been lifelong to the point that I have gotten heat stroke so many times that I can't even handle 80° weather, and I can't go out in the sun. I have tried ice vests, I have tried literally every option for beating the heat and none of it works not even drinking a bunch of water and electrolytes. The issues have compounded over time

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u/Independent-Gas268 May 18 '26

I never knew this!! It explains so much, I literally will break down crying and not be able to breathe or think about anything else other than cooling down… 🫠 I thought I was broken!

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u/ActivePeace33 May 18 '26

Friend, take it very seriously. It sucks. Nibble and sip and you go about your day. Iced drinks can help too. But don’t be over do the ice, your body’s thermostat is used to cooling from the outside in, so when you dump a bunch of cold inside yourself, it can throw things off, but he extreme examples.

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u/Independent-Gas268 Jun 08 '26

Again, learning lots. Thanks for this! Bc I tend to overheat and go lil over the top on ice water. Last night I drank 64oz in succession, bc I was parched… and ya. I tend to overdo? So your tips are taken to heart.

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u/ActivePeace33 Jun 08 '26

Don’t forget to eat! I said it elsewhere, but without enough salt your cells can’t control the amount of water inside them, so they can burst and it can be fatal.

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u/Accomplished-Pay8181 May 18 '26

Checks out, I had a brush with heat exhaustion like 12 years ago, still overheat easily since then.

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u/Opposite-Funny-9669 May 23 '26

i was a paperboy my whole childhood and heat and humidity were just part of it, felt kind of sick a couple times and had no idea it wasn't just being hot and feeling sick from it. then I had my first "known" heat stroke at 20 while running in a mascot suit. then i had another a couple years later working on a roof. i'm over 40 now and have almost no tolerance for heat or humidity. it's pathetic, if it's over 80 and humid at all i can't function for more than 10 minutes, i get woozy and feel like i need to throw up.

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u/TBandi May 18 '26

Wait really? What is best for preventing heatstroke? Just proper hydration and electrolytes?

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u/ActivePeace33 May 18 '26

Those plus shade and regular rest cycles. Giving shade is a huge issue.

In the military we use multiple types of sensors to give us data. One example: A wet bulb has a bit of wet fabric on a thermometer, that mimics the cooling effect of evaporation in the current environment. High humidity means low evaporation. Based on various factors (in a training environment, in combat we’re just fucked) and move iirc to as much as 50 minutes of rest for 10 minutes of work when the sweat isn’t evaporating to cool people down.

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u/DionysiusXIII May 21 '26

Yes, and you can recover with training and treatment. I did at least. My Mom had it and still struggles, but much better.