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    Water Balance
    • About Body Water
      • How does your body balance the amount of water?
        • What can throw off my body's water balance?
    • Dehydration
      • What is dehydration?
      • What causes dehydration?
      • What are the symptoms of dehydration?
      • How do doctors tell if I am dehydrated?
      • How do doctors treat dehydration?
      • How can I prevent dehydration?
    • Overhydration
      • What is overhydration?
      • What causes overhydration?
      • What are the symptoms of overhydration?
      • How can doctors tell if I have overhydration?
      • How do doctors treat overhydration?
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