sunburn question

DanceForever904
DanceForever904 Posts: 611 Member
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This is probably an odd topic for this time of the year but........... does getting a sunburn make you retain extra water? i live in florida and it was about 70 degrees and i got a really bad sunburn from doing a yard sale today. Also im doing jillian michaels 6 week 6 back week 1 day 3 and will that make me retain even more water??

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  • Lisa1971
    Lisa1971 Posts: 3,069 Member
    Yes I think it does. Ouch!
  • DanceForever904
    DanceForever904 Posts: 611 Member
    oh lovely
  • WarriorCupcakeBlydnsr
    WarriorCupcakeBlydnsr Posts: 2,150 Member
    Not so much that you retain water, but you do get extremely dehydrated (I'm a Florida native) from it because your body temperature has increased. You need to get extra water in you and put aloe gel on the burn ( you want a great cooling feel, keep the bottle of aloe gel in the fridge and allow it to cool- I personally keep a bottle of aloe gel in my fridge year round)
  • dmpizza
    dmpizza Posts: 3,321 Member
    Only in blisters.
  • kitigonkukoo
    kitigonkukoo Posts: 218 Member
    Aveeno Oatmeal Bath will take the heat out of the burn- I've gone so far as to cake it on my skin in the shower while washing my hair, and then rinse it all off at the end. If it's bad it takes a couple rounds to get the heat to go away, but it does help each time.

    I've been in Florida for most of my life- As you know, sunburns are year-round here. :) Drink lots of water too... and cut back on your sodium if you can, that helps a lot.
  • Mustang_Susie
    Mustang_Susie Posts: 7,045 Member
    Yes.
    A burn triggers an inflammatory response, the body's compensatory mechanism to bring healing components to the area of injury via the blood stream from the immune system.
    Hot weather also affects osmosis, the body's ability to move fluids between cells, tissues and the blood stream and therefore decreases diuresis.

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