How do you prevent hypernatremia?

Water: Hypernatremia means you have too much sodium in your body. It can lead to many serious complications such as mental status changes and death. The best way to avoid this problem is drink water daily. When you body lets you know that you are thirsty, reach for water and not a soda.

Drink water: Most patients who develop hypernatremia are not able to get enough water. This can occur in setting of environmental exposure, or in healthcare settings when patients have dementia or stroke. The latter two conditions can diminish the thirst reflex which is normally very powerful. Many nursing home patients also develop this as they are not able to get water to drink and rely of staff to provide.