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Why Do I Feel Less Thirsty?

I am 10, between about 1.3m to 1.2m, weigh 24kg and I haven t had any major illnesses, apart from being knocked out for a few seconds (I think) after a fall when I was around six or seven. I don t get thirsty, even when my friend, who is the same age as me, was extremely thirsty. I m also really thin, with not much muscle or fat. Is this dangerous? If so, what can I do?
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Dear ,
You are absolutely fine and feeling less thirsty is not a problem. 60% of our body is composed of water and intake of 2 to 3 ltd of water per day is good.Please try to see that you are taking atleast 2 to 3 ltd per day water,buttermilk or any home fluids.Your weight of 24 is less for that age. You should be 30 to 34kgs . So,please see that you take high energy dense food in small quantities more frequently, like black gram and jaggery powder,groundnut ,jaggery and ghee powder,boiled and cooked pulses.
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Why Do I Feel Less Thirsty?

Dear , You are absolutely fine and feeling less thirsty is not a problem. 60% of our body is composed of water and intake of 2 to 3 ltd of water per day is good.Please try to see that you are taking atleast 2 to 3 ltd per day water,buttermilk or any home fluids.Your weight of 24 is less for that age. You should be 30 to 34kgs . So,please see that you take high energy dense food in small quantities more frequently, like black gram and jaggery powder,groundnut ,jaggery and ghee powder,boiled and cooked pulses.