{"id":223,"date":"2023-06-29T19:24:22","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T19:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.guidetopots.com\/?page_id=223"},"modified":"2024-11-03T17:12:49","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T17:12:49","slug":"showering-tips","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.guidetopots.com\/?page_id=223","title":{"rendered":"Showering Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Showering Tips<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I have to say showering is one of the hardest things for me, by the time I get out of the shower I feel terrible. Here are things I\u2019ve found to improve my health after the shower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Drink a Lot of Water Before<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I drink a whole glass of water before shower and then I drink a glass of Liquid IV to make sure I am hydrated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:22px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Shower at Night<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I tend to feel the worst in the morning so showering at night helps me but also if I\u2019m sick afterwards I can just go to bed and not ruin my whole day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:22px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Make Sure to Eat<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If I eat right before a shower I struggle with feeling nauseous but if I don\u2019t eat then I feel dizzy and weak. I find that eating dinner and showering an hour or so later works best for me. Also a lighter meal works better, something heavy like lasagna will just make life worse for me versus say grilled chicken and rice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Short Showers<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I try to keep my showers under ten minutes long, the longer version of All Too Well helps me with that. Doing this I find it puts less strain on my body and allows me a higher chance of feeling well after.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Cooler Showers<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I love burn-your-skin-off hot showers but they\u2019re really awful for my POTS. I find that by lowering the temperature so the shower is more warm than hot I do much better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Spray Legs with Cold Water<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m not sure why this works but my assumption is that it tightens the vessels in my legs? I don\u2019t have a medical degree and have no idea if the vessels in my legs tighten through my skin with cold water but I do find that it helps me at the end of my shower when I\u2019m about to get out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Sit Down When You Need To<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I have never owned a shower bench, maybe when I own a house I will, but I do find that there have been times when I have needed to sit on the floor of the shower to finish doing my hair or whatever. It might be worth investing in a shower bench if this is something you need but it\u2019s better to sit in the shower than faint in it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">How do you handle showering with POTS?<\/h4>\n\n\n\t<div id=\"respond\" class=\"comment-respond wp-block-post-comments-form\">\n\t\t<h3 id=\"reply-title\" class=\"comment-reply-title\">Leave a Reply <small><a rel=\"nofollow\" id=\"cancel-comment-reply-link\" href=\"\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpages%2F223#respond\" style=\"display:none;\">Cancel reply<\/a><\/small><\/h3><form action=\"https:\/\/www.guidetopots.com\/wp-comments-post.php\" method=\"post\" id=\"commentform\" class=\"comment-form\"><p class=\"comment-notes\"><span id=\"email-notes\">Your email address will not be published.<\/span> <span class=\"required-field-message\">Required fields are marked <span class=\"required\">*<\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"comment-form-comment comment-form-float-label\"><textarea id=\"comment\" name=\"comment\" placeholder=\"Leave a comment...\" cols=\"45\" rows=\"8\" maxlength=\"65525\" aria-required=\"true\" required=\"required\"><\/textarea><label class=\"float-label\" for=\"comment\">Comment <span class=\"required\">*<\/span><\/label><\/p><div class=\"comment-input-wrap has-url-field\"><p class=\"comment-form-author\"><input aria-label=\"Name\" id=\"author\" name=\"author\" type=\"text\" placeholder=\"John Doe\" value=\"\" size=\"30\" maxlength=\"245\" aria-required='true' required='required' \/><label class=\"float-label\" for=\"author\">Name <span class=\"required\">*<\/span><\/label><\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-form-email\"><input aria-label=\"Email\" id=\"email\" name=\"email\" type=\"email\" placeholder=\"john@example.com\" value=\"\" size=\"30\" maxlength=\"100\" aria-describedby=\"email-notes\" aria-required='true' required='required' \/><label class=\"float-label\" for=\"email\">Email <span class=\"required\">*<\/span><\/label><\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-form-url\"><input aria-label=\"Website\" id=\"url\" name=\"url\" type=\"url\" placeholder=\"https:\/\/www.example.com\" value=\"\" size=\"30\" maxlength=\"200\" \/><label class=\"float-label\" for=\"url\">Website<\/label><\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"comment-form-cookies-consent\"><input id=\"wp-comment-cookies-consent\" name=\"wp-comment-cookies-consent\" type=\"checkbox\" value=\"yes\" \/> <label for=\"wp-comment-cookies-consent\">Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.<\/label><\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-subscription-form\"><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"subscribe_blog\" id=\"subscribe_blog\" value=\"subscribe\" style=\"width: auto; -moz-appearance: checkbox; -webkit-appearance: checkbox;\" \/> <label class=\"subscribe-label\" id=\"subscribe-blog-label\" for=\"subscribe_blog\">Notify me of new posts by email.<\/label><\/p><p class=\"form-submit\"><input name=\"submit\" type=\"submit\" id=\"submit\" class=\"submit\" value=\"Post Comment\" \/> <input type='hidden' name='comment_post_ID' value='223' id='comment_post_ID' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='comment_parent' id='comment_parent' value='0' \/>\n<\/p><p style=\"display: none !important;\"><label>&#916;<textarea name=\"ak_hp_textarea\" cols=\"45\" rows=\"8\" maxlength=\"100\"><\/textarea><\/label><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ak_js_1\" name=\"ak_js\" value=\"8\"\/><script>document.getElementById( \"ak_js_1\" ).setAttribute( \"value\", ( new Date() ).getTime() );<\/script><\/p><\/form>\t<\/div><!-- #respond -->\n\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Showering Tips I have to say showering is one of the hardest things for me, by the time I get out of the shower I feel terrible. 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