Does tea dehydrate you?

[Witchgrass]

Ive been drinking unsweetened tea (vs sweet tea)for a year or so. I usually put artificial sweetener in it. Recently I've went to drinking just water. Seems like the tea tends to dehydrate me. I do Crossfit 4 days a week, after work, and it just seems like I get dehydrated easier if I drink several large glasses( extra large styrofoam cups) over lunch.
The main effect I'm seeing is dry mouth and throat. Due to my allergies, and contested nose, i normally breathe thru my mouth while exercising, which I'm guessing adds to the dry mouth/throat issues. Anybody else have issues with this?

[Blast-n-cast]

I think its the caffeine that dehydrates you

[bwssr]

yes...caffeine...Diuretic...I think it's what they call it

[The Insurance Guy]

Yep

[Atfulldraw]

Depends on the concentration.

[tvc184]

Ive been drinking unsweetened tea (vs sweet tea)for a year or so. I usually put artificial sweetener in it. Recently I've went to drinking just water. Seems like the tea tends to dehydrate me. I do Crossfit 4 days a week, after work, and it just seems like I get dehydrated easier if I drink several large glasses( extra large styrofoam cups) over lunch.
The main effect I'm seeing is dry mouth and throat. Due to my allergies, and contested nose, i normally breathe thru my mouth while exercising, which I'm guessing adds to the dry mouth/throat issues. Anybody else have issues with this?

I don't think it is much of a diuretic. It is to some extent but not likely to dehydrate you. There are probably people reading this forum that drink two pots (or more) of coffee a day and they get way more caffeine than a tea drinker. If it was a powerful diuretic, they would almost blow away in the wind.

[live2hunt65]

Yup

[Landrover]

yes sir!

[Chef]

Yes but not enough to make a difference.

[30-30]

Just alternate glasses of tea and water.

[Shane]

I drink green tea instead of coffee. Not long after the tea, I'll either be hitting the head or wetting my pants. It's definitely a diuretic.

[Ironman]

It's an aquaretic, which is a sub class of diuretic. It causes the excretion of free water. It has nothing to do with caffiene.

So yes, it will dehydrate you, and faster than coffee will.

[Atfulldraw]

I drink green tea instead of coffee. Not long after the tea, I'll either be hitting the head or wetting my pants. It's definitely a diuretic.

Could be age related....

[justintyme8303]

How are you re-hydrating after work outs? Are you putting salt back in to hold water?

[Shane]

Could be age related....

Everything is age-related. But nothing else makes me need to pee as fast as green tea.