Mild heat exhaustion, any advice?

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I was very foolish yesterday and sat out in 34 degree heat without shade or a hat. It was only 30 minutes at 10am but I have felt rubbish since. Stomach cramps, clanging headache, exhaustion, dizziness, low fever (38.6).

Feel free to call me an idiot as I should have known better... in the meantime, can anyone recommend anything to speed up feeling better? Spent most of yesterday from noon onwards asleep.

I'm a bit surprised you've got heat exhaustion after just 30 minutes. I've heard of people getting it after spending most of the afternoon in it, but not 30 minutes.

Take diarylite, lots of water, salty and sugary food in moderation (try and get from healthy sources), and take it easy today

@Barnabyby it's weird, isn't it? I suppose I was out overall for about 3.5 hours, it was just 30 minutes actually lying out in the direct sun rather than in water or under partial shade.

Also, it might be something else. Covid?

Suffering the same thing. I was lying in sun on Sunday from 11am til around 5 but had my head in the shade. Have had awful muscle aches and vertigo since. Wonder if it's heat related or a virus.

Update: 48 hours and pretty much recovered. Salted nuts, water, and sleeping helped! In case it wasn't clear, this wasn't in the UK, in Southern Europe where the temperature was in the mid thirties this week.

Great you're feeling better!