@ciciinthesky: At 35,000 feet, cabin pressure is equivalent to being at 6,000–8,000 ft elevation. 👇 Here’s what’s happening inside you from takeoff to landing: 🫁 Blood oxygen drops levels fall enough to cause mild hypoxia, which is why you feel foggy and fatigued before you even land. 🫃 Your gut expands up to 30% gas bloats and stretches, which is why that middle seat feels even more miserable by hour three. The opposite happens on descent. 💧 You dehydrate twice as fast cabin humidity sits below 20% pulling moisture from your skin, eyes, and bloodstream 🦵 Circulation slows low pressure plus prolonged sitting leads to swelling, heaviness, and on long hauls, real clot risk 👅 Your senses dull taste and smell drop significantly, which is why airport food always tastes like nothing. ✅ What to actually do about it: → Drink 8oz of water for every hour in flight. → Skip the alcohol and caffeine in the air, both accelerate dehydration. If u drink either, double water intake for every ounce consumed. → Get up and walk the aisle every 60–90 minutes → Wear compression socks, especially on flights over 4 hours → Eat light before and during ,your gut is already working overtime → Use a saline nasal spray to keep your airways from drying out Save this before your next flight. ✈️ Your future self will thank you.

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