ALWAYS Thirsty!

So I've realized for a VERY long time now, I haven't been hungry, ever, but I'm almost always really thirsty.

I go through through 160-200 oz of water a day, but I'm still thirsty. I never get hunger pangs but I constantly feel like I have a dry mouth/throat and like I need something to drink and it's driving me insane!

It's especially bad since it has me up every hour during the night going to the bathroom =\

Is there any reason this would be happening? Anything I might need to consider? It's starting to freak me out a little...

"I hope you don't get offended, but is pregnancy a possibility?"

 

 

 

nope, pcos/insulin resistance makes it almost impossible to get pregnant....  and of course i would have had to be pregnant for over 3 years...  oh and i have been pregnant before so i know how it feels.... and not to mention i am not doing anything to be able to get that way right now.  thanks though...

 

:) 

I do the same thing as a previous poster. I drink alot but I pee many many times during the night and right after I pee I get a drink (swig) of something. But what confuses me is how much I pee out versus how much I drink. I will only take a sip of something and then an hour later I'm awakened by the urge to pee and I pee out alot of liquid. It's so stupid!! Anyone else go through this on a daily basis?

This might sound a bit odd, but my friend had similar symptoms for years and her condition was caused by a head injury (thought that's not the only way this can develop) You may want to look at this it's a different kind of diabetes that is not as well known:

http://www.chop.edu/consumer/your_child/condi tion_section_index.jsp?id=-9058

 

 

 

Please go to the doctor ASAP and get checked out... continual thirst is not normal in a healthy person.

Original Post by paige_20:

This might sound a bit odd, but my friend had similar symptoms for years and her condition was caused by a head injury (thought that's not the only way this can develop) You may want to look at this it's a different kind of diabetes that is not as well known:

http://www.chop.edu/consumer/your_child/condi tion_section_index.jsp?id=-9058

 

 

 

what if you never had a head injury?

i tried the article-it didnt work.

Original Post by peacelovehominy:

Original Post by paige_20:

This might sound a bit odd, but my friend had similar symptoms for years and her condition was caused by a head injury (thought that's not the only way this can develop) You may want to look at this it's a different kind of diabetes that is not as well known:

http://www.chop.edu/consumer/your_child/condi tion_section_index.jsp?id=-9058

 

 

 

what if you never had a head injury?

i tried the article-it didnt work.

The lesser known type of diabetes is probably insipidus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabetes_insipid us

I suppose it's feasible that a head injury can cause this, but there are other causes. To address nenawa, I too have that problem. I always wake up during the night ( I presume at the end of my circadian cycles ) to urinate. I often won't get another drink, but I may wake up two more times an expel the same amount of urine. I get around 200 ounces of water per day ( usually around a gal, though ), so it probably isn't unusual that I go so often during the night.

Original Post by phrocker:

Original Post by peacelovehominy:

Original Post by paige_20:

This might sound a bit odd, but my friend had similar symptoms for years and her condition was caused by a head injury (thought that's not the only way this can develop) You may want to look at this it's a different kind of diabetes that is not as well known:

http://www.chop.edu/consumer/your_child/condi tion_section_index.jsp?id=-9058

 

 

 

what if you never had a head injury?

i tried the article-it didnt work.

The lesser known type of diabetes is probably insipidus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabetes_insipid us

I suppose it's feasible that a head injury can cause this, but there are other causes. To address nenawa, I too have that problem. I always wake up during the night ( I presume at the end of my circadian cycles ) to urinate. I often won't get another drink, but I may wake up two more times an expel the same amount of urine. I get around 200 ounces of water per day ( usually around a gal, though ), so it probably isn't unusual that I go so often during the night.

thanks for this. my mom is making an appointment with doc soon.

Beside the most obvious causes of headache & incresed thirst & increased urine (diabetes melitus and diabetes insipidus), less common cause include hyperaldosteronism (increase in the hormone aldosterone), hypokalemia (too little potassium), and hypercalcemia (too much calcium).   You don't mention if your urine is very clear and unconcentrated b/c that would point more to Diabetes Insipidus than melitus.  In all medical cases of polydipsia you will need to visit your health care provider and s/he will likely want to run a few lab tests.