Why am I always thirsty?

[SirMoose]

Posting here seeing as my gp won’t see me just to see if anyone else had any ideas? I’ve had the blood test for diabetes and that’s was normal.

I am always thirsty. I’ve been like this for years. I probably drink about 8-10litres of water a day. I have to carry a drink around with me at all times and within about 10 minutes my mouth is dry and I’m dying for a drink. My diet isn’t overly salty.

Any idea what this could be?

Is it that you’re thirsty or is it that your mouth is dry? They sound like different things.

Are you or could you he menopausal?

I have this too. No idea why, I did buy a mouthwash for dry mouth but it actually made it worse tbh. I do take some medication which is part of it definitely.

Both!

Definitely not menopause .

Diabetes insipidus? (It's completely unrelated to blood sugar and diabetes mellitus)

www.nhs.uk/conditions/diabetes-insipidus/

Were your bloods tested for electrolytes? That's a lot of water you're drinking so important to make sure your salt levels are within a normal range.

Do you wake up in the night to drink water, or just thirsty in the day?

I would insist on another GP appt if they haven't addressed this

I have had this recently. I am perimenopausal so maybe that’s it.

I wake up in the night too.

I know someone who had this for months, turned out to be anemia.

Dty mouth is a symptom of an auto immune condition called Sjogren's Syndrome

I’ve been exactly the same since having a lot of gas and air when in labour. That may be totally unrelated, but I drink buckets of water and constantly feel like my tongue has been stripped with sandpaper.

Since my B6 has been very high I have been thirsty. Not to the extent you describe but I still drink a lot more than I did. I think my system is trying to flush it out (not realising that it can't 😩)

8-10 litres? isn't that dangerous?

@foliageeverywhere you beat me to it. I suspect this. My sisters friend has it. Please see your doctor, insist!

Do you take antihistamine for anything? I am prescribed one that has this side effect

This can be a side effect of some medications.

I’m not taking any medication and not menopausal

Are you really thirsty or is it just habit?

It could be anemia as a previous poster suggested, or (and this is a bit random), Lyme disease. Any Ticks previously?

Very. I was admitted to hospital with hyponatremia after a couple of months of drinking 4-5 litres per day, and I was incredibly ill.

Sjogrens - do you have joint pain/dry eyes/ mouth ulcers?

buy some Xylimelts on Amazon they will help a lot can be used both night and day. Chewing gum is a good way of avoiding drinking too much alcohol

Do you have dry eyes?

No joint pain or mouth ulcers. I have symptoms of polycyclic ovaries too but have been tested several times and tests have been clear.