I've had 4 litres of water today

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And I'm still thirsty. Is this worrying?

Have you been tested for diabetes?

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Yes it is worrying, it's not normal to feel so thirsty, I'd also stop drinking as you're in danger of overdosing on water and see your gp asap!

Sorry, posted too soon. I've always had a couple of litres of water a day but this is new in last couple of weeks.

Shall make an appointment. I am BF a 15week old so my intake should be up but not like this. Decided to actually count today so I know how much I've had.

Too much water will do something to the electrolytes in your body and can make you very poorly. I suggest stop drinking water NOW and seek medical attention.

That is not normal at all and is actually quite dangerous - do you know that it is entirely possible to drown yourself from drinking too much water? I'd get to a gp if I were you.

I have taken your advice and asked the on call doctor to call me.

Are you weeing lots more too? Have you lost weight over the last few weeks? I guess it's hard to tell if you're abnormally tired, with a 15-wk old! But tired, thin, thirsty and needing the toilet a lot are the main symptoms of Type 1 diabetes, which can start very suddenly at any age and can be fatal in days. If it might be that, get yourself to a doctor today.
Or, you might be brewing a cold

If you can't see one for a while, get some dioralyte. It will rebalance electrolytes etc and helps with dehydration.

Are you eating any different? Exercising a lot?

Not eating any differently. Not exercising much either. Tired though as you'd expect with a wee one and losung weight as you'd expect post pregnancy.

It might be diabetes, it might also be this weird thing I got once for a couple of weeks where for some unknown reason the (hypothalamus I think) bit that tells you are thirsty goes haywire and tells you constantly you are.

The doctor told me to sip water, and not drink too much ( which can be dangerous ) and it would go, which it did. Bu t the more you drink the more it thinks it was right in saying you were thirsty.

But go to gp as may be something else.

Don't let them make you wait too long - you do need to get this checked asap. Take a urine sample with you, but they really should check with a fingerprick or blood sample.

Hopefully it's just a cold and BF combo, but if it is diabetes then things can get difficult quickly - do not hesitate to seek more urgent medical help if you feel unwell.

All the best.

Thank you everyone. I shall let you know.

GP is not too worried but has ordered some blood tests and I have a nurse appt on Tuesday to get the blood taken.

Thank you :)

Did he not do a urine test or finger prick???