How much water do you drink?
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Kermit power said:
If the OP has been drinking that much for 8 years, then he's certainly not type 1 diabetic as has been suggested - it's highly unlikely that he'd make it 8 months as an undiagnosed type 1, let alone 8 years!
I thought I drank a lot at around 4-5 litres per day on days when I cycle to the office (30 mile round trip), but I just can't imagine doubling or trebling that!!!
Diabetes insipidus isn't 'diabetes' diabetes - completely unrelated, just another condition that's got the word in the name (Greek for 'bad pee' or something IIRC?). I thought I drank a lot at around 4-5 litres per day on days when I cycle to the office (30 mile round trip), but I just can't imagine doubling or trebling that!!!
It's where the bit of the brain that regulates water in/out and sodium in/out is a bit (or a lot) ballsed up - either as a result of a congenital difference in the brain structure, or after the brain has been injured, by trauma or disease process.
OP - talk to a doctor, and you probably ought to have a blood and urine test to see what your sodium levels are like. It's usually pretty easy to control if you do have it.
I can get up into the region of 4L in a day (advised to keep water intake high due to urinary tract problems) and that's more than enough to pee near as dammit clear. Perhaps add another litre or 2 to allow for strenuous exercise and living in a very hot country, much more than that and you're definitely edging into pathology rather than habit IMO.
To the OP, in general terms once your body is hydrated, what goes in must come out. It comes out as perspiration or pee. I note you are in a hot climate, you may well be losing more through perspiration than you realise. Also, if you have a large bladder capacity, you may not be peeing that often but you may be peeing large quantities.
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BlackVanDyke said:
Kermit power said:
If the OP has been drinking that much for 8 years, then he's certainly not type 1 diabetic as has been suggested - it's highly unlikely that he'd make it 8 months as an undiagnosed type 1, let alone 8 years!
I thought I drank a lot at around 4-5 litres per day on days when I cycle to the office (30 mile round trip), but I just can't imagine doubling or trebling that!!!
Diabetes insipidus isn't 'diabetes' diabetes - completely unrelated, just another condition that's got the word in the name (Greek for 'bad pee' or something IIRC?).I thought I drank a lot at around 4-5 litres per day on days when I cycle to the office (30 mile round trip), but I just can't imagine doubling or trebling that!!!
Kermit power said:
BlackVanDyke said:
Kermit power said:
If the OP has been drinking that much for 8 years, then he's certainly not type 1 diabetic as has been suggested - it's highly unlikely that he'd make it 8 months as an undiagnosed type 1, let alone 8 years!
I thought I drank a lot at around 4-5 litres per day on days when I cycle to the office (30 mile round trip), but I just can't imagine doubling or trebling that!!!
Diabetes insipidus isn't 'diabetes' diabetes - completely unrelated, just another condition that's got the word in the name (Greek for 'bad pee' or something IIRC?).I thought I drank a lot at around 4-5 litres per day on days when I cycle to the office (30 mile round trip), but I just can't imagine doubling or trebling that!!!
I live in Western Australia, and work in the mines in the north west. Temperatures here are currently 40-48c daily, and obviously we work in full PPE
I can easily put away 10 litres a day and then some. However I do visit the toilet every hour and sweat a hell of a lot.
We have 2lt drinking bottles and I will refill from fountains at least 5-6 times on a normal day. When we hit high temps of upwards of 55c (depending on where on site you are) I can almost double that. But again, peeing clear all day, toilet visit once an hour. Rather that then get heat stroke
When I get into an air conditioned environment, my body knows about it and instantly stops retaining fluids, and I will visit the toilet every 20 minutes for an hour or two :P
And yes we are ell briefed on water intoxication, it's not very applicable in these environments so they say...
I can easily put away 10 litres a day and then some. However I do visit the toilet every hour and sweat a hell of a lot.
We have 2lt drinking bottles and I will refill from fountains at least 5-6 times on a normal day. When we hit high temps of upwards of 55c (depending on where on site you are) I can almost double that. But again, peeing clear all day, toilet visit once an hour. Rather that then get heat stroke
When I get into an air conditioned environment, my body knows about it and instantly stops retaining fluids, and I will visit the toilet every 20 minutes for an hour or two :P
And yes we are ell briefed on water intoxication, it's not very applicable in these environments so they say...
I love it when people say coffee and tea don't count towards your 'water table'. You'd need to drink quite a lot of caffeine for it to start making you dehydrated by weeing a lot (diuretic).
I drink probably half a litre of milk, 4-5 cups of green tea/black tea/coffee and around 1-1.5ltrs of water per day.
I think that is about right. I don't believe in forcing liquid down your throat if you don't fancy it. The best way to hydrate yourself is apparently eating foods that contain a lot of water (veggies).
I drink probably half a litre of milk, 4-5 cups of green tea/black tea/coffee and around 1-1.5ltrs of water per day.
I think that is about right. I don't believe in forcing liquid down your throat if you don't fancy it. The best way to hydrate yourself is apparently eating foods that contain a lot of water (veggies).
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