Excessive urination

[overhead]

This maybe a strange question, but here it goes. For the past 9 days or so I have been urinating at an alarming rate. I mean like once every hour and a half and at very high volume. I was not too concerned about this at first, I thought maybe I was just holdng some water and my body decided it needed to go. I started out at 193 (carbed up so I was probably holding a little water) and this morning I got on the scale and weight 180!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I eat 4000 (lost power for three days so the calorie numbers maybe off a little, but not by a lot) cals a day, there is no way I should be losing this much weight. During the power outage caused by the hurricane I did drink more beer than usual, but that was only for three days. I have been on and off low carb diets for two years, for the past 10 days I have been at my current calorie level. If I had lowered my carb level I would understand it, but I have actually increased the number of carbs I eat by 90 a day. No extra cardio, no new supplements, same food I have been eating for months, just at a higher calorie level. I drink a gallon of water a day, that has not changed. When I wake up my mouth is incredibly dry, but I do not show any other signs of dehydration. diabetes is a thought, but I would think at this carb level it would not cause this severe a symptom. Before you say it I have a doc appoinment, but due to the hurricane he is busy as sh*t. I cannot get in there until next Thursday, and at this rate I will be 170 by then . Anyone have any ideas?

 

[Ceebs]

Are you taking any supplements period? R-ALA can sometimes cause (temporary) diabetes insipidus.

http://health.yahoo.com/centers/diabetes/000511.html

 

[onerepmaximum]

I'm a diabetic and if I'm hydrated, I'm peeing. ALOT. I hope that's not what it is in your case.

 

[Griz1]

I'm not sure about your case overhead, I know I piss C O N S T A N T L Y ! I think I may have a small bladder anyway, but over the last year I've been drinking 2 L of water by noon and another 2 L from noon til 5:00. I'm thinking of moving my office into the bathroom. My secretary thinks I'm nuts cause every half hour I'm out the door, down the hall, etc.

I think of it as lubricant for all my cells working hard to repair my muscle and such.

 

[juve]

'For the past 9 days or so I have been urinating at an alarming rate. I mean like once every hour and a half and at very high volume'

doesn't sound all that alarming, i drink about 2gallons a day and i take a piss literally every 20-30mins at huge volumes...could probably fill a .5l coke bottle....and man when i wake up, i probably lose like 3lbs worth of liquid :-D

and damn, that's a wikkid avatar..

 

[overhead]

Thanks for the replies, the actual urination did not have me that worried until I stepped on the scale. A thirteen pound loss in 9 or 10 days eating 4000 cals a day is a little strange. I am not currently taking any r-ala, but I have in the past. My kidneys have always been a little off, if I eat too much protein I get gout. It is crazy, but I am 31 and had my first gout attack at age 18 . Last time I had my kidneys checked everything was fine, all my blood work was normal and that was only a couple of months ago. Oh well, hopefully it is nothing, but I just started bulking after focusing on losing weight for a while and this is just really *pissing* me off!!!!! Whats really strange is I have not lost a bit of strength and my workouts have been better than usual. I called my doc back and spoke to a nurse, I told here about the rapid weight lose and my past issues with gout and she decided it was urgent enough to fit me in tomorrow morning. I am just happy there is no *burning* going along with the high volume or else I might be getting a couple of shots and doing a lot of explaining.......... I will post up what the doc says if anyone is interested

 

[juve]

yup, keep us posted, i'm really curious now...

and i hope it's nothing serious for you..
peace!

 

[kentucky]

creatine causes water retention.


I retain water from my post workout shake, that has dextrose in it.

Insulin response causes water retention.

 

[overhead]

well things have not gotten any better, I had a nice fainting thing happen when I got up to leave a meeting today. Stood up out of my chair, started to get tunnel vision and the next thing I knew I was up against the wall in a daze. My boss "forced" me to go to the emergency room, I spent five hours there and learned little except that I should not remove the little EKG pads until I am sure they will not be using them again . My potassium and Cal levels were real low, but that could be due to the constant urination. Also, my Urea levels were elevated and my white blood count was also higher than normal )kidney infection??). After four hours they told me I was dehydrated, thanks alot doc . The nurse and I had a nice argument when I refused to drink orange juice, I was trying to explain that I do not consume fructrose , but she did not understand. So I will go to see my normal doc tomorrow to get some more test done. Fun Fun Fun

 

[slugfast6868]

I know that I drink about 1.5 gallons water per day, basically while I am in school, I down about 32ouncers of water during each 75minute class and I am just dieing to piss about halfway through the second class. I just think that with higher water intake levels, especially at about the 64 ounce mark, your bladder has trouble holding it as your stomach is also full.