Does water make you more thirsty?

astralweeks82
astralweeks82 Posts: 230 Member
edited November 12 in Food and Nutrition
I will full admit it, before joined up and getting serious about my health, I did NOT drink water. Like, not at all. I drank soda all day long, which is absolutely TERRIBLE and I've cut it out mostly now (the occasional diet soda with a meal, otherwise water all the way).

However, since I've been drinking water I've notices suddenly I am thirsty a lot, whereas before I really didn't experience thirst so much. Is it possible drinking water has somehow awakened something in me? I'm not diabetic or anything, just wat with a doctor and had bloodwork done a bit over a week ago. The thirst isn't like OH MY GOD insatiable, but it's definitely there.

Just curious if anyone else experienced this or anything. I guess my body is just thinking "Finally!" :)

Gina

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  • seena511
    seena511 Posts: 685 Member
    what happens when you drink a lot of water is it makes you go to the bathroom more often (duh) and thereby releases a lot of the hydration you would have gotten from it. normally our bodies cling to water, because in ancient times we didn't always know if we were going to have reliable access to clean drinking water. it's an evolutionary development in order to try and hold on to hydration in case of a drought or something of that sort. when you inundate your body with water, i thinks "oh cool, we're good on water, i'll just let this go cause i don't need it anymore!" so that's why you get thirstier.
  • poptastic
    poptastic Posts: 151 Member
    I think that when you drink a lot of water, your body gets used to it and wants more. If you're drinking a lot a lot, you may be flushing out good salts and things that keep you hydrated, if you're drinking so much it's going straight through you, then that might be too much, it's better to sip at over the day than glug a load.
  • _noob_
    _noob_ Posts: 3,306 Member
    not me, no.
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    No, not unless it's salt water
  • astralweeks82
    astralweeks82 Posts: 230 Member
    That makes sense. I'm actually not peeing as much as I thought I would. I mean, the first few days I was but I seem to have stabilized now. Thanks for the reply!
  • astralweeks82
    astralweeks82 Posts: 230 Member
    Yeah like I said, not peeing a ton. I suppose it's just my body wanting more now that it's finally getting some!
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    It must.


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  • Tiddlypeeps
    Tiddlypeeps Posts: 25 Member
    Fizzy drinks are kinda sticky and viscous so hang around a bit at the back of your throat making it feel lubricated for longer. Water doesn't do that so your mouth/throat could get drier quicker.
  • sunsnstatheart
    sunsnstatheart Posts: 2,544 Member
    Fizzy drinks are kinda sticky and viscous so hang around a bit at the back of your throat making it feel lubricated for longer. Water doesn't do that so your mouth/throat could get drier quicker.

    ^ This. You need to lubricate more often. Seriously, my MIL uses psyllium.
  • ArroganceInStep
    ArroganceInStep Posts: 6,239 Member
    It's a diuretic though, like coffee!
  • vicrandom
    vicrandom Posts: 80 Member
    May not apply to you at all, but when I started getting more water and eating less, I noticed thirst more because I stopped interpreting it as hunger.
  • herebeeri
    herebeeri Posts: 39 Member
    I definitely noticed feeling thirst more when I started drinking more water. Before that I was just really bad at keeping myself hydrated at all having maybe 2 or 3 drinks a day - now I'm on 9 or 10 when you include water plus any tea/coffee/other!
  • rabbit3212010
    rabbit3212010 Posts: 1 Member
    I'm so glad I found this post. All my life I've hated water. I drank so little I would pee just twice a day. For about a month now I've been drinking 90-120oz a day. At first 90oz was just too much for me. Now I'm still thirsty after 120oz. I could just glug water all day. I chug about 15oz and 20 mins later I'm thirsty again. I'm scared if I drank as much as I really wanted to I'd drown! Had bloodwork done less than a month ago so I know there's no medical condition. I have no idea what's going on.
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