can't stop peeing!

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  • kylee_elyse
    kylee_elyse Posts: 23 Member
    Athijade wrote: »
    Did you have issues before you started drinking that much water?

    Not everyone needs to drink 8 8oz glasses a day. On top of that you have to remember that you are getting "water" in your food and in other drinks. Also, the color of your pee means just about nothing unless you are talking extremes (like super dark and cloudy).

    If it continues, then you should speak to your doctor as messing with your kidneys and bladder can lead to many bad bad things.

    I have noticed my urinating had increased over the last two years. I partly thought it was because of the weight gain. Also, I suppose I should have mentioned that I have been drinking alcohol pretty heavily for over a year. Stupidly, I never thought that it could be connected to my urinating. Now I'm thinking it may be. I have since stopped the drinking so I guess I will see if that helps.
  • noobletmcnugget
    noobletmcnugget Posts: 518 Member
    edited March 2015
    To be honest I feel like forcing yourself to drink loads of water and then being stuck going to the toilet all the time is all a bit silly. Your body knows how much water you need. You've survived perfectly well up to this point relying on your own thirst signals. There's not really any need for your urine to be clear all the time. The whole point of your kidney is that it's able to vary water reabsorption to make sure you have enough.

    The only reason I'd make myself drink more is when I'm feeling peckish to suppress hunger, or if I've eaten something particularly salty to try and reduce bloating.
  • sfrwils
    sfrwils Posts: 1 Member
    isulo_kura wrote: »
    Drink less water problem solved. Your body has a perfectly good method of telling you if it needs water. It's called thirst. The 8 glasses of water thing has no science behind it (it was actually a marketing campaign for a mineral water company before everyone started quoting it. It's just a number plucked out of thin air. Yes staying hydrated is important but don't be silly about it. If your peeing a lot your body doesn't need it

    I don't know the history, so maybe it started as a marketing campaign, but there is science. Drinking at least 8 glasses of water has been correlated with lower rates of all kinds of diseases and conditions, including clinical depression. I'm not a doctor, and I don't have a link for you, so take that for what it's worth.

    As for using thirst to guide your hydration, I'd point out that when you're thirsty your body is already dehydrated. Drinking plenty of water can help prevent dehydration before it happens.
  • enterdanger
    enterdanger Posts: 2,447 Member
    I used to never drink water. Over the past year I have switched to almost exclusively water (outside of my morning 2 cups of coffee and the occasional glass of wine or beer). I did have a readjustment period. There are some big benefits though to my water consumption. My skin, especially on my face, is super nice now. Very supple and soft. I used to get horrible dry skin in the winter, now I don't.

    I also find that dehydration stalls my weight loss. I'm better about the water on the weekdays since I'm at work and it's a good excuse to get up and take a walk. I always feel dehydrated come Sunday night.
  • sljohnson1207
    sljohnson1207 Posts: 818 Member
    alcohol is a well known bladder irritant. if you are now drinking more water than you were on top of drinking alcohol pretty heavily, then this may be the cause.
  • kylee_elyse
    kylee_elyse Posts: 23 Member
    noobletmcnugget wrote: »
    To be honest I feel like forcing yourself to drink loads of water and then being stuck going to the toilet all the time is all a bit silly. Your body knows how much water you need. You've survived perfectly well up to this point relying on your own thirst signals. There's not really any need for your urine to be clear all the time. The whole point of your kidney is that it's able to vary water reabsorption to make sure you have enough.

    The only reason I'd make myself drink more is when I'm feeling peckish to suppress hunger, or if I've eaten something particularly salty to try and reduce bloating.

    Very good point. It's also refreshing to hear (no pun intended. Ha!) I have just been afraid that if I don't drink enough water it will hinder my weight loss.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    It happens to me when I'm dropping water weight a few times a month... then I have to pee every 5 minutes sometimes... then back to peeing every other hour or something.

    I would give it a few weeks too.
  • breezy0906
    breezy0906 Posts: 164 Member
    very normal. remember the food you eat has water in it too. especially fruits and veggies
  • TimothyFish
    TimothyFish Posts: 4,925 Member
    There's no reason to drink more than is required to stay hydrated. Aside from that, are you weighing everything with a food scale?
  • kylee_elyse
    kylee_elyse Posts: 23 Member
    TimothyFish wrote: »
    There's no reason to drink more than is required to stay hydrated. Aside from that, are you weighing everything with a food scale?

    I have not been. I am planning on buying a food scale tomorrow to better measure my calorie intake.
  • kylee_elyse
    kylee_elyse Posts: 23 Member
    enterdanger wrote: »
    I used to never drink water. Over the past year I have switched to almost exclusively water (outside of my morning 2 cups of coffee and the occasional glass of wine or beer). I did have a readjustment period. There are some big benefits though to my water consumption. My skin, especially on my face, is super nice now. Very supple and soft. I used to get horrible dry skin in the winter, now I don't.

    I also find that dehydration stalls my weight loss. I'm better about the water on the weekdays since I'm at work and it's a good excuse to get up and take a walk. I always feel dehydrated come Sunday night.

    I have always had horribly dry skin. Right now my hands are dry and cracking. I feel like I've been dehydrated most of my life as a result of not drinking water. I think I am going to stick with the 8 glasses a day (counting tea) and see what happens. Then if I need to readjust I will. I'm not gorging myself with water so I think I would rather be drinking too much water rather than not enough? That's just my logic. Gonna try and see what happens. Thanks for your comment ☺️
  • Asher_Ethan
    Asher_Ethan Posts: 2,430 Member
    Ugh I understand. I had to set up a drinking schedule where I know I'll be around a bathroom. Pretty much drink 6 glasses of water by noon and then during dinner I have my last 2 just so I can always be around a bathroom.
  • kylee_elyse
    kylee_elyse Posts: 23 Member
    Asher_Ethan wrote: »
    Ugh I understand. I had to set up a drinking schedule where I know I'll be around a bathroom. Pretty much drink 6 glasses of water by noon and then during dinner I have my last 2 just so I can always be around a bathroom.

    That is genius! Lol
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Totally normal, if you just started.
  • 47Jacqueline
    47Jacqueline Posts: 6,993 Member
    I drink about 10 glasses of water every day and worried at the beginning of forming this habit about being chained to the toilet as I also have a weak bladder and incontinence, but I now have had a medical procedure for my bladder and so don't have accidents any long. Even before that, however, my water intake didn't influence my need to pee more once I got used to it.
  • maidentl
    maidentl Posts: 3,203 Member
    Here's a great article about why 8 glasses a day is a myth. Plus, it's only important in the context of keeping you hydrated for your overall well-being. Drinking 8 glasses a day does nothing for weight loss, unless you're one of those people who get full from a glass and no longer want to eat. That never worked for me. :smiley:

    http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/you-dont-need-8-glasses-of-water-a-day/
  • kylee_elyse
    kylee_elyse Posts: 23 Member
    maidentl wrote: »
    Here's a great article about why 8 glasses a day is a myth. Plus, it's only important in the context of keeping you hydrated for your overall well-being. Drinking 8 glasses a day does nothing for weight loss, unless you're one of those people who get full from a glass and no longer want to eat. That never worked for me. :smiley:

    http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/you-dont-need-8-glasses-of-water-a-day/

    Thank you for the article! That never has worked for me either!
  • PaulaWallaDingDong
    PaulaWallaDingDong Posts: 4,641 Member
    Ugh! I hate it. I used to drink soda all day, and so much of that is sugar it just doesn't have the same output as water. At least the ladies I work with can cover for me while I'm running back and forth.
  • PaulaWallaDingDong
    PaulaWallaDingDong Posts: 4,641 Member
    Ugh! I hate it. I used to drink soda all day, and so much of that is sugar it just doesn't have the same output as water. At least the ladies I work with can cover for me while I'm running back and forth.
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