Excessive Urination
dj0creeper
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Hello. I would like to ask if a diet with about 200 grams of protein per day can result in excessive urination? I consume about 3000 calories and about 200-230 grams of protein daily.For a week I have been waking up at ~4 am and I needed to go to the bathroom and that has never happended to me before .Before the diet I used to consume about 4.5 liters per day and since I have started it I began drinking about 5 liters .
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Stop drinking so much an hour before you go to bed.5
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If you're male go to the doctor for a check up.4
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Well , I drink about 1.5 liters during training , 1.5 while at school and the rest throught the day and I drink like 500 ml about an hour before going to bed0
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Could it be from creatine , because I have started using it ?
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Do a bladder diary. Keep track of each time you go and the amount you produce. Keep track of what you drink and the amount.
Keep it for 2 or 3 days, then take it to your Dr.
If you Dr finds it concerning, he/she may send you for bloodwork to check your blood sugar levels. Frequent urination can be a sign of diabetes.
Or he/she may have some other suggestions like ... ease back your drinking to about 3 litres a day.
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You're not alone. Whenever I up my protein beyond a certain point I always end up waking up in the middle of the night to pee. It's part of the reason I don't do high protein diets anymore.1
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dj0creeper wrote: »Well , I drink about 1.5 liters during training , 1.5 while at school and the rest throught the day and I drink like 500 ml about an hour before going to bed
Are you drinking to thirst or because you think you should drink a lot?2 -
Out of thirst , I am quite a big guy ~90 kilos and 190 cm tall.0
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dj0creeper wrote: »Out of thirst , I am quite a big guy ~90 kilos and 190 cm tall.
See your doctor6 -
When I’m watching what i eat I usually naturally consume less carbs since the ones I want are calorie heavy, and then I pee constantly. I have read that is pretty normal for a lowish carb diet.2
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I do drink of water and my protein intake is “high”, and I pee a lot. Work told me I use the bathroom a lot and I need a doctors note. God I hate my job. But yes I pee alot4
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kellyjfenn wrote: »I do drink of water and my protein intake is “high”, and I pee a lot. Work told me I use the bathroom a lot and I need a doctors note. God I hate my job. But yes I pee alot
Ridiculous!! 😡🤯
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5L of water is absolutely excessive. Thats your problem.1
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kellyjfenn wrote: »I do drink of water and my protein intake is “high”, and I pee a lot. Work told me I use the bathroom a lot and I need a doctors note. God I hate my job. But yes I pee alot
OMG that's crazy! your work that is, not your peeing.
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OP - I pee a lot, particularly in the morning. It settles down by the afternoon. And I get up to pee in the night most nights.
Not sure why you need to drink 5 litres of water tho, that's a (f)uckload of water.
Oh yeah, I take creatine too and it doesn't appear to have made a difference in my peeing frequency.0 -
If you are so thirsty that you need to drink 4.5-5 liters of water per day, then you need to see your doctor. Excessive thirst can be a symptom of diabetes or other medical conditions.3
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Would be interested to see what your Blood Urea Nitrogen is...seems like you are compensating with more fluid intake to account for protein intake. Generally, BUN > 20-25mg/dL (depending on which lab reference) is a sign of dehydration...you might be overhydrated however. SCr : BUN ratio will give you more insight1
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