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I drink alot of water a day around 100 oz a day. I am a very thirsty person but after I eat sugar it becomes an extreme thirst and I cannot quench it. I'll drink so much water that my stomach will hurt but I'm so thirsty that I can't stop drinking. Why am I so thirsty?
Hi. Thanks for your query, albeit short and specific. Noted the history and understood the concerns. I would advise you following when there is so much thirst. 100 oz is too much of water and can cause problems in itself. Consult your Doctor for proper clinical evaluation, examination and specific investigations. There is something called diabetes insipidus in which there is problem with parathyroid glands and needs proper investigations of blood, urine, CT scan of parathyroids and so on to get a proper diagnosis and management, either medical or surgical as may be needed. Other causes can be diabetes mellitus, psychological causes and further evaluation can give proper diagnosis.
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What Could Cause Extreme Thirst?
Hi. Thanks for your query, albeit short and specific. Noted the history and understood the concerns. I would advise you following when there is so much thirst. 100 oz is too much of water and can cause problems in itself. Consult your Doctor for proper clinical evaluation, examination and specific investigations. There is something called diabetes insipidus in which there is problem with parathyroid glands and needs proper investigations of blood, urine, CT scan of parathyroids and so on to get a proper diagnosis and management, either medical or surgical as may be needed. Other causes can be diabetes mellitus, psychological causes and further evaluation can give proper diagnosis.