Most illnesses begin with seemingly minor symptoms that we sometimes don't attach much importance to or don't consider as a wake-up call. If we are thirsty, we just drink, but we are in no hurry to see a doctor. This may go on for quite some time. And yet there comes a time when we begin to think more and more often about why we are constantly thirsty. This becomes especially suspicious when there is no heat outside, and the appearance of a feeling of thirst was not preceded by intense physical work or a hearty meal.
So what's the reason you're constantly thirsty? It is possible that we are not talking about the disease. Thirst is often the result of drugs that cause dry mouth, or abuse of coffee, alcohol, s alt.
As a rule, you are thirsty while taking diuretics, certain types of antibiotics, expectorants and antihypertensives. Thirst is a constant companion of those who drink a lot of coffee and lean on junk food,such as chips, crackers, s alted nuts and fast food. One has only to leave bad habits and switch to a he althy diet, as the problem with constant thirst will disappear.
If you are constantly thirsty, then the presence of diseases is not excluded. Probably, any person knows that dry mouth and a feeling of thirst are one of the most important signs of such a serious and common disease as diabetes mellitus. Therefore, having noticed the habit of drinking often, you should immediately go to the therapist and ask for a referral for a special blood test.
Patients with diabetes often live in ignorance for a long time and are unaware of their illness, without receiving the necessary treatment. But only early diagnosis and timely assistance can save them from such serious complications as complete blindness and amputation of the lower extremities.
In addition, you are constantly thirsty in case of kidney failure, when the body cannot retain fluid, provoking thirst. At the same time, water does not come out well through the urinary system, but accumulates in the tissues, forming edema.
Another reason for the constant desire to drink is a rare disease called "diabetes insipidus", in which the water-s alt balance is disturbed and severe dehydration occurs. Frequent urination removes sodium from the body.
Intense thirst also appears with hyperfunction of the parathyroid gland. The disease is accompanied by severe weakness and fatigue, inability to concentrate, aching bones, kidneycolic.
Increased thirst occurs in diseases of the liver. This may be cirrhosis or hepatitis, accompanied by symptoms such as pain under the ribs on the right, nausea, yellowness of the sclera, nosebleeds.
And finally, I would like to say a few words about what drinks you need to drink to quench your thirst. It can be ordinary clean water, decoctions of plants (raspberry, currant, mint leaves), non-hot tea (green or black), but not juices with preservatives or carbonated drinks.
