# craving water?

Category: Health and Wellness

## Post 1 by audioadict (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Monday, 19-Nov-2007 23:10:41

Hi. I crave water all the time. I drink 10 glasses of water or more a day, and I drink 5 bottles of water at night. Is craving water a health problem, or just normal.

## Post 2 by Reyami (I've broken five thousand! any more awards going?) on Monday, 19-Nov-2007 23:53:35

It could be a sign of some underlying disease that can only be diagnosed by seeing a doctor. I believe, (and not to alarm you), it's a symptom of diabetes, along with high blood sugar. see your primary care physician.

## Post 3 by BB (move over school!) on Tuesday, 20-Nov-2007 0:14:59

Yes Nymphadora is correct, and drinking like that could be signs of diabetes and high blood sugars. Definitely have it checked out by your doctor. This is how my family found out I was diabetic at the age of 2½, I was drinking a ton and peeing a ton too.

## Post 4 by audioadict (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Tuesday, 20-Nov-2007 5:45:05

I've also heard that craving water was also a symptom of low cortisol levels. I found that out online.

## Post 5 by redgirl34 (Scottish) on Tuesday, 20-Nov-2007 6:23:08

Yes it could be diobetise. My mum has it since she was 24.

## Post 6 by Blondie McConfusion (Blah Blah Blah) on Tuesday, 20-Nov-2007 6:33:04

no matter what it could be, only a doctor can tell you for sure. i'd make an appointment if i were you.

## Post 7 by Blue Velvet (I've got the platinum golden silver bronze poster award.) on Tuesday, 20-Nov-2007 8:47:40

I second what everyone else is saying. It's a sign of diabetes for one thing, and no matter what, get to a doctor.

## Post 8 by audioadict (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Tuesday, 20-Nov-2007 23:24:58

Good ideas everyone.

## Post 9 by Reyami (I've broken five thousand! any more awards going?) on Tuesday, 20-Nov-2007 23:59:43

Then, do please act on them, rather than telling us we've given you good advice.

## Post 10 by Gilman Gal (A billy Gilman fan forever and always!!) on Tuesday, 12-Feb-2008 3:02:31

yes, don't let this get out of hand. dibeedies (if that is what's going on,) is nothing to mess around with. it's in my familly so I know about it. and yes my familly mimbers used to drink alot of water, that's before they got diognosed. just don't mess around, get it checked, because if you do not it won't be prity (not to scare you, just telling you the trooth here.)
best wishes,
Cat

## Post 11 by redgirl34 (Scottish) on Tuesday, 12-Feb-2008 8:09:34

My mum has it but she is the only one so far anyway.

## Post 12 by Shadow_Cat (I've now got the silver prolific poster award! wahoo!) on Tuesday, 19-Feb-2008 7:10:14

Download87, I just saw this thread, and am curious. Did you ever get to your doctor, and if so, what did they say? I crave water too. I have been tested for diabetes several times though, and it always comes back that I don't have it. I do however have thyroid problems that I take meds for, and my doctor has hypothesized that my craving water could be because of the thyroid.

## Post 13 by audioadict (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Thursday, 21-Feb-2008 11:58:29

Yeh sister dawn, that's another possibility. My thyroid, pituitary, and other indocren glands are underdeveloped, so problems with my thyroid gland could be why I crave water. When I was younger, I gained weight quickly, and I was checked for diabetes, and it came back negative..

## Post 14 by Gilman Gal (A billy Gilman fan forever and always!!) on Sunday, 24-Feb-2008 19:32:52

there ya go then. but you still should get checked though.

## Post 15 by margorp (I've got the gold prolific poster award, now is there a gold cup for me?) on Saturday, 08-Mar-2008 19:11:51

I have always been a thirsty person so this topic is interesting.

## Post 16 by GreenTurtle (Music is life. Love. Vitality.) on Thursday, 19-Jun-2008 19:54:28

This is sort of related to this topic, so to any girls: do any of you crave water just before, and during the first couple days of your period? This has been happening to me for about a year now, and I'd be curious to know if anybody else has experienced this.

## Post 17 by Reyami (I've broken five thousand! any more awards going?) on Thursday, 19-Jun-2008 22:24:38

Nope, chocolate is my craving.