If the symptoms or signs are sudden onset or severe, either take them to the emergency department or call Diabetes insipidus excessive thirst Home » Symptoms » Diabetes insipidus excessive thirst.
Facts Many babies and children, particularly toddlers, will drink a lot and consequently pass a lot of urine - this is known as 'habitual drinking'.
If a baby starts leaking from nappies, a child starts wetting the bed and this is unusual for them or is having accidents during the day, or a teenager finds that they are thirstier than usual and urinating more than previously, then this could indicate that they have diabetes mellitus or diabetes insipidus. Diabetes mellitus sugar diabetes, often referred to just as 'diabetes' can be checked by a doctor using a finger prick blood test — this is not associated with a brain tumour.
If the blood test is normal, then this thirst can be due to diabetes insipidus, where the body is not able to concentrate urine properly. What are diabetes mellitus and diabetes insipidus? What are the signs to look out for? In this case, signs and symptoms to watch out for include: unexplained weight loss large volumes of urine weeing a lot leaking from nappies. Children and teenagers with diabetes insipidus will have: excessive thirst — feeling thirsty all the time and feeling 'dry' no matter how much they drink including waking up regularly at night to drink increased urination — needing to go to the toilet a lot and passing pale, watery urine.
If excessive thirst is caused by a brain tumour, other symptoms will often be present, in particular: abnormal growth delayed or arrested puberty. You should look out for these symptoms carefully. I think I have a brain tumour, what should I do? Brain tumours are rare, however, if you're worried and a symptom persists or if your child has more than one symptom of a brain tumour then: Talk to your doctor GP appointments are usually quite short, so make sure you find out how to best prepare for your child's appointment.
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Food In some cases, thirst may be caused by something as simple as a recent meal or snack. Diabetes If you feel thirsty all the time, it could be a sign of diabetes — particularly if you also have other symptoms such as needing to urinate frequently, extreme tiredness fatigue and unexplained weight loss.
Pregnancy Feeling thirsty, as well as urinating more often than usual, is a common symptom in pregnancy and usually nothing to worry about. Medication Excessive thirst can sometimes be a side effect of certain types of medication, including lithium, certain antipsychotics and diuretics water tablets. Other causes of thirst There are also many other potential causes of severe thirst.
These include: diabetes insipidus — a condition caused by problems with a hormone that regulates the amount of fluid in the body diabetic ketoacidosis — a dangerous complication of diabetes caused by a lack of the hormone insulin in the body sickle cell aneamia — an inherited blood disorder psychogenic polydipsia — where a person with a mental health condition, such as schizophrenia , drinks excessive amounts of water that can't be excreted got rid of by the kidneys excessive bleeding.
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