Why am I so thirsty?

iluvadam

I have almost no appetite but am so incredibly thirsty.  All I do is lay in bed and down cup after cup of water.  I feel like I cannot quench my thirst.  What is this all about? 

redshoegirl

You don't have gestational diabetes, do you? My GD dietitian told me diabetes often makes people thirsty.

I've also been told that extreme thirst can also be a sign of low iron - I had craaaaaazy cravings for ice, and when I mentioned it to my doctor the first thing he did was run a blood test to check my iron levels - which, sure enough, were quite low. Apparently craving non-food is a symptom of having low iron - sometimes it's dangerous like pica, but just wanting water/ice is pretty common. 

All that said, I'm not a doctor - so I'd mention it at your next check up.

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it's easy to get dehydrated - esp late in pg... esp in the summer weather... i would talk to your doc about it- b/c dehydration can cause PTL in many women.

redshoegirl

Goldie_Locks_5:

it's easy to get dehydrated - esp late in pg... esp in the summer weather... i would talk to your doc about it- b/c dehydration can cause PTL in many women.

Oh yes, I forgot that it's late summer in the States...lol that's a much simpler explanation! 

MaygenDL0ve

I don't know, but just looking at this post makes me thirsty!!

blondek8

MaygenDL0ve:

I don't know, but just looking at this post makes me thirsty!!

LOL -- I just re-filled my glass of ice water when I saw this post. I'm super thirsty all the time as well. No GD here either. I just can't get enough milk or ice water.

leviandlandensmom

I'm pretty sure it's normal because all last week I had no appetite but I was drinking a ton of water because I was so thirsty.

Hibiscus2007

redshoegirl:

You don't have gestational diabetes, do you? My GD dietitian told me diabetes often makes people thirsty.

I've also been told that extreme thirst can also be a sign of low iron - I had craaaaaazy cravings for ice, and when I mentioned it to my doctor the first thing he did was run a blood test to check my iron levels - which, sure enough, were quite low. Apparently craving non-food is a symptom of having low iron - sometimes it's dangerous like pica, but just wanting water/ice is pretty common. 

All that said, I'm not a doctor - so I'd mention it at your next check up.

This, I had GD and low iron and I could never drink enough water, but as soon as I had the babies, I can't even drink any water or I want to hurl...lol