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[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

If you drink alcohol a lot and this is happening, give it a rest for awhile and let your insides heal.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

“Having to pee all the time” is more of a diabetes thing than alcohol.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 years ago (2 children)

There are, surprisingly, multiple conditions that can cause frequent urination.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

I usually drink a large cup of coffee and 1 liter of water until 10 a.m. Have to pee all morning.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Without a doubt, but if “I’m having to pee all the time” is your only symptom, I’d worry about a dozen other things before straight blaming alcohol intake (provided you are not constantly intoxicated as alcohol is a diuretic). Do not get me wrong, if you think you are drinking too much you almost certainly are, but alcohol abuse disorder should show up in a ton of places before getting to kidney damage levels. In fact, the opposite is significantly more worrisome: If you drink too much and have a sudden reduction in amount of urine, that’s the big alarm bells for Acute Kidney Injury.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Diabetes is not the only thing that makes a body need to urinate a lot.

Alcohol is toxic. It hurts your liver. Your liver is a filter for toxins. If someone is drinking too much for the liver to keep up with they will need to pee a lot.

I'm speaking from experience, letting people know it's a thing. Don't "actually" a positive message. Go back to Reddit with that bs.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Your liver isn’t what makes you urinate, mate. That’d be the kidneys, and saying “If you’re peeing too much, just drink less alcohol” rather than “go get a checkup and make sure you’re not developing diabetes like 1/3 American adults is… Not as helpful as you think it is.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

AcHTuALLy...Sorry I didn't go down the entire checklist of how the body processes alcohol and every single thing to do if you drink too much.

You've been a huge help. Really contributing to the conversation here.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I hate that I relate to this at 25.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

A bad urologist said my prostate was enlarged at 35 years old. I got a second opinion, an overactive bladder diagnosis, and a prescription that took 4-6 nightly trips to the bathroom down to 0-1.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Was the script tamsaloisin or another

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Ditropan/oxybutynin

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

I thought I had this but then it turned out all my pants had just become too tight, so

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

SSRI gang 🙌

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Diabetes insipidus, standing by! *inhales pee pee medicine.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Could be diabeetus. Get that checked.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Getting old isn't for wussies

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

As soon as I drink water I gotta go

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I'm peeing right now.

[–] Cyberwitch_7493 3 points 2 years ago

...Or like never, cause I forgot to drink water for many hours. It's one or the other!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

*laughs in spironolactone*

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

I thought it was spironolactone, but it turns out no I’m just like that

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

My thoughts exactly. I was like "wait, this is not a trans meme?"