So thirsty all the time!?

Hi all,

I've been on the Buhner Protocol for a little over two weeks now, but I have a question. I wake up in the middle of the night super thirsty. I drink between a gallon to a gallon and a half of water every day so why is it that it seems I cant ever drink enough? Am I missing something?

Thanks,

-Mav

Not sure why - but get extreme thirst as well. Not so much at night. All the time.

Yeah, it might sound crazy, but I don't think a gallon's even that much.

I was measuring my intake for a period of a few months, after "washing away" my electrolytes, and ending up in the hospital, and I'd go through 4 quarts (gallon) like nothing, making teas, mixing with powdered medicines, etc.

Eventually, I just started drinking whatever again. I don't know how much I take in, but I know it is more than a gallon. lol

I think it is just a matter of drinking too much, too fast that could be a problem.

Plus, I eat a lot of salt, so I am sure that offsets quite a bit.

Sodium channels .angio renin system is messed up

Maverick, try drinking Gatorade. You aren't getting any electrolytes with just water, and your body is craving them.

I went through the same thing, and it got pretty problematic. I worried about diabetes, because that's a symptom, but I am ok and stay ok on that front. I have to not only take a water pill every day, but two other pills because I know have congestive heart failure. I had begun drinking so much that eventually my body couldn't keep up and got to where it couldn't expel it on it's own without medication.

You ALL really need to watch your salt levels. Know what you're taking in and make sure it's not too much. It is really hard on your body trying to get rid of too much of it.

I know it's hard to cut down salt, because these lyme buggers make us crave it. Every once in a while I break and plow through a bag of potato chips.
I never used to really like chips!

I found what flavors of Gatorade I like, and try to keep a chilled bottle of it near me all day. I drink far less now, though I do still drink lemon water all the time too, just far less than I was.

Post Edited (julymorning) : 7/20/2016 1:50:09 PM (GMT-6)

Chapelle said...
oh wow - interesting insight julymorning! The only problem is, gatorade is loaded with sugar.

I drink Vitamin Zero water, that is what I would recommend, however I do not think it has nearly as many electrolytes as gatorade?

That sound like my Dr. when I told him. lol He asked me "Why are you drinking sugar"? I told him it's the only thing that works. 'Working' at the time meant keeping me from passing out in public places or having to go to the e.r. because my blood pressure was falling through the floor, feeling very, very weird and faint.

Water wasn't doing anything but bloating me out, and not quenching my thirst.

I just looked at my 32 ounce bottle, which will last me if I am paying attention to what I'm drinking, at least 2 days.I sip it and when it looses it's chill it goes back to the frig., or freezer because I like to take it with me in the car and don't want it getting hot too quickly.

I'm drinking a mixture of it now with my lemon water, because it's so freaking hot and humid here I'm sweating out of every pore. Was shaking pretty bad earlier and weak and had a bout of diarrhea.

As I said, I also drink my lemon water, but the Gatorade is for the electrolytes.
There is 2.5 servings per 32 ounce bottle. Each serving has 80 cal., or 21 grams of sugar or total carb.

If you have to watch your sugar, that's probably too much. It's less than the average soda. I count it has more beneficial for my needs than bad.

If Vitamin zero water works, that's all that counts.

Post Edited (julymorning) : 7/20/2016 3:17:23 PM (GMT-6)

I'm pretty sure Potassium is part of my blood panel 4 times a year, I was prescribed potassium to take along with my laxis. They're 10 MEQ caps. There are 45 mg in the Gatorade as well, and I'm pretty sure it's that and the sodium in it, and dextrose which I realize, sugar, what brings me back up again.

I don't have anything to soak in. There is a mold problem here at home, inside and out in this 'jungle', yes.
Does that make one excessively thirsty?

Chapelle -
YES... sun tea! my fav thing. There is an organic peach cobbler tea I buy that for some reason needs no sugar. They've infused the peach flavor but none of the sugar. It's been my saving grace this summer.

Stevia is good for biofilms so a double bonus!

julymorning---
You might be on to something with the mold. I apologize if we already went through this but you might incorporate a specific binder to help w/ mold levels. And do what you can to control the mold in your environment. Are you familiar with survivingmold.com?

-p

Pirouette said...
Chapelle -
YES... sun tea! my fav thing. There is an organic peach cobbler tea I buy that for some reason needs no sugar. They've infused the peach flavor but none of the sugar. It's been my saving grace this summer.

Stevia is good for biofilms so a double bonus!

julymorning---
You might be on to something with the mold. I apologize if we already went through this but you might incorporate a specific binder to help w/ mold levels. And do what you can to control the mold in your environment. Are you familiar with survivingmold.com?

-p

I am almost positive in my situation mold hasn't been causing the excessive thirst. I've had mold problems actually inside where I've lived in 2 of the 4 places I've lived in since contracting Lyme D. First place 10 years, last place 23 years, and the excessive thirst just came about 2 years ago, along with my last 'relapse'.

Matter of fact, prior to that I drank very little liquids throughout the day, and rarely water. Except for in the early months right after I got so sick in the mid 80's when I remember guzzling ice tea one summer by the pitchers, and then again a little less than 10years later> Both times I had to stop myself and use extreme self control because the caffeine brought on horribly side affects. I even got into trouble with decaf ice tea.

I betcha all 3 times of excessive thirst for me, coincided with the stretches of relentless fevers I've experienced!