Re: Active night-time bladder?
From: Anne (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 27 Jan 2002 11:50:25 -0600 (CST)
Thanks for the replies.
I am not on a high protein diet. I don't think I'm retaining during the
day. As I wrote, I had this problem before glucophage - but I also had
a really big thirst... Both stopped after glucophage.
I had a bowl of pasta (not al dente) which was high glycemic and I was
kept awake with a slight racing heart (not as much as when I have corn
chips) and I just had to urinate constantly. Now this only happened
with pasta - which I won't be eating anymore.
Life is such a delicate balance when you have IR/PCOS, isn't it?
At Thu, 24 Jan 2002, Barbra wrote:
>
>At Thu, 24 Jan 2002, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>>
>>At Tue, 22 Jan 2002, Anne wrote:
>>>
>>>Before I went on glucophage I often had to get up numerous times during
>>>the night to go the bathroom. Now I find that this happens whenever I
>>>make a poor meal choice, anyone else have this problem?
>>>
>>>Is this a sign that I'm progressing closer to diabetes?
>>
>>Hi,
>>Just wanted to let you now that I am having to go to the bathroom at
>>night all the time too...also, maybe at least every 2 hours during the
>>day, but it is usually more numerous towards the evening and night
>>hours. Hope this helps...
>Hi there,
>Read your post and hope this is some help for you.
>
>Are you retaining water during the day?
>It could be despondent edema.....water retention that subsides after
>laying down for a while.I am supposed to lay down ,three times a day on
>my left side to create "diuresis"(ridding of excess water from ankles
>and tummy).
>
>If you are eating a high protein diet,it is normal to be going to the
>bathroom more often,thus you will then have to increase your water
>consumption.
>
>As for poor meal choices-I cannot attribute to that,unless you can be
>more specific what a poor meal choice it.
>
>Are you diabetic?
>
>There are so many different things that can cause that,but upon reading
>your post-you seem to have the problem during the nightime.
>That is a question that my doctor always seems to ask me.Mine though,is
>strictly because of the heart problems that I have had.I assume and hope
>that you don't have that.
>I don't get up anymore during the night-time anylonger,as I am probably
>ridding of excess water during the twenty minute lay down intervals,of
>which I absolutely hate to do.
>
>I did have that problem though,when I first had the rare form of
>diabetes Insipidus.I am still not clear on it though.I was peeing like
>crazy,but without even drinking alot of fluids.It was diluted
>urine(colorless).I was told and please don't quote me on this,as I still
>need info myself-,that I was in ketosis.I really don't know why.
>It could be that you are in ketosis.Ketosis is still unfamiliar
>territory for myself.I think there are others more well read on that
>subject.
>
>I would definitely bring the question up with your doctor-I didn't-and
>then I was sent to ER..totally dehydrated and electolyte balances were
>way out of norm.
>
>You may just have an overactive bladder.
>Keep track of your input and output.Also,you may be eating foods that
>are diuretics and don't even know it,like
>strawberries,watermelons,dandelion greens,alphalfa,and many
>others,especially cucumbers.Or,you can be defcient in sodium,as we with
>watching our diets,may just not be ingesting enough salt for some fluid
>retention.
>
>With the pituitary gland controlling anti-diuretic and diuretic hormone
>and with our condition-the two may be related.Again-another endocrine
>disturbance.
>
>Best thing to do,is ask your doc.There are many things he can come up
>with,with just a single urine sample.\Hoping this helped you some.
>
>--
>Sincerely,
>Barbra Camara
>
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