serious water shortages in the human body: the hot weather, heavy manual labor, bleeding, burns, vomiting, diarrhea, sweating a lot due to high temperatures such as the human body can lead to serious water shortages and intolerable thirst, and then the following symptoms occur frequently , namely: dry mouth, and looked haggard, orbital collapse, the skin shriveled and not stretch. In fact, a unique thirst is the body's own protective mechanisms, which enable the body from dehydration. Thirsty, the body's natural need to add large amounts of water. Once the body of water to restore balance, this “protection” of thirst or disappear.

diabetes is the culprit: the role of hormones, one is to coordinate the body of water, salt metabolism. Once this hormone balance has been damaged, it can cause recurrent thirst. Diabetes blood sugar is too high will jump to urine. At this time, a large number of drinking water, although they will still feel unbearable thirst. If patients with diabetes taking insulin or hypoglycemic agents still feel thirsty during the period, which shows its condition on the rise. In such cases, should go to the hospital check blood sugar, and immediately began taking glucose lowering medicine.

brain damage: Some people in brain injury or neurological surgery may still thirsty. Its features are: rapid onset, patients are frequently in a day, or even one hour can be fatal. At this time, aggravated diabetes insipidus. Patients to drink 10 liters a day, and even 20 liters of water. This is simply because patients is the lack of the so-called “restricted urination hormone” reasons. Because the incidence of acute, should see a neurologist immediately before the doctor.

hormone excess: the primary symptoms of hyperthyroidism are thirsty. Lead to tooth loss in patients with hormone excess, whole body bone headache, rapid fatigue, muscle weakness, rapid weight loss. The loss of calcium from the bones in the urine can even dyed white. At this time, please Endocrinologists diagnosis and treatment as soon as possible.

nephropathy: Kidney has lost the ability to maintain moisture, the result would require a lot of water. Kidney disease there are several, including pyelonephritis, vascular ball nephritis, hydronephrosis, etc. would give rise to thirst. Its features are: even in the voided volume reduction and the emergence of swelling, the patient will still feel thirsty. This has happened with thirst to prove their renal insufficiency. Unfortunately, this extremely dangerous phenomenon is often not to be identified. Till found that it was too late, so that patients can only be by means of hemodialysis or kidney transplantation continue to survive. Therefore, prompt attention to thirst, it is to make the kidneys from further damage. At this time, please diagnosis and treatment of kidney disease scientist of paramount importance.

medication properly: use appropriate medications often lead to thirst. If some kind of antihypertensive agents will tend to cause dry mouth. Thus, the patient would need a large number of drinking water. A large number of drinking water detrimental in patients with hypertension. At this time should consult cardiologists at the same time to replace diuretics.

(taken from the “Hong Kong Commercial Daily”)