What Causes Excessive Thirst?

Posted on Tue, 6 Oct 2015

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Tue, 6 Oct 2015 Answered on

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Question : i m feeling thirsty too often now a days since last month.

Answered by Dr. Anshul Varshney (30 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Get Investigated.

Detailed Answer:
Welcome To HCM. I am Dr Anshul Varshney. I understand your concern.
The most common causes of increase in thirst are:
1. Dehydration and reduce water intake.
2. Diabetes Mellitus and Insipidus.
3. Thyroid disorders.
4. Idiopathic - when no cause is found.

So in my opinion you should get your following investigations done:
1. Fasting blood sugar.
2. Thyroid profile.
3. Urine routine.

Review back with reports.
If you have any further query, please ask me.
Stay Healthy.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar