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What Causes Excessive Thirst?
My daughter is 15 years old.suddenly for the last one week she has started feeling very thirsty at night.she drinks 4-5 glasses of water everynight and freguently goes to toilet then. Before she never felt thirsty at night. We went to GP for sugar check up but it is normal.we r still worried why she has suddenly start feeling so much thirsty? Please help me with this .Thank you
Sat, 5 Apr 2014
hello,thank you for the consultation,there are two most common cause for excessive thirst-diabetes and dehydration.here according to your history she does not have diabetes.As there is no other complain except thirst so it might be because of some amount of dehydration.so i will advice you to give her water or whatever fluids she like to take.no problem in giving more liquid.no need to worry much.good luck.
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