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Frequent Urination

shendler

By shendler
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I'm not sure if this is related to celiac or not. I have been gluten free for about 4 months now but I am still very thirsty causing me to pee a lot. I may pee in the night alone 3-4 times. I've had my blood sugar tested and that was normal. I do not have any problems with my thyroid.

I've been to my doctor numerous times and it was of no help. What could this be and what should I get checked out?

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I'm not sure if this is related to celiac or not. I have been gluten free for about 4 months now but I am still very thirsty causing me to pee a lot. I may pee in the night alone 3-4 times. I've had my blood sugar tested and that was normal. I do not have any problems with my thyroid.

I've been to my doctor numerous times and it was of no help. What could this be and what should I get checked out?

I have long forgotten my source for this, but it's my understanding that you absorb 75% of the fluid intake in your small intestines. If you have villi damage, it's a reasonable cause for extra ordinary thirst. I experienced this in the early stages after my diagnosis.

Listen to you body. But maybe you can concentrate your fluids earlier in the day, so you can sleep at night.

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I could just drink in the morning but still have to pee that often. Other times I just wake up in the middle of the night with a mouth so dry it's sticky.

Gfresh404 Enthusiast
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This might sound like a stupid question, but do you just constantly have the urge to urinate or is your bladder just physically full (or both)?

Natasha H. Newbie
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I could just drink in the morning but still have to pee that often. Other times I just wake up in the middle of the night with a mouth so dry it's sticky.

Yes, I too have to urinate 1-2 times a night and have extraordinary thirst. I have also lost some control over my urinating, though this seems to be better when I take my sublingual b12's.

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When you've gotten other bloodwork done, have they tested your sugar? Diabetes has a high co-relation with Celiac disease. I'm not a DR so don't let my suggestion worry you, but it's always worth discussing ongoing symtoms with your DR to see if there are other things s/he has missed. My internist said many DRs will just attribute everything to the Celiacs once someone has been diagnosed and as a result sometimes miss other underlying issues (thyroid, blood sugar, etc). Extreme thirst, dry mouth, and frequent urination can be symtpoms of blood sugar problems. Good luck!

I could just drink in the morning but still have to pee that often. Other times I just wake up in the middle of the night with a mouth so dry it's sticky.
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This might sound like a stupid question, but do you just constantly have the urge to urinate or is your bladder just physically full (or both)?

My bladder is full when I have to go. What's weird to me is that I'll have days when I'll hardly drink but still be peeing no stop.

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Hi, everyone, I hear you. I have been diagnosed with celiac since March of 2006. For about the past year I have had the problem with having to go to the bathroom several times a day and during the night. After being diagnosed, I went off the milk and gluten and felt better after about 6 months. I felt better, but the past year I noticed more about going to the bathroom more and have to way one of those pads due to leakage. I asked my doctor and he said keep doing kegel exercises and it will help. Now I am tryin to see another doctor to get a second opinion. Any ideas, hope you can share. Thanks, if I come across something from the new doctor I will share.

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