Guest guest Posted February 7, 2004 Report Share Posted February 7, 2004 Hello my name is Jim and I am a Vata Pitta. I am a vegitarian and only eat a little dairy, cheese and ice cream. I very seldom drink any alcohol. Before breakfast I have a cup of tea, usually green tea or gotu kola without and sugar then I I drink a glass of water. During my work day I drink a half gallon of water, maybe once a week I will drink a soda, coke. When I get home from work I will drink a glass or two of water and I try to not drink anything after 6:30 because I go to bed by 8:00. Even with all that I drink troughtout the day I always feel thirsty which I do not understand, I have also add a whole house humidifier thinking the heat was drying me out. And this leads to another question, I end up getting up n the middle of the night sometimes only once sometime twice to go to the bathroom to get rid of water, do you also think that i may have a weak bladder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2004 Report Share Posted February 7, 2004 Jim: I know just what you are going through, it seems more I drink, which is a little over 100 oz. per day, the thirstier I get. I am getting better about getting up in the night to pee though. Maybe once, and that's around 4:30a.m. Like you I am trying not drink after six. I pushed it back to four o'clock so I now am just getting up once. I wonder why this extra thirst happens?? I shouldn't call it thirst, it is more of a dryer mouth. Bon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2004 Report Share Posted February 9, 2004 Dear Jim and Bonnie, I will try to explain in simple language the reason for frequent thrust. Body requires water to keep blood adequately thin and also to regulate the salt and other mineral contents in blood. When water content falls short, large intestine sucks water out of stool causing dry stool and constipation. When water contents exceed or salt contents exceed, excess urine removes it. The thirst is the result of signals caused by nerves in throat, which sense dryness in mouth as a result of less saliva. If salt content in blood is excess but water content less, thirst signals develop so that body can get rid of excess salt and minerals, as also Vitamins B, C , through urine. These vitamins cant be stored, so that they must be taken fresh each day. Thus thirst and urination is the way body regulates blood consistency as well as salt, mineral and vitamin balance. Nowadays, people take salt in excess of 6 gm per day, whereas normal reqirement is only 3 gms per day. Spicy food requires excess salt to balance the spices. Hence, in case you wish to drink less water and less visits to wash room, reduce salts and spices in food. Yogis mediatating for hours at a strech eat boiled vegetabls without salt. All naturally occuring grains, pulses, vegetables contain adequate salt and minerals. But we add extra salt for getting taste and extra saliva. More saliva needs more water to be drunk. Just try a diet with very little salt. Salt is also driven out through perspiration, which also requires water. If you sleep in humidified room, more perspiration, increasing the water needs of the body. Another reasaon for extra water needs of body is iodized salt. It is 99.99% pure sodium chloride plus iodine added. Essential minerals get removed and you take pure NaCl, causing mineral deficiency. Body then tries to find minerals through water. curezone.com gives some explaination about salt. Regards Dr. Bhate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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