• @WarmSoda@lemm.ee
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    11 months ago

    If you drink alcohol a lot and this is happening, give it a rest for awhile and let your insides heal.

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          311 months ago

          Without a doubt, but if “I’m having to pee all the time” is your only symptom, I’d worry about a dozen other things before straight blaming alcohol intake (provided you are not constantly intoxicated as alcohol is a diuretic). Do not get me wrong, if you think you are drinking too much you almost certainly are, but alcohol abuse disorder should show up in a ton of places before getting to kidney damage levels. In fact, the opposite is significantly more worrisome: If you drink too much and have a sudden reduction in amount of urine, that’s the big alarm bells for Acute Kidney Injury.

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        11 months ago

        Diabetes is not the only thing that makes a body need to urinate a lot.

        Alcohol is toxic. It hurts your liver. Your liver is a filter for toxins. If someone is drinking too much for the liver to keep up with they will need to pee a lot.

        I’m speaking from experience, letting people know it’s a thing. Don’t “actually” a positive message.

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          611 months ago

          Your liver isn’t what makes you urinate, mate. That’d be the kidneys, and saying “If you’re peeing too much, just drink less alcohol” rather than “go get a checkup and make sure you’re not developing diabetes like 1/3 American adults is… Not as helpful as you think it is.

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            11 months ago

            AcHTuALLy…Sorry I didn’t go down the entire checklist of how the body processes alcohol and every single thing to do if you drink too much.

            You’ve been a huge help. Really contributing to the conversation here.

    • Fuck spez
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      A bad urologist said my prostate was enlarged at 35 years old. I got a second opinion, an overactive bladder diagnosis, and a prescription that took 4-6 nightly trips to the bathroom down to 0-1.