• kbotc@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    “Having to pee all the time” is more of a diabetes thing than alcohol.

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      1 year 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. Go back to Reddit with that bs.

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        1 year 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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          1 year 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.

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        1 year 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.