TNT
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I use trace mineral drops in my reverse osmosis water, and I can drink all day long and never seem to get hydrated.
I have terribly dry skin, sunken veins, and dry mouth, but don't get hydrated when I drink--it just goes straight through me. The more I drink, the more I urinate(of course that's normal), but don't get any benefit.
I don't get thirsty either. I drink because I know I need to.
Does anyone else deal with this? Do one of the infections tend to cause excess urination, or is this probably due more to a dysfunction?
Any thoughts would be welcome.
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Ive had similar issues and a couple of weeks ago I started drinking structured water.
Our well has probably some of the best water in North America but it sits there for a long time and looses its vibrancy and it looses its charge which makes it hard water.
I had a hard time drinking one quart a day. It would sit in my stomach for a long time along with all the dang pills I have to take. My first two months of treatment were pretty miserable because of it, never mind detox issues because I couldn't drink enough water
Now Im up to almost 3 quarts a day and no stomach issues. Its like it just slides in and taking my pills is not longer a problem. No belching and bloating.
Structuring water makes wetter water. It unclusters the water molecules and changes the ionic state of the minerals.
I purchased the portable unit but Im considering a whole house unit that will also water my extensive garden also.
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The dry skin usually doesn't have much to do with water intake. It more has to do with fish oil and other oils. Even thyroid problems can cause dry skin.
Also, circulatory problems may be an issue. I'm thinking hypercoagulation and other issues that make it difficult for your capillaries to get nutrients.
The excess urine can be thyroid or just consuming tons of water.
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Sometimes drinking too much water can be bad.
I agree with Judie that dry skin is most likely an oil thing. Avocado added to salad, salmon or other fatty fish once weekly, omega 3 supplementation etc. may help.
coconut water (unsweetend) is good for replenishing electrolytes.
My doc said to drink 1-2 cups per day, especially on days when I sweat quite a bit.
Anyways, good luck. Dry skin is the worst!
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Sunken veins and dry mouth dont have much to do with oil. Minerals and more water are required. this may partially be an electrolye issue and structuring your water will help with this.
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TNT
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No, I haven't had ADH levels checked. I remember talking about this with my LLMD but she didn't seem to know much about it, so I dropped it. And now I can't seem to recall what it is all about without looking into it again.
Sports drinks/mixes (like Propel)have been helpful in the past, but helped more with energy.
sickofthepain, what is corvalen?
I have often thought that I could have a thyroid issue, since hypothyroid troubles exist in the family, but tests are always good. I just looked for my thyroid test results, because I know I had everything tested, but cannot find the T3, T4, Free T3, and TSH (TSH was 1050 I remember) results right now. But everything so far has been normal. I did find the Thyroid Peroxidase and the Antithyroglobulin--normal.
My veins tend to "come out" at night, and lately they have been better in the mornings, but lunchtime to the evenings are really bad.
I appreciate all the responses. I know I don't always acknowledge them as well as I should, but that is because my brain is slow, or I don't have the energy.
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Since you just posted on the PARASITE WARRIORS THREAD and assume you are treating for parasites, I thought I would mention that dry skin is on the symptom list for parasites. You might also need some salt so you can retain some of the water you drink.
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TNT
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I get piles of salt (Realsalt brand) in my diet. Actually I salt just about everything. Wouldn't you think that is enough?
I didn't post that because I am currently treating for parasites. I am not. I don't think I should treat for parasites. Everytime I do, I get a huge debilitating reaction and then deteriorate faster than before. (artemisinin & A-Bab both put me in terrible tailspin. It was soon after the A-Bab- 1 drop, that I lost an inch of height)
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Anti-diuretic hormone is a hormone your body uses to maintain fluid balance. It is released from your posterior pituitary gland and makes your kidneys reabsorb water instead of expelling it.
If your ADH is low, then your body isn't getting much water. This would be seen as large amounts of pale urine. To raise your ADH, they may put you on something like DDAVP or desmopressin.
Hope this helps!
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TNT
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Thanks, Life+Lyme, it is helpful.
My TSH was 1.050, not 1050.
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If you are excessively thirsty and urinate a lot, that is a sign of diabetes.
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Someone mentioned using corvalen on here also. It has d-ribbose. It says on the site that it is for cellular energy. Who knows, maybe it's not for
electrolytes at all. My llmd prescribed it for me last time to replace the grape kind that made me want to throw up. I was told that was for
electrolytes. I am hardly ever thirsty. If I drink more than I feel the need to, I will get heart burn, and that is just with water. Yes, I
pee it out too, alot some days, like every 15 minutes. The chiropractor circled my pituitary on the xray and mumbled something about something
being too big or too small. I kind of wonder of the pseudotumor behind my eye is pressing on my pituitary or if there is something coming off of
my pituitary that is pressing on my optic nerve. I wonder if that would mess up the balance of
water. We'll probably never know, unless I get insurance or at the autopsy. I'll still be in suspense. At least my husband will know.
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Does anyone have thyroid troubles (are on meds for it) but all the appropriate test results are all normal? (I mean a good full panel thyroid test with all the free hormones and the reverses).
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A lot of doctors these days consider that a normal reading that is low in the normal range needs treatment.
The single best remedy for low thyroid is iodine. I would never go onto a hormone without giving Lugol's iodine a 4 month trial.
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I don't have thyroid problems and one of my practitioners (an acupuncturist) suggested Iodine for something unrelated. It made me horribly nauseous for months and did not clear up the problem. This was me just taking 1 drop, 2X a day.
My new LLMD had me stop it immediately.
A friend had iodine trigger hypothyroidism in her.
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Maybe it's pituitary-water regulation as another possibility. Dr H does talk about the HPA axis issues.
My thyroid T3 was 2.8 in Jan and my dr said it was suppose to be closer to 3.8. The last time he tested it, I guess it was closer to normal limits but have to keep taking naturethroid.
I noticed my skin begin to look dry and not so nice with quitting gluten. It cleared the acne
from my face but it seemed like eating gluten kept more water, plumpness to the skin.Pros and cons, I guess.
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