kidneys in hyperdrive?

[cathychoo]

The last 2 days I've suddenly become really thirsty and have been drinking and peeing lots. I still feel dehydrated. I've used some rehydration salts too. It started when I took a magnesium supplement (natural calm). I'm 6 months pregnant. I feel like my kidneys have gone into hyperdrive or something. Does anyone know anything about it? It looks like it's not uncommon in prenancy ( a search on the web found lots of forum messages about it), but it doesn't feel like it's exactly normal, either. It started suddenly. When I think about it, I think dh may have been having the same thing for ages, but I can't find anything on it. Any ideas, anyone?

Thank you.

Cathy

[cathychoo]

I should have added, it's not diabetes as I have urine dip sticks for glucose and they are clear (I have had some glucose in urine previously so I bought dip sticks to keep an eye on it).

[SandyMom]

I had this during one of my pregnancies as well. My midwife said it was not uncommon. Strange that that dh would have it as well though! Sympathy symptoms?

[cathychoo]

Thanks for replying :-)

I think I found out what it is - lack of salt, or electrolyte imbalance (salt, or potassium, or a few other things I think), can make the kidneys keep putting out water even though your body is drier than it should be. I had some salt and bananas (?potassium) and the immediate problem stopped. It did happen again a bit the next day but again stopped with salt. I still feel thirstier than usual and feel I have to keep keeping an eye on it but at least I have some idea what is going on. I hadn't taken any salt at all the couple of days before it started (and I don't have any swelling or water storing probs in my body). Maybe we are more prone to the electrolyte imbalance during pregnancy?

Thanks again,

Cathy