Excessive or abnormal thirst. Patients with obsessive compulsive disorder and other psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, may have polydipsia, which may produce a type of diabetes insipidus.
Abnormally intense thirst; a typical symptom of diabetes.
Excessive thirst; a symptom of diabetes.
A condition, often caused by diabetes insipidus, in which a person is unusually thirsty.
Polydipsia is a disorder marked by excessive ingestion of water beyond the amount necessary to maintain fluid balance in the body (often defined as consumption in excess of 3 1 per day). Polydipsia is associated with extreme thirst and with polyuria, excessive production of urine. Because a common symptom of diabetes is extreme thirst, careful evaluation is necessary to distinguish primary polydipsia from excessive water intake associated with diabetes. Evidence from both animal and human research suggests that dopamine activity may be involved in polydipsia.
Excessive thirst, often associated with diabetes mellitus, diabetes insipidus, or kidney dysfunction.
Excessive thirst, often associated with diabetes.
Abnormally intense thirst, leading to the drinking of large quantities of fluid. This is a symptom typical of diabetes mellitus and diabetes insipidus.
Excessive thirst, a symptom that may suggest dehydration, hyperglycemia, or hypovolemia, among other diseases and conditions.
Constant, intense thirst is referred to as polydipsia. Conditions like diabetes mellitus and diabetes insipidus are examples that can trigger this symptom.
Excessive thirst, often experienced by individuals with untreated diabetes.