Is it normal to pee a lot from coffee?

[manlymatt83]

Hi all,

I don't usually drink coffee (if I do, it's a small cup of DECAF, but never ever regular). Today, I had to work a long day and was tired, so I had a large coffee at 10 AM. I went through that in about an hour, had a margarita at lunch, and then on my way back, stopped in Dunkin Donuts for an extra large black coffee. Drank that down, too.

On top of those few things, I've also had 3 bottles of water and a XXX vitamin water - but this is actually LESS than I usually drink.

I haven't been feeling well the past few days, but all day today, I've been peeing every hour. I've peed today about 12 times, and each pee is about 20 seconds. Is this really possibly caused by only having two cups of coffee today when I normally don't drink coffee at all? Can that really make you pee THIS much?

 

[surfsatwerk]

yes and it will smell bad.

 

[Gunslinger08]

It's a diuretic. Even decaf has some caffeine. Have you also been drinking a lot? You could be sick or be pre-diabetic.

 

[manlymatt83]

It's a diuretic. Even decaf has some caffeine.

Yeah, but .... THIS much? I could understand if I had drank coffee all day, but the last time I had coffee was 2 PM, almost 12 hour ago, and I'm still going every hour...

 

[Brainonska511]

Yeah, caffeine is a diuretic - makes you excrete water.

 

[theflyingpig]

You have H1N1. Your body is trying to rid itself of the toxins produced by the virus. Soon you will have a fever, followed by nausea and diarrhea. Enjoy these last few moments of health, my friend. You are in for one hell of a week. Everyone knows this.

 

[Brainonska511]

Yeah, but .... THIS much? I could understand if I had drank coffee all day, but the last time I had coffee was 2 PM, almost 12 hour ago, and I'm still going every hour...

It might be lingering in your system or just something else triggering it. Salt and water excretion via the kidneys is controlled by a fairly complex pathway (which includes blood pressure control).

 

[manlymatt83]

It might be lingering in your system or just something else triggering it. Salt and water excretion via the kidneys is controlled by a fairly complex pathway (which includes blood pressure control).

Or diabetes =(

 

[djheater]

 

[manlymatt83]

=( =(

 

[zanejohnson]

any stimulant will do it...

 

[TruePaige]

=( =(

It's okay, hombre!

If you need diabetes testing supplies, I'll fight the evil demon with ya!

 

[Schadenfroh]

Yes, coffee makes you pee in vast quantities.

 

[dawp]

coffee acts like ex-lax to me sometimes.

and ya, if ya drink enough of it, ya pee a lot, as does any liquid, beer included.

 

[Leros]

It's okay, hombre!

If you need diabetes testing supplies, I'll fight the evil demon with ya!

The diabetes test is terrible. They make you drink this terrible syrup liquid. Then you have to pee multiple times over a 3 hours period.

 

[TruePaige]

The diabetes test is terrible. They make you drink this terrible syrup liquid. Then you have to pee multiple times over a 3 hours period.

They just..um..took my blood.

But your test sounds good too..

NO I WILL NOT DRINK THAT SYRUP YOU POURED IN MY DRINK!

NO I DON'T CARE IF IT TASTES JUST LIKE SEX ON THE BEACH!

 

[Leros]

They just..um..took my blood.

But your test sounds good too..

NO I WILL NOT DRINK THAT SYRUP YOU POURED IN MY DRINK!

NO I DON'T CARE IF IT TASTES JUST LIKE SEX ON THE BEACH!

WTF, there is a blood test??!?!?! I nearly threw up. That liquid syrup was the sweetest thing I have ever drank.

 

[TruePaige]

WTF, there is a blood test??!?!?! I nearly threw up. That liquid syrup was the sweetest thing I have ever drank.

Hehe, you had the Oral Glucose Tolerance test done.

But really you can get it just about perfect with the 3 month sugar panel they run and the Fasting Blood Glucose Level tests.

Some doctors insist on a Fasting Blood Glucose and Oral Glucose Tolerance test though I guess?

You drank pure sugar. :X

 

[Leros]

Hehe, you had the Oral Glucose Tolerance test done.

But really you can get it just about perfect with the 3 month sugar panel they run and the Fasting Blood Glucose Level tests.

Some doctors insist on a Fasting Blood Glucose and Oral Glucose Tolerance test though I guess?

You drank pure sugar. :X

BRB, going to kill my doctor.

 

[OCGuy]

Yes and it will smell like coffee.

 

[Crono]

Does tea make you pee more than coffee? It seems to does for me, especially if it's strong black tea.

Although on second thought, the quantity makes a difference.

 

[Ausm]

I usually drink a 24 ounce cup in the morning that's what it takes to get me motivated and I usually have to piss every 3-4 hours. If I go longer, I can knock the tile off the wall behind the urinal

 

[Ausm]

The diabetes test is terrible. They make you drink this terrible syrup liquid. Then you have to pee multiple times over a 3 hours period.

They don't do that anymore they just do a blood test.

 

[MastaTam]

Nobody mentioned his margarita he had at lunch with also causes you to pee. I'm sure the combination of alcohol and caffeine did the trick.

 

[69Mach1]

The alcohol in the Margarita would get your kidneys going also, so in combination with the coffee, it probably just kicked the kidneys into overdrive for a little while.