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Never Thirsty

Emmy

I've never felt particularly thirsty but these last six months I don't feel thirsty at all. I've set reminders in my phone to tell me to drink but I don't always because I never feel thirsty. Some days I only have two glasses of water.

Because of this I've been in and out of hospital these last few months. At times I feel awful because of the dehydration but I don't know how to sort this out. I have no idea why I'm like this now. I saw my GP and I've had tests but they can't find a reason why I'm not feeling thirsty.

I'm guessing it is just an autism problem but I don't know why it went from infrequently feeling thirsty to never feeling thirsty. Is it possible it's triggered by anxiety? I'm chronically anxious I thought that might be a cause of this.

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  • I forget to drink. I believe it's a common problem for those of us who have ASD. Reminders in the phone can only help but even if you're not thirsty try sipping some of your drink otherwise you could become dehydrated and that's no fun. Keeping a bottle of water in front of you is a good idea, a constant reminder.

    This is what I do and though I still forget and don't feel thirsty I do at least sip my drink and that has at least stopped me from become dehydrated on a regular basis. Constant dehydration damaged my kidneys which is a risk as is frequent UTI's so try to drink when you can, even if it's only a little bit.

    But you definitely aren't alone in suffering with this problem.

    Yours, Oddity.

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  • I forget to drink. I believe it's a common problem for those of us who have ASD. Reminders in the phone can only help but even if you're not thirsty try sipping some of your drink otherwise you could become dehydrated and that's no fun. Keeping a bottle of water in front of you is a good idea, a constant reminder.

    This is what I do and though I still forget and don't feel thirsty I do at least sip my drink and that has at least stopped me from become dehydrated on a regular basis. Constant dehydration damaged my kidneys which is a risk as is frequent UTI's so try to drink when you can, even if it's only a little bit.

    But you definitely aren't alone in suffering with this problem.

    Yours, Oddity.

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