How often should you urinate when drinking lots of water?

[STUCKUP]

When I drink lots or water I urinate about every 10 to 15 minutes but my wife said today she drank seven 20oz. bottles of water and urinated once all day. Which is closer to normal?

[namtrag]

Somewhere in between. I go about once an hour and I drink 2 gallons a day.

[GREENFEATHER]

When I drink lots or water I urinate about every 10 to 15 minutes but my wife said today she drank seven 20oz. bottles of water and urinated once all day. Which is closer to normal?

Are you taking any meds? Some med, such as blood pressure meds, will do this. Also, when you don't eat a lot of carbs in a day, you'll shed water like mad.

[STUCKUP]

I don't take any meds at all and my carb intake is around 400 grams (I'm 175lbs.)

[ServoScanMan]

When I drink lots of water, I go about once per hour.

[Getsum]

When I drink lots or water I urinate about every 10 to 15 minutes but my wife said today she drank seven 20oz. bottles of water and urinated once all day. Which is closer to normal?

Sometimes I think I should save time and just drink while standing in front of the urinal.

[lukamar]

I go a lot more often when I'm taking creatine than when I'm not especially at night.

[raffim]

never kept track but i usually drink 2 cups with lunch, 4 cups a couple of hours later (it takes me about 10-15 minutes to down) and another 2 with dinner (and a bunch while I WO.) When I drink the 2 cups with food, I don't think I take any "extra" trips to the bathroom. But when I drink the 4 cups, I go a bunch of times within 2 or so hours after I'm done.

I would think each person is different and there is not much to be concerned about, unless you don't go at all then, I'm guessing you got a leak somewhere..... if so, better check for any unexplained puddles around where you do your drink'n


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[Wildtim]

I'm also in the about once an hour camp. I drink over a gallon a day. The only thing I don't like is waking up in th middle of the night.

I would worry more about your wife, 140 oz's and only going once seems like not nearly enough.

The saying anround the jobsite especially in the summer is that if you don't feel like you have to pee you aren't drinking enough.

[Roger035]

Every 1.0 to 1.5 hours for me. I drink about 1.0-1.5 gallons per day.

[STUCKUP]

I'm also in the about once an hour camp. I drink over a gallon a day. The only thing I don't like is waking up in th middle of the night.

I would worry more about your wife, 140 oz's and only going once seems like not nearly enough.

The saying anround the jobsite especially in the summer is that if you don't feel like you have to pee you aren't drinking enough.

That's is exactly what I was going to say and thats why I started this post is because my wife drank seven 20oz. bottles and went once all day. What would cause this? Should we be concerned?

[Inthegrass]

When I drink lots or water I urinate about every 10 to 15 minutes but my wife said today she drank seven 20oz. bottles of water and urinated once all day. Which is closer to normal?

How do you get anything done????

[ctgblue]

no rule of thumb, if she drank that many bottles and went once, she was severely dehydrated and was soaking it up

you should go as often as you feel the need, don't wait until it is painful
but the longer you drink lots of water, the less often you have to go

[tolewfo]

Somewhere in between. I go about once an hour and I drink 2 gallons a day.

Me too... I used to hate drinking water like everyone else in that other thread by the same name. I am now one of those guys that always carries a 1/2 gallon bottle everywhere. However, when I was in Thailand, I exchanged the water bottle for Singha and now I am paying the price for it.

Good times, Good times...

[NotTooLate]

I urinate in the morning and at night before bed no matter how often I drink fluids. Strong bladder

[Beachman]

no rule of thumb, if she drank that many bottles and went once, she was severely dehydrated and was soaking it up

you should go as often as you feel the need, don't wait until it is painful
but the longer you drink lots of water, the less often you have to go

X2

and repped for your mile in their shoes sig that's f'n hilarious!

[marius1]

you could have an enlarged prostate or a bladder irritation. Might want to get it checked out.

[Hikemike]

I'd love to answer, but I got to run to the bathrrroooommmmm................

[amoreno]

When your eyes turn yellow, you'll know you've waited too long.

[panerainyc]

for me it depends how well im hydrated. my water intake slacks some on the weekends, so come monday, im not urinating as much as say tues or wed.

about every 30 mins or so for me

[Spiceygamble]

Hydration is an interesting subject for me... I too HATE to drink water all day long. At work it's just about impossible to do... but I'm trying.
I've been trying to mange 3L a day(*Ummph). Being a 5'2", 115 lbs healthy & active female, I find I'm going about every 1-3 hrs(I have an unreal bladder).
Certain foods & events(like illness) effect that... I go every hour when I'm not feeling well & awake but can go all night w/o waking up to go.

*shrugs... guess that "takes the piss"... baa dumm dummmm...
:P

[bulldog71]

Every 10-15 mins!!!!??? I would get that checked out by a urologist! You may have an early prostate thing going on. Better to be safe than sorry! lol Your wife on the other hand, I have no clue what's up with that! I read the hydration check is to drink 24 oz. of water in 15 mins. If you don't have to go within 45 mins. then you are dehydrated!

[deton8r]

heh I should visit a doctor then.. I drank 1 litre of water before going for my daily walk then another 1.5 litre while walking and still haven't urinated.. this site probably saves lives lol.

[creationd]

When I drink lots of water, I go about once per hour.

Same, Once an hour
Maybe longer at night every three hours or so

[dbx]

Strong 2 & 1/2 year bump.

The question is just as stupid today as it was when first posted.

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Strong 2 & 1/2 year bump.

The question is just as stupid today as it was when first posted.

Agreed.



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[JerryB]

When I drink lots or water I urinate about every 10 to 15 minutes but my wife said today she drank seven 20oz. bottles of water and urinated once all day. Which is closer to normal?

I never kept statistics on this question. Maybe I will record my frequency of urinating and post as Excel histogram chart with the daily average and standard deviation.

[Dogsoldier]

Oh yeah now that would be worth seeing. A chart of people's peeing frequency. Oh wait, Jerry, you may actually be eligible for some sort of federal grant. I say go for it man!

[thor93]

you could have an enlarged prostate or a bladder irritation. Might want to get it checked out.

Yeah,They'll just put you on meds with side effects and then you'll take more and more and more meds as time rolls on.I've peed like a racehorse most days since my early 20's and its attributed to my tendancy to neglect proper carb intake.I'm mostly on a meat,fruit,and veggies type of diet.Rarely do i have the recommended intake of carbs/starches.When i DO eat extra carbs from time to time,i dont have to go nearly as much.But being that i AM now 40,i DO consider the "Enlarged Prostate" Subject as something to be needed to be highly addressed.So far though,It Still seems like too much of a factor pertaining to dietary intake though,rather than my "Prostate" getting Enlarged due to aging.

[yakabebe]

Yeah,They'll just put you on meds with side effects and then you'll take more and more and more meds as time rolls on.I've peed like a racehorse most days since my early 20's and its attributed to my tendancy to neglect proper carb intake.I'm mostly on a meat,fruit,and veggies type of diet.Rarely do i have the recommended intake of carbs/starches.When i DO eat extra carbs from time to time,i dont have to go nearly as much.But being that i AM now 40,i DO consider the "Enlarged Prostate" Subject as something to be needed to be highly addressed.So far though,It Still seems like too much of a factor pertaining to dietary intake though,rather than my "Prostate" getting Enlarged due to aging.

^^^^ pretty good answer

I feel at times life would be easier if just had a damn catheter in ....hydrating with no carbs can lead to 30-45" meetings at the head.

Including thru the night...