Talk:Polydipsia

coffee or soda as a diuretic

"One who drinks nothing but coffee or soda can be easily misdiagnosed by a medical professional as psychogenic polydipsia, as they may be unaware they are consuming diuretics."

-I think this is a myth, as contrary to popular belief coffee is not a diuretic particularly, (at least, it doesn't cause dehydration.) Also the person would have to drink massive amounts for it to have any different results than those from drinking large quantities of water. The reason I know coffee is not a diuretic, and soda definitely isn't, is that those with kidney problems are not told to restrict it due to any dehydrating effect, like they are told to avoid alcohol. The special, the random, the lovely Merkinsmum 00:00, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

According to caffeine it is a mild diuretic (according to both articles) and I've seen various sources which recommend against drinking caffenated beverages if dehydrated. Obviously decaffinated coffee and uncaffinated soft drinks are not a concern in relation to caffeine. You're probably right it's a small effect, unless perhaps you're having energy drinks all the time in which case you're liable to have problems due to the various other stuff anyway Nil Einne (talk) 17:51, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

psychogenic section

I have summarised this, because a large section was reproduced from its own article. Not sure if this is standard practice, so feel free to revert if it's wrong.:) The special, the random, the lovely Merkinsmum 00:00, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

Numbers

How much is too much or indicative of some kind of illness, eg diabetes?