How long must I continue peeing like this?

#1

Will I always have to be peeing every hour or so? Cant’t live like this! Im not diabetic. Just had doctor check bloodsugar and electrolytes. All normal after 3 1/2 weeks. Peeing and tired/dizzy all day. Can’t live! Reasonably healrhy, but overweight. Just want to lose fat! But not losing anymore weight after I started keto. 6 weeks on moderate lower calorie/carb regimen before that got me down 17 lbs. Now I’m not losing anything, going up instead. Help. Should i keep trying?

(Chris) #2

Drink less, more salt, keep calm and keto on. Try those things and see how you feel.

#3

Thanks Chris, how long have you done the diet? Sick all midday, little bit better this evening. Just got on scale tonight, have gained 4 lbs!

(Chris) #4

2 years keto, 15 months carnivore.

(Ethan) #5

Did you have your fasting insulin checked by that doctor, too? Losing weight will involve water, too!

#6

Never ever weigh yourself at night except under doctor’s orders. Always weight in first thing in the morning after going to the bathroom

If the other diet was going so well why did you stop?

Make sure electrolytes salt, magnesium and potasium and possibly calcium are adequate. I still pee a lot after 17 months if I drink a lot or when I am actively losing (which does not really happen too often). I find I need to drink a lot so I drink when I know I am going to be near a bathroom and not as much when I know it will be inconvenient. If you feel tired try a little salt (either himalyan or sea salt is better) assuming you are not salt restricted

(Mike W.) #7

Do you have a prostate?

#8

No Never had never will. I’M 68 YR OLD woman. Do you think this diet is difficult for older ones? Im not diabetic or pre, but I know we all get some insulin resistant over years of eating typical American diet. Been trying Keto 1 month. But besides the constant peeing and loss of electrolytes, I dont think Im digesting the fat well. Weird bowel. 25 yrs ago was told I have gall issues, not too serious.

I dont think I can live like this. Im having the return of migraine headaches I thought were gone also.

(Empress of the Unexpected) #9

I’m a 60 year old woman with no health issues, other than high triglycerides. Lost all the weight in four months. Tell us what you eat every day and maybe we can give you some suggestions. This diet is good for your health, so please don’t give up. I did not get tired or dizzy, but peed for about two months. Please, more info!

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #10

Definitely you are low in sodium, if you are getting migraines. Try to get 2-1/2 teaspoons of salt daily—that includes the salt naturally in your food, however.

When I started keto, I was aware of the “keto flu” and knew that it was caused by low sodium (we excrete more sodium when we cut out the carbs), so I worked to keep up my salt intake. I kind of forgot about salt after several months, however, and funnily enough, that’s when I started to get frequent migraine auras. Even though they never seemed to develop into full headaches, the were incapacitating enough while they lasted. I didn’t make the connection until re-watching a video of Dr. Phinney, in which he discussed the symptoms of low sodium, and the word “headache” leapt out at me. Sure enough, the next time an aura started, I took a bit of salt, and it went away within minutes. Since then, I have been working to keep my salt intake up, with nary a headache of any kind (except from caffeine deficiency, lol!), and no auras at all.

At age 62, I feel healthier and more energetic than I have in decades, so I firmly believe that you, at 68, would benefit greatly from a ketogenic diet. I am willing to bet that if you start eating more salt, both your migraines and your urinary problems will go away. I find I urinate a lot less frequently these days, and my bladder capacity is greatly enhanced. If I eat too much carbohydrate, however, all bets are off, lol!

#11

Thanks so much. Maybe ill rethink this. I get puffy with what others consider average intake. Another thing against me is my gall bladder doesnt seem to be able to keep up with all the oils and meat. Im not used to eating so much protein and am gaining weight and having awful bms.ugh!

#12

Im eating whole avocado every other day. 2-3 eggs for breakfast with sauteed with butter kale, spinach, cauliflower, etc. Some almonds, salad, fish or chicken for lunch. Dinner is more good protein but more vegs, celery, its way more than Im used to eating. As I said, gaining weight, tummy hurts, and only able to function 1 or 2 days per week.

(Linda) #13

Glad you brought those auras up. Last week I was getting them daily, sometimes twice, and I was getting plenty of salt. Very annoying to have a bright blind spot that expands until it leaves your field of vision. They always kinda scare me. I used to get them only infrequently, and now they seem to come in waves. Takes them about 20 minutes to go away. Oddly, I haven’t had an actual painful puking migraine since my teens. I guess I should be glad the auras don’t hurt, but they definitely leave you feeling a little off.

Do I need still more salt?

#14

Hi again Chris, I have revieved serveral answers but I still don’t have an answer why so much urine being produced.

(Chris) #15

Workout adequate sodium to body can’t hold onto water. About the best guess I’ve got left.

#16

2 1/2 tsp of salt seems really anti healthy. I would swell up! I told you that I’ve not lost anymore weight? Now my gut seems distended alot today. Could it be that I need to see if I can improve my slow digestion? I have history of gall stones in past. Then maybe I could handle all the meat. Ive tried modifying with almond flour and other proteins. But cant adjust. I keep dosing with salt. Doesnt help. Not taking as much as you suggedt cuz it bloats me and doesnt help much. As I write I am having to stop trying to finish my interior painting project. Its evening.I feel im burning up. Ears ringing. Stiff neck and dizzy. Ate eggs and cauliflower with little cheese and mct oil for breakfast, shrimp, stringbeans, garlic, 1/2 avocado for lunch. Went for 1 mile slow walk midday. Ok after, just a little tired, but as pm progressed all just came crashing down. Cant live like this.

(Bunny) #17

Most likely excess sodium is the cause of the frequent urination because of the not spiking the insulin thing that happens, might want to cut back on (edit: sodium) water a wee bit, I am guessing your not fully ketoadapted? If you are ketoadapted you may need less sodium?

Metabolic functions usually go back to normal after 27 weeks on the ketogenic diet!

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #18

They may not hurt, but I find them really incapacitating, and there are some days when I just can’t take 20 minutes to wait for one to pass. Granted, 20 minutes out of action is a lot better than a day or two, but thank Heaven for keto, and what I’ve learned about the human diet!

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #19

You know your body best. These large studies can only tell us what works for the general population, not always in specific cases.

(Bunny) #20

“Anti-healthy?” If you don’t get enough sodium potassium and magnesium on a ketogenic diet you could have a cardiac arrest (loss of too many electrolytes) and die? What part of “fatal[4]” don’t you understand? Check with your doctor about any kind of possible Kidney disorders (impaired renal function)?

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