Causes of Thirst

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List of 140 causes of Thirst

This section shows a full list of all the diseases and conditions listed as a possible cause of Thirst in our database from various sources.

• Aceruloplasminemia - excessive thirst
• Acid-Base Imbalance - excessive thirst
• Acromegaly
• Adrenal adenoma, familial - excessive thirst
• Adrenal Cancer - excessive thirst
• Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms - excessive thirst
• Adrenal gland hyperfunction - excessive thirst
• Adrenal incidentaloma - excessive thirst
• Adrenocortical carcinoma - excessive thirst
• Alsing syndrome - polydipsia
• Anorexia nervosa - excessive thirst
• Apparent mineralocorticoid excess - excessive thirst
• Apparent Mineralocorticoid Excess, type 2 - excessive thirst
• Azotemia, famial - thirst
• Barter syndrome
• Bartter Syndrome - excessive thirst
• Bartter's syndrome, antenatal type 1 - excessive thirst
• Blood loss
• Boichis syndrome - excessive thirst
• Bonnier's syndrome - thirst
• Brain disorder
• Brain tumor
• Certain kidney disorders
• Certain medications
• Chemical poisoning - Dinitrocresol - thirst
• Chemical poisoning - Glaze - excessive thirst
• Chemical poisoning - Kratom - thirst
• Chemical poisoning - Pentachlorophenol - thirst
• Cholera - thirst
• Chronic kidney failure
• Comfort drinking (sweet drinks)
• Compulsive thirst
• Conn syndrome
• Conn's syndrome - excessive thirst
• Cushing syndrome
• Cyclic vomiting syndrome - excessive thirst
• Dehydration - Thirst
• DEND syndrome - excessive thirst
• Diabetes - excessive thirst
• Diabetes insipidus - excessive fluid intake
• Diabetes insipidus, diabetes mellitus, optic atrophy - excessive thirst
• Diabetes insipidus, nephrogenic type 2 - excessive thirst
• Diabetes insipidus, nephrogenic, dominant type - excessive thirst
• Diabetes insipidus, nephrogenic, recessive type - excessive thirst
• Diabetes Insipidus, Neurogenic - excessive thirst
• Diabetes mellitus, transient neonatal - excessive thirst
• Diabetic ketoacidosis
• Diarrhea - Thirst
• Dry mouth
• Ecstasy - this illicit drug causes thirst.
• Electrolyte abnormality - excessive thirst
• Excessive dieting
• Familial hypopituitarism - excessive thirst
• Fanconi syndrome - excessive thirst
• Fever
• Fluid loss
• Froehlich syndrome - excessive thirst
• Gastrointestinal bleeding - thirst
• Gitelman syndrome - polydipsia
• Glory lily poisoning - excessive thirst
• Hangover - thirst
• Hemorrhage
• Herbal Agent overdose - Wormwood - thirst
• HHNS
• Hot flashes
• Hyperadrenalism - excessive thirst
• Hypercalcemia - thirst
• Hyperemesis Gravidarum - thirst
• Hyperglycemia - excessive thirst
• Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Nonketotic Syndrome - thirst
• Hyperparathyroidism - excessive thirst
• Hypokalemia - thirst
• Infant bottle association - is an infant thirsty or does it need the bottle for nipple-association and comfort.
• Intermediate cystinosis - excessive thirst
• Internal bleeding
• Juvenile nephronophthisis - polydipsia
• Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis - excessive thirst
• Malnutrition-related diabetes mellitus - Polydipsia
• Marijuana abuse - thirst
• Multiple Myeloma - thirst
• Mustard tree poisoning - thirst
• Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus - excessive thirst
• Nephronophthisis 2 - excessive thirst
• Nephronophthisis 3 - excessive thirst
• Nephronophthisis 4 - excessive thirst
• Nephronophthisis 7 - excessive thirst
• Nephronophthisis familial, adult - spastic quadriparesis - excessive thirst
• Nephropathic cystinosis - excessive thirst
• Neurosarcoidosis - excessive thirst
• Oak poisoning - excessive thirst
• Oligomeganephronic renal hypoplasia - excessive thirst
• Overactive thyroid glands
• Parathyroid cancer, adult - excessive thirst
• Phenol sulfotransferase deficiency - excessive thirst
• Poorly controlled diabetes
• Potassium deficiency - such as due to diuretics
• Premenstrual syndrome - thirst
• Primary Hyperaldosteronism - Polydipsia
• Primary tubular proximal acidosis - excessive thirst
• Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis - Polydipsia
• Psychogenic thirst
• Salty foods
• Sassoon hospital syndrome - thirst
• Schroeder syndrome 1 - excessive thirst
• See also causes of dehydration and causes of dry mouth
• Senior-Loken Syndrome - thirst
• Senior-Loken syndrome 1 - thirst
• Senior-Loken syndrome 3 - thirst
• Senior-Loken syndrome 4 - thirst
• Senior-Loken syndrome 5 - thirst
• Senior-Loken syndrome 6 - thirst
• Shock, Cardiogenic - thirst
• Shock, Distributive - thirst
• Shock, Endocrine - thirst
• Shock, Hemorrhagic - thirst
• Shock, Hypovolaemic - thirst
• Shock, Neurogenic - thirst
• Shock, Obstructive - thirst
• Shock, Septic - thirst
• Shock, Traumatic - thirst
• Smoking stools syndrome - thirst
• Spicy foods
• Stroke
• Sugary foods or drinks
• Sunburn
• Sweating
• Systemic Capillary Leak Syndrome - excessive thirst
• Toxic mushrooms - Renal toxic (orelline) - excessive thirst
• Toxic Shock Syndrome - thirst
• Trichinosis - thirst
• Type 1 diabetes - excessive thirst
• Type 2 diabetes - excessive thirst
• Typhoid fever - thirst
• Vasopressin-resistant diabetes insipidus - Polydipsia
• Vitamin D - adverse effects - thirst
• Vomiting
• White snakeroot poisoning - thirst
• Wohlmann-Caglkar syndrome - excessive thirst
• Wolfram Syndrome 2 - excessive thirst
• Wolfram's disease - Thirst

Drug side effect causes of Thirst

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins may possibly cause Thirst as a side effect.

• Diuretics
• Diuretic overdose
• Steroids
• Ecstasy
• See also drugs causing dehydration

Drug interaction causes of Thirst:

Drug interactions may be a possible cause of Thirst.

• Dymelor and alcohol interaction
• Diabinese and alcohol interaction
• Amaryl and alcohol interaction
• Glucotrol and alcohol interaction
• Glucotrol XL and alcohol interaction

Medical Textbooks about Thirst

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