Common causes of Thirst

Causes of Thirst that are very common

The following causes of Thirst are diseases or medical conditions that affect more than 10 million people in the USA:

• Diabetes - excessive thirst
• Diarrhea - Thirst
• Premenstrual syndrome - thirst
• Type 2 diabetes - excessive thirst

Causes of Thirst that are common

The following causes of Thirst are diseases or conditions that affect more than 1 million people in the USA:

• Cyclic vomiting syndrome - excessive thirst
• Stroke

Causes of Thirst that are uncommon

The following causes of Thirst are diseases or conditions that affect more than 200,000 people, but less than 1 million people in the USA:

• Anorexia nervosa - excessive thirst
• Type 1 diabetes - excessive thirst

Causes of Thirst that are very rare

The following causes of Thirst appear in the population at a rate of substantially less than 200,000 people per year in the USA:

• Acromegaly
• Brain tumor
• Cholera - thirst
• Cushing syndrome
• Diabetes insipidus - excessive fluid intake
• Hyperparathyroidism - excessive thirst
• Multiple Myeloma - thirst
• Toxic Shock Syndrome - thirst
• Trichinosis - thirst
• Typhoid fever - thirst

Causes of Thirst without any prevalence information

The following causes of Thirst are ones for which we do not have any prevalence information.

• 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
• 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
• Chronic kidney failure
• Comfort drinking (sweet drinks)
• Compulsive thirst
• Conn syndrome
• Conn's syndrome - excessive thirst
• 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
• 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
• 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

All Causes of Thirst

The full list of all possible causes for Thirst described in various sources is as follows:

• Aceruloplasminemia - excessive thirst
• Acid-Base Imbalance - excessive thirst
• Acromegaly
• Adrenal adenoma, familial - excessive thirst
• Adrenal Cancer - excessive thirst

See full list of possible disease causes of Thirst

Drug side effect causes of Thirst

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

Drug interaction causes of Thirst:

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

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