Something I am taking has to have Diuretic effects because I am pissing like 15 times a day and I am not diabetic as I was tested 2 months ago and all came back negative. This all began around the same time I started taking the forementioned multi-vitamin as well as the dietary change to more carbs again.
Alright, according to wikipedia,
Polyuria can be caused by:
- high doses of riboflavin (vitamin B2)
A search of pubmed using the terms riboflavin + polyuria only turned up
one citation of polyuria in reference to high riboflavin intake:
A deficit of mitochondrial energy metabolism may play a role in migraine pathogenesis. We found in a previous open study that high-dose riboflavin was effective in migraine prophylaxis. We now compared riboflavin (400 mg) and placebo in 55 patients with migraine in a randomized trial of 3 months duration. Using an intention-to-treat analysis, riboflavin was superior to placebo in reducing attack frequency (p = 0.005) and headache days (p = 0.012). Regarding the latter, the proportion of patients who improved by at least 50%, i.e. "responders," was 15% for placebo and 59% for riboflavin (p = 0.002) and the number-needed-to-treat for effectiveness was 2.3. Three minor adverse events occurred, two in the riboflavin group (diarrhea and polyuria) and one in the placebo group (abdominal cramps). None was serious. Because of its high efficacy, excellent tolerability, and low cost, riboflavin is an interesting option for migraine prophylaxis and a candidate for a comparative trial with an established prophylactic drug.
Other standard dietary supplement references fail to mention the connexion between high riboflavin intake & polyuria.
Regarding excess ascorbic acid intake & polyuria I found
the following:
Experiments on albino rats have shown that the antihyaluronidases (ascorbic acid and heparin) increase diuresis by reducing water reabsorption. The effect accords with the idea that enzymatic depolymerization of the hyaluronic complexes in the walls of the tubules is the cause of facultative reabsorption. Neutralized ascorbic acid markedly increases the excretion of sodium, but the mechanism is obscure.
It is unknown to me if or how this may be applicable to humans.
The
Diabetes Digest lists both as causes of polyuria:
This refers to an increase in urination. On the average, a normal person produces a urine output of about 1.5 liters per day depending on water and food intake and perspiration. A consistent level of 2.5 liters per day is usually deemed excessive. Polyuria is often indicative of underlying pathological conditions that include diabetes, renal abnormalities, cystitis, autoimmune disorders, hyperthyroidism, hypopituitarism, and others; or of biochemical imbalances such as the intake of diuretic drugs, food, and drink or of excessive riboflavin and ascorbic acid.
So if you're convinced that "pissing 15 times a day" is related to a dietary supplement & not an underlying pathological condition & it occurred in conjunction with the addition of your multivitamin (btw, which multi?) you may want to review your total intake of riboflavin & vitamin C - including both your multi & dietary sources.
