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However, excessive and persistent thirst—a condition known as polydipsia—can reveal an underlying medical issue.
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Lauren O'Connor, Health, 23 Oct. 2025
Excessive Thirst One of the main symptoms of type 1 diabetes is excessive or extreme thirst, called polydipsia.
—Daniel Combs, Verywell Health, 16 May 2025
Your diet may play a role in potentially developing polydipsia or related symptoms, certainly, as can other lifestyle factors; sometimes, thirst may be an indicator of a larger issue that requires a doctor's help.
—Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 27 Sep. 2020
At Patton, Nunez was treated for schizophrenia and developed psychogenic polydipsia, which drives a pervasive addiction to water.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2019
Among patients with schizophrenia, those with severe polydipsia have a 75 percent chance of dying before patients without the compulsion to drink water, according to another study published in 2009 in Schizophrenia Research.
—Emily Woodruff, baltimoresun.com, 9 June 2017
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Lauren O'Connor, Health, 23 Oct. 2025
Excessive Thirst One of the main symptoms of type 1 diabetes is excessive or extreme thirst, called polydipsia.
—Daniel Combs, Verywell Health, 16 May 2025
Your diet may play a role in potentially developing polydipsia or related symptoms, certainly, as can other lifestyle factors; sometimes, thirst may be an indicator of a larger issue that requires a doctor's help.
—Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 27 Sep. 2020
At Patton, Nunez was treated for schizophrenia and developed psychogenic polydipsia, which drives a pervasive addiction to water.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2019
Among patients with schizophrenia, those with severe polydipsia have a 75 percent chance of dying before patients without the compulsion to drink water, according to another study published in 2009 in Schizophrenia Research.
—Emily Woodruff, baltimoresun.com, 9 June 2017
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“Polydipsia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polydipsia. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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