yeah for the past few months i've been really really thirsty, and no matter how much water, gatorade etc i drink, it never goes away. and i get these really sharp pains in my temple sometimes and really bad migraines. i was watching a show with my mom one night and this woman had the same symptoms i did, and she was training to be a neurologist and she thought she had a brain tumor. i didn't watch the rest so i don't know if she actually did. also, i haven't been sick all winter, while everyone around me has had like mono and the flu and meningitis, which you'd think would be good, but to me that means my white blood cell count is high so anytime i contract something, my body just kills it off right away because there's so many white blood cells fighting off something bigger that the cold or flu or infection just gets swamped with white blood cells. do i have something wrong with me???
2007-02-12 12:34:16 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
my mom wont take me to the doctors because she thinks it's nothing serious
2007-02-12 12:59:05 · update #1
Polydypsia, the medical term for needing to drink a lot can be caused by diabetes. Since this is such a common cause, I would have this checked by a doctor before assuming that it is something much more rare, like a brain tumor.
2007-02-12 12:38:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you are that thirsty you need to have your blood checked for elevated glucose. Polydipsia is the first sign of diabetes. Excessive thirst is not a normal sign of a brain tumor.
Immune system upregulation not associated wtih brain tumor or diabetes.
See your MD.
2007-02-12 12:56:07 · answer #2 · answered by Tempest88 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if ur really worried, talk to ur mother and go to the doctor. im sure you're fine, i hope so, feel better :)
2007-02-12 12:38:05 · answer #3 · answered by whoops :) 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋