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  2. World problems
  3. Excessive thirst

Excessive thirst

  • Polydypsia
  • Polydipsia
  • Increased sensation of thirst

Background

In Chinese medicine, excessive thirst denotes heat; thirst without the desire to drink is a sign of dampness or deficient yin.

Incidence

Polydipsia is a symptom of diabetes.

Broader

Patterns of Heat disharmony of the body
Presentable
Patterns of deficient yin in the body
Unpresentable

Aggravated by

Diabetes
Excellent
Polluted drinking water
Presentable
Pattern of Lung Fire in the body
Presentable
Measles
Presentable
Dehydration
Presentable
Constipation
Presentable
Renal failure
Unpresentable
Lack of water for agriculture
Unpresentable
Dessiccation of human skin
Unpresentable

Related

Pattern of Summer Heat Dampness pernicious influence in the body
Presentable
Disharmony of Heat in the body
Presentable
Disharmony of Dampness in the body
Presentable
Deficiency of Yin in the body
Yet to rate

Reference

Rolls, B J and Rolls, E T: Thirst

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #2: Zero Hunger

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Amenities » Undernourishment
    • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    E3818
    DOCID
    11538180
    D7NID
    132478
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020