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jaa101 t1_ixlix1v wrote

Thirstiness after consuming sugar is a symptom of diabetes. It also results in plenty of urinating. Your body is essentially trying to flush the excess sugar out of your system. Consider having your blood sugar tested.

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Faithbot t1_ixlkfs7 wrote

This is good advice. I have never experienced nor heard of getting thirsty after eating sweet food before this post so OP should look into that

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Jamieflamefame t1_ixlsyrk wrote

Correct answer. Lock the thread. OP go see a doctor now.

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ShankThatSnitch t1_ixn1497 wrote

No, this not at all an automatic diabetic conclusion... sugar pulls water out of your cells the same way salt does. Then your cells send the same signals to your brain to make you thirsty. The effect is probably stronger in a diabetic though.

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arztnur t1_ixpd6e4 wrote

Yes, this is probably the most reasonable answer l was looking. Sometimes sweet causes the hypersensitivity in teeth with the same reason behind

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ShankThatSnitch t1_ixn0xaa wrote

I am very much not a diabetic nor pre-diabetic, and I get thirsty if I eat stuff that is too sweet. So although you may be right about OP, this is not an automatic conclusion at all. Sugar acts similarly on your cells as salt, is regard to sapping them of their water content. That is why sugar works as a preservative the way salt does.

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emremirrath OP t1_ixnouob wrote

If I wasn't checked a few months ago I would be worried right now but my blood sugar levels are normal and I have no family history with diabetes. But anyways I will take the advice seriously and will check again soon. Better safe than sorry.

I am also surprised to hear that some people do not get thirsty after eating very sweet things. I mean, dont you feel a need to drink water after eating a dessert or something like a chunk of chocolate or a bar, or maybe honey etc.?

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ShankThatSnitch t1_ixrnt9i wrote

I wouldnt be worried. Not sure why they are jumping strait to diabetes. Sugar and salt both cause cells to lose water and make you thirsty. Unless you are becoming ridiculously thirsty and peeing a ton more, you shouldn't be concerned.

I think people who aren't getting thirsty just aren't noticing it in the same way that you notice it with salt. I think its probably because salt has a stronger effect on your mouth feel, which can make you feel thirsty, even before the salt really effects the water levels in your cells.. also we are much more accustom to eating sugar in ways that also include liquid, like soda and juice, where as salty liquids are pretty much only with soup broth or something.

But salt and sugar both have nearly the same effect on the water within cells, which is what will truly make your body thirsty, past the feeling of a salty mouth that needs to be quenched.

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