Nutrition issue/ Drinking problem

There are worse problems to have!

3-5 liters per day may be adequate (maybe not, even in mild desert climates). As long as your urine is more clear than yellow, you are probably getting enough.

Are you drinking it a liter at a time? Small quantities all the time? Your body may not be able to absorb a large amount taken in at once. We were going to be hiking without access to water, so I drank a quart and refilled my bottle and spent the next 2 hours under pressure so to speak. Seems the same with coffee. I'm OK with 2 cups, but even a half-cup beyond, and I'm standing there thinking "I haven't drank THAT much altogether..."

I would suggest checking with your doctor. I have diabetes in my family. Thirst and frequent urination is a symptom I watch for.

Well, when I hit the water like I should I can easily visit the urinal 10+ times a day.  3-5 liters is decent but it really depends on how much you sweat.  It could still be the antibiotics but that shouldn't last much longer.  I'm honestly not sure what to tell you.  Is it possible that everything is fine?  You said that you start to feel dehydrated during workouts...what are your symptoms?

Yes, I do sweat alot. Towards the end of workouts I just feel the rundown feeling that you get when you're alittle low on fluids.

is it just straight water that you are drinking? Depending on the status of your diet, possibly you could be low on salt and/or glucose, both of whih exert pressure and bind the water molecule, inhibiting it from leaving your system. It might be a simple matter of substituting some sports drink before and during your workouts. (diluted if that works better for you, as switching to full strength right away can disrupt your digestive system, so to speak). That run down feeling you are experiencing could possibly be a dip in blood sugar, which could be alleviated by sid sports drink or the addition of some gu.

what mamaalexander says makes a lot of sense.

if you are worried about calories (which i'm assuming you might be, since you are posting this in the weigh loss forum), but still want to replace potassium, etc. there is a drink i use called alacer electro-mix (http://www.alacer.com). it doesn't have any sodium, so you'd still need to address that, but it does contain other things that you can get low on when you are dehydrated and workout out. to address the sodium, and also limit calories, having a can of canned soup for lunch or dinner can be (depending on the soup) a low-calorie, low fat, high sodium meal.

one problem i've had lately is fluid loss due to good intake of protein. i've been really good about my protein intake compared to last season (last year i would have spikes of 100+ g of protein, but most days i was getting <90g. now i'm getting 100+ a day). the down side of a good thing is that all that protein tends to flush fluids out. so, i've been trying to get as much in as much water as i can.

btw, in 'sports nutrition for endurance athletes' monique ryan says that coffee isn't as much of a diuretic as once though. beer, on the other hand, is another matter.

anyway, here's some info i found online that was informative (http://www.vanderbilt.edu/AnS/psychology/health_psychology/Protein.htm):

Good suggestiona Brenna.  Welcome to BT!

Thanks all, I think I finally figured it out...I started drinking gatorade in the morning prior to workout. During, I have been drinking accelerade, but I was mixing it pretty weak, I am now mixing close to what the directions say. And finally, I made a few diet changes that have helped. Thanks again all

Rob

happy to hear that. Much luck