Not my meme obvs but it's been suddenly happening to me again
this post was submitted on 05 Jan 2025
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A guy I studied with had a gene defect that prevented his body from producing proper amounts of antidiuretic hormone. He had to literally set his alarm at night to wake up to hydrate.
What's going on, we can make it three days without water but not a single night?!
Your body retains water through the kidneys. Antidiuretic hormone (or vasopressin) is what tells your kidneys to hold onto water instead of discarding it into the bladder. Which is why you feel parched after a night out drinking, ethanol hinders the production of ADH. Multiply that by 25 and you have the poor dude.
Interesting but unfortunate. But they didn't set their alarm to go to the toilet, where did all that liquid go? Is it true that it's stored in the balls?