How to avoid the diuretic effect of caffeine or green tea?
I have been incorporating green tea into my diet for a long time because of all its benefits, but I discovered that I am very sensitive to the diuretic effect of caffeine, even to the small amount of caffeine in green tea. Over time (months) I thought I would become more tolerant but I am still sensitive. A single cup of tea is enough to make me urinate up to 4 times per hour during the next 4 hours after drinking a cup.
I really like all the benefits that green tea (and caffeine) gives me (physical performance, metabolism boost, antioxidants ...) but it is becoming an annoyance for me to have to go to the bathroom so many times because of drinking this tea (and also be cautious of not being dehydrated), so here is my question:
Is it possible to eliminate or counteract the diuretic effect of caffeine, or at least mitigate it?
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Caffeine intake is associated with increased urination, but controlled studies (e.g., here and here) demonstrate fairly rapid adaptation and no chronic diuretic effect.
For most people, if you want to take caffeine without experiencing the diuretic effect, you simply drink your caffeinated beverage regularly and wait for your nephron to move through the equilibration phase. One would expect some variation here, which is why I say for most people. There are, of course, other reasons for excessive urination (beyond caffeine consumption), which are best not addressed in this stack for reasons discussed here. Since the OP states they have been drinking green tea for months and still experience a greater volume of urine output, I have both answered the general question about caffeine and voted to close the specific question (why am I urinating so much) as a personal medical question.
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