Hi there… My sobriety is new. Almost 1 week sober, which is a long time for me. I’ve been urinating frequently since quitting drinking alcohol. I don’t think I’m drinking a ton more water, so just wondering if anyone else has experienced this.
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Hi there…I am not a doctor…but might be worth getting it checked out. Diabetes can make you pee alot…but usually comes with a thirst as well…just a thought
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Hi There! Any chance you’re losing weight or just started working out now that you’re sober? Welcome to the forum by the way, glad you’re here. When I lose weight, or start working out again after a little time off I pee lots and lots and lots 
I have been working out more. I got a new pair of roller blades and have been out on those a lot to help distract me.
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That might be it 
no doc here, but I even wake up multiple times during the night to per the first week or two back at the gym.
I would consult with your primary care doctor. While it may be the fact that you are exercising more, frequent urination can be a sign of more troubling issues like diabetes. I suggest downloading an app that you can use to monitor to your water intake to see if maybe you are drinking more water than you think you are. i hope it’s nothing serious and just a sign of your new a healthier lifestyle.
7 months on from quitting, I keep a record of how much fluid I consume, and because of exercise I do drink a lot. Often 3.5 litres per day if you include all liquid (without caffeine).
Since quitting I often need to get out of bed, maybe 2 or 3 times per night, to pee. I do drink stuff in the evenings too.
Just wondering if other ex alcohol drinkers have to get up to pee too!
I know there are other medical reasons this could be happening (prostate stuff for blokes, diabetes etc) but it has all started since I quit.
All experience gratefully received…. 
Alcohol can make us retain water so it could be that leaving your body.
Hiya
I stopped on June 22nd. I noticed I’m urinating lots more especially at night. Is this due to stopping drinking?
I know the feeling 
I ruined my digestive tract with drinking. It took about 18 months to finally straighten out.
The consequences of drinking are myriad and unexpected.
When we were drinking we used to wee a lot more often maybe your bladders a bit confused at the moment I was like this in the beginning.make sure if your exercising you are drinking enough especially if your sweating I would see the doc just in case anything s going on
I’ve found peeing more was because I replaced drinking booze with lots more coffee etc. That will make anyone pee more. I’ve managed to balance this all out by being aware of how much fluid I drink, and by drinking less in the few hours before bed. I’m getting up a lot less by being conscious of my consumption. Hope that works for you too!
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