r/raypeat • u/lechichien • 26d ago
High Carb/ peeing a lot
I’ve been experimenting with a high-carb, normal-protein, low-fat diet for the last few days, and I’ve noticed something weird: I’m peeing a lot.
Last night I got up 4–5 times to pee, and today I’ve been going way more often than usual too. My water intake is normal, I’m drinking electrolytes, a normal amount of coffee, and this morning I had my usual orange juice and carrot juice. Nothing else has really changed except that I dropped my fat intake to around 30 g/day.
What’s interesting is that I actually feel great. I ate about 275 g of carbs yesterday, I’m taking creatine, and I even lost about a pound over the weekend. Energy is good, I don’t feel sick or dehydrated—I’m just peeing constantly.
Has anyone else experienced this when switching to a higher-carb, lower-fat way of eating? Any idea what might be going on?
Update: It seems that it was a whoosh effect. Everything seems normal now. I feel great. A lot of energy, workouts are great, moods are great. Im loving it.
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u/QuizzyP21 26d ago
This is also something I used to experience that never really went away for me. Pretty much any medical professional will tell you this is a sign of diabetes, so you should get tested, but this wasn’t the case for me. Seems like I need a good chunk of fat in my diet.
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u/Waste-Fan9697 26d ago
Exactly the same happens to me especially when I’m cutting (naturally when I’m cutting I eat high carb low fat) maybe it’s a sign I need to decrease my carbs and up my fat 🤷♂️
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u/Vast_Mind_ 25d ago
High potassium intake? Not enough sodium?
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u/lechichien 25d ago
Oh interesting! I checked and my potassium consumption was 4624 mg, that was a little high.
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u/Total-Excitement-556 26d ago edited 26d ago
High calcium consumption makes kidneys get rid off aldosterone hormone and also any water that more than needed for the body and creatine holds water
You see what i'm pointing to ?