Kidney Health: Drinking a lot of water, but not urinating much? Here's what it means

Drinking a lot of water but hardly peeing is a warning sign, not something to ignore. It usually means your body is either holding on to water, not getting enough in the first place, or something is blocking urine from coming out, and all of these need attention. What amount of urine production qualifies as insufficient Medical professionals identify low urine output through the term "oliguria." The normal functioning of kidneys depends on adult urine output to reach more than 400–500 ml (less than 2 cups), throughout a 24-hour period. Your kidneys, circulation or urinary tract blockage becomes suspected when you drink enough fluids, but produce less than normal urine , and your urine appears dark, or you produce no urine at all. Medical personnel need to start emergency tre