“Can I drink water before a PSA blood test?”
I will have a PSA blood test. Can I drink water before a PSA blood test?
6 Answers
Yes, it will keep you hydrated and help raise the veins when the phlebotomist is taking your blood.
Yes.
Yes.
Thanks for the question. Yes, please do drink water before the test, and frankly it is a good idea to drink water before ALL lab tests, fasting or not. It makes it easier to get the specimen, and does not affect any results.
Yes your body closely regulates your blood volume and it’s unlikely your PSA would change significantly from drinking. Of course if you go overboard you can get very sick from polydipsia (over drinking water). It causes low sodium and severe neurological problems
Patti Sparling
Family Nurse Practitioner, Diabetes, Wound Care, Womens/Mens Health, Adult and Pediatric Care
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