Polyuria
Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus — a genetic disease
Polycystic kidney disease — another genetic disease
Sickle cell disease
Pyelonephritis — infection of kidneys
Amyloidosis — deposits of a substance called amyloid in the kidney
Sjogren syndrome, and
Myeloma.
Certain drugs such as the mood stabilizer lithium (Lithobid, Eskalith) and the antibiotic demeclocycline (Declomycin) can also lead to polyuria.
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