Why do I wake up to urinate

Nocturia is the medical form of the need that some people have to get up at night to go to urinate . We can start calling it that when the person has to get up at least 2 times a night . Nocturia is not a disease in itself, but is a symptom of some previous illness or bad habits.

Those affected are usually older, although occasionally it can occur in young people, and very mostly affects men , who represent 70% of those affected. Visits to the bathroom are repeated every night, which greatly decreases the quality of sleep, preventing the affected person from resting properly and causing fatigue and tiredness during the next day.

The fact that they get up with the urge to urinate and go to the toilet indicates that it has nothing to do with enuresis or uncontrolled urination, since those affected have total control of their urine, only that it appears in shorter periods of time than normal.

In people who have difficulties in falling asleep, sleep disorders and insomnia problems, it is common for them to suffer from nocturia and go to the bathroom on a recurring basis at night. This is not a symptom of the disease or a way in which it manifests itself, but rather, people who suffer from it, go to the bathroom more with the intention of relaxing and clearing up.

Cystitis, or urine infection , is usually much more common in women than in men, in turn, it is usually more common in young women . One of the main symptoms of cystitis is the need to go to the bathroom constantly, although you have just finished going, the feeling of having to urinate is almost permanent. Cystitis causes the sensation of not completely emptying the bladder , along with persistent pain that worsens when urinating.

It is important to treat cystitis and recognize its origin, since if the infection is allowed to progress, it can affect the kidneys and cause significant health problems. We invite you to visit the following FastlyHealarticle, in which we give you some natural remedies for urine infection .

There are medications that can affect the proper functioning of the kidneys, cause bladder inflammation or stimulate in some way or another the production and evacuation of urine, so taking them can cause nocturia.

If you have recently taken a new drug or suspect that a medication may be causing you to spend nights in the bathroom, check with your doctor to see how you can solve this problem. Another recommendation is to find out about the possible side effects that each new drug prescribed for you can cause.

This ailment occurs mainly in elderly women and, generally, it is not a disease that appears by itself, but is derived from other underlying diseases , such as cystitis or diabetes.

To diagnose an overactive bladder, at least two of the following cases must occur:

• Urinate 8 times a day or more than 2 times at night.
• Strong and sudden urge to urinate.
• Loss of urine after having a sudden urge to urinate.

Diabetes is one of the diseases that can cause the appearance of nocturia as one of its symptoms. If you get up more than twice a night, even reaching 6 visits to the bathroom, it may be due to the presence of glucose in your blood, so you should treat yourself as soon as possible. Special attention should be paid in the case of children , when this ailment usually begins to manifest itself. If your child urinates a lot at night or wet the bed again when it hasn’t happened for a long time, he may have diabetes.

Apart from nocturia, this disease that is related to the inability of the pancreas to synthesize insulin , the hormone that is responsible for controlling blood glucose levels , manifests itself through increased and more frequent thirst, fatigue and exhaustion , more hunger and despite that weight loss, blurred vision and tingling in the feet and extremities. Therefore, if you have any of these symptoms, it is recommended that you visit your doctor to check whether or not you have diabetes.

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It is the only cause that does not require any type of treatment, as it is not a disease or condition. It should not be too important either, as it usually happens in a very punctual way , without suffering it two nights in a row. It usually occurs in cases where you have drunk too much during the hours before going to sleep , so the body must evacuate all that water during sleep hours, causing you to have to get up more than you should to go to the bathroom.

You must think that water alone is not the only thing that makes you urinate; soft drinks, juices, smoothies and fruits also have a very high water content, so taken in abundance will make you return to the bathroom again and again. So if you’re wondering why you are getting up to urinate, it may be because you are drinking more water than your body needs.

This article is merely informative, at FastlyHeal .com we do not have the power to prescribe medical treatments or make any type of diagnosis. We invite you to see a doctor in the case of presenting any type of condition or discomfort.

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