Do you have to get up to pee in the middle of the night??

Question

Do adults get up at night to use the bathroom???......What can you do to limit those trips!

Answer 1

Well, when you say adults, what age are you talking about because it changes as we age. As we get into our 60's and above, it's normal to get up 1-2 times at night.

When we are younger, we don't usually have to unless:

- we have drunk too much volume of liquid before bed (limit your intake a few hours before bed)

- we have drunk alcohol or beverages that have caffeine like sodas during the evening

- we have an over active bladder

- the bladder capacity is small

So you can limit your fluids, alcohol and caffeine and if that doesn't do the trick, find out if you have a smaller than average bladder. It should hold between 10-12 ounces.

If it doensn't hold that much you can use some bladder retraining strategies to increase the capacity of your bladder.

Answer 2

I used to. I just try not to drink water before bed anymore.  It could be caused by vitamins or medications too.