Painful bladder at night?

Question

I always wake up once during the night to urinate, which is normal, but the problem is, my bladder is always so full it sometimes hurts to move and my bladder is painful, i don't have that need-to-go-feeling when i wake, but i know i have to go as it is hurting,

I'm not sure if this damages my bladder, i don't drink much before bed.

any other suggestions?

Answer 1

If you were a young man under 60 I would suggest you may have a prostate problem. But you sound like a teenager. Are you doing speed? That could cause it.

I do not think this by itself will damage your bladder, but things are not what they should be. Your doctor will ask you for a specimen which will be checked for any blood content. Go visit him straightway.

Answer 2

It sounds like you're just waking up at the last possible second, when your bladder is stretched out to the absolute maximum it can hold.  It probably won't cause any serious damage to your bladder.  The worst it could probably do is make your bladder muscles get accustomed to being stretched out all the time, which would result in a dulled sense of needing to urinate until the very last minute (which sounds like it is happening already, since you say you don't have the need-to-go feeling).  You seem to have strong control muscles (since you don't mention any leaks) and that shouldn't be affected by this, although it's possible that you may experience some leaks if it gets to the point where you don't wake up at all until after your bladder is filled to the overflowing point.

One thing you could try, if you wake up once a night to go anyway, is to set an alarm for an earlier time in the night than you normally wake up, and force yourself to get up and empty your bladder then, before it gets so full that it starts to hurt.  Then maybe you could make it the rest of the night until morning without having to go too badly, and you would still only be getting up once a night, just at a different time.

Another thing to think about is how your bladder habits during the day might be affecting you at night.  Are you in the habit of always waiting until the last possible second, or until it hurts, to go during waking hours?  If so, your body may unconsciously be doing the same thing at night because that's the only thing it's accustomed to doing.  If that's the case, try going more often during the day (at convenient times, even if you don't feel the urge) and your body may adapt to a similar pattern at night as well.

If all else fails, you could maybe run this by your GP at your next visit, and they could give you advice on whether seeing a specialist is warranted, but it doesn't sound like anything too urgent (unless it's ruining your ability to sleep, or you start experiencing worse symptoms like bladder leakage).

Good luck, I hope this helps!

Answer 3

Just drink less in the hours before bed time . If that doesn;t stop or reduce the issue then consult your doctor and he may ask you to bring a urine sample to check for any infection  

Answer 4

See a urologist.  

Answer 5

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