How many times it's normal to get up in the night to pee, according to your age
How many times it's normal to get up in the night to pee, according to your age
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If you find yourself often getting up in the night to use the bathroom, the chances are you're perfectly normal. That's according to hospital doctors, who say getting up to pee once in the night if you're under the age of 60 is nothing out of the ordinary.
'Nocturia (needing to wee at night) can be caused by many different issues. 'Some, such as drinking too much later in the evening, or having too many caffeinated drinks throughout the day, may be easy to solve,' said nurse, Davina Richardson, at Bowel and Bladder UK.
However, going more frequently than once a night could indicate a problem. Using the bathroom excessive amounts could be a sign of a range of conditions — from the less serious urinary tract infection to alarming diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure, prostate cancer or even heart disease.
The threshold for what is considered 'normal' changes with age, however. For the over 70s, waking up to pee twice each night is relatively normal, according to the NHS. It's expected that those in their 20s will need to get up to pee a lot less than someone in their 90s, the NHS says.
And once you get to your 90s, this could increase to four times a night, the NHS adds. That's because as the body ages it produces less of hormone called the antidiuretic hormone (ADH). This is the hormone that regulates how much water we hold on to and helps prevent dehydration.
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