# How many times do you get up during the night to pee? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 25, 2019, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-do-you-get-up-during-the-night-to-pee/833022 "2019-04-25T01:07:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2019, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-do-you-get-up-during-the-night-to-pee/833022/62 "2019-04-25T18:30:15Z")
> [@Doctor\_Jackson](#): > > There are ways to tell - You can be pretty sure it’s sweat if you wake up and your SO is still in the bed. You can be pretty sure it’s urine if you wake up and a Russian hooker is still in the bed. If you wake up alone it really doesn’t matter. I guess it doesn’t matter then ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Dallas\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dallas_jones/32/3277_2.png) [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2019, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-do-you-get-up-during-the-night-to-pee/833022/63 "2019-04-25T18:37:38Z")
> [@Ranger\_Jeff](#): > > 2 or 3 times. I take a diuretic for my blood pressure, among other things. Yet a doctor wants me to stay hydrated. Except for the time upon waking, I generally go often but not much volume. I just had my annual check up. I have high BP and am on Losartan. The bottom number is still a bit high and doc suggested a diuretic. I countered with “how about blood letting?” The theory behind diuretics is that a lower volume of blood leads to low pressure of blood. Not very scientific, but it works. I did not get a blood letting spigot installed, he just laughed and said see you next year. ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2019, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-do-you-get-up-during-the-night-to-pee/833022/64 "2019-04-25T19:27:38Z")
I thought Losartan had been recalled. Hubs was on it, at the last refill attempt it became ‘no longer available’ here in Ontario, and the Dr ordered a different drug. I thought it was due to carcinogenics found in Losartan manufactured in China, which a lot of Losartan was. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2019, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-do-you-get-up-during-the-night-to-pee/833022/65 "2019-04-25T19:53:16Z")
> [@elbows](#): > > I thought Losartan had been recalled. Only Losartan made by [particular manufacturers](https://www.webmd.com/hypertension-high-blood-pressure/valsartan-losatran-bp-med-recalls-2018-19) – at least, here in the U.S. I take it. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2019, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-do-you-get-up-during-the-night-to-pee/833022/66 "2019-04-25T21:26:43Z")
Male 47 Once about 20% of the time None about 80% of the time Fewer than before now that I have a CPAP machine. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2019, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-do-you-get-up-during-the-night-to-pee/833022/67 "2019-04-25T22:27:05Z")
Male, 65. I can’t remember the last time I slept through the night. Normally get up twice, occasionally just once, occasionally three times. ---
**Author:** ![OldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3bc359/32.png) [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2019, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-do-you-get-up-during-the-night-to-pee/833022/68 "2019-04-25T22:56:04Z")
Male 70. I have prostate cancer. My prostate was removed. Unfortunately, to the the proximity of the prostate and the bladder sphincters, there is often some damage. Getting up 3 times (once every 2 hours) is a good night. I’m so used to it now, I get up automatically if I wake up. On occasion I find myself by the toilet saying, I don’t need to pee what am I doing there only to look at my watch are realize I was here 5 minutes ago before a real quick 40 winks. ---
**Author:** ![Newtosite](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/newtosite/32/8623_2.png) [@Newtosite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Newtosite)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2019, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-do-you-get-up-during-the-night-to-pee/833022/69 "2019-04-26T02:25:46Z")
Female, 67. Almost never. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2019, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-do-you-get-up-during-the-night-to-pee/833022/70 "2019-04-28T02:27:52Z")
Male, 22. This only happens in the rare event that I drink lots of tea the previous evening, as I do every Chinese New Years. In that case I tend to wake up two or three times, but at the same time I would be sleeping from about 12:00-12:00. I suspect (and so does the doctor at work) that this is because tea is a diuretic. ~Max ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2019, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-do-you-get-up-during-the-night-to-pee/833022/71 "2019-04-28T14:17:41Z")
Male, 60. Almost always once. j ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-do-you-get-up-during-the-night-to-pee/833022/72 "2019-04-29T11:58:39Z")
Male 56. Never, about 2/3 if the time. Otherwise once a night, usually about 3:30 in the morning. Occasionally twice, depending on my evening fluid intake. Last night for example I had a cup of herbal tea\* in the evening because I was chilly and wanted something warm to drink. Peed before I went to bed, woke up at 12:30 to pee, again at 4:30, and then again when the alarm went off at 6. It’s interesting to hear folks saying the frequency went down after they got a CPAP machine. - It’s ironic that “sleepy time tea” is one of the worst culprits. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-do-you-get-up-during-the-night-to-pee/833022/73 "2019-04-29T12:08:09Z")
> [@Dallas\_Jones](#): > > The theory behind diuretics is that a lower volume of blood leads to low pressure of blood. Not very scientific, but it works. I did not get a blood letting spigot installed, he just laughed and said see you > next year. If I don’t take a diuretic my ankles swell. It’s not a good or healthy look. 50 mg of Hydrochlorothiazide daily. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-do-you-get-up-during-the-night-to-pee/833022/74 "2019-04-29T13:44:18Z")
2-3. I’m just terrible about drinking liquids late. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-do-you-get-up-during-the-night-to-pee/833022/75 "2019-04-29T13:59:48Z")
Male, 57: usually 1-2x. Sometimes never, sometimes more. Then I come back to bed and read on my tablet. Sometimes it’s a bitch going back to sleep. ---
**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2019, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-do-you-get-up-during-the-night-to-pee/833022/76 "2019-05-04T12:52:39Z")
Female, 48. If I’m sleeping well, none. If I’m restless at least once, maybe twice. Since I bought a new mattress and changed jobs my sleep quality has vastly improved and most nights I don’t wake up unless the cat is restless. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2019, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-do-you-get-up-during-the-night-to-pee/833022/77 "2019-05-05T00:43:40Z")
Male 60+ and usually twice a night although I must admit to having been on HCTZ for ages so its pretty much expected. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2019, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-do-you-get-up-during-the-night-to-pee/833022/78 "2019-05-05T00:54:16Z")
Male 60. I get up between 1 and 4 times. Like RickJay I’m terrible about drinking before bedtime. I take BP meds with a water pill. I take it in the morning to reduce the effect. ---
**Author:** ![Mangosteen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2019, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-do-you-get-up-during-the-night-to-pee/833022/79 "2019-05-05T03:38:38Z")
Male, 66 yo. Never. I think my taking Propecia daily over the last 16 years is the reason. I pee around 9pm and don’t have to go again until I get up at 5am. And even at 5 am there is no rush to the bathroom. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2019, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-do-you-get-up-during-the-night-to-pee/833022/80 "2019-05-08T00:50:35Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > I carefully calibrate my fluid intake so that I can go the entire night without peeing because I’m the kind of sleeper who, once I wake, may never fall asleep again. Even if it’s 3 AM or 4 AM. Learned that the hard way. So I generally try for no night bathroom trips. Female, 42. Almost always 0 times a night for just this reason. If I wake up enough to pee, I’m doomed, so I’m careful about how much I drink in the two hours before bed. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2019, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-do-you-get-up-during-the-night-to-pee/833022/81 "2019-05-08T03:55:46Z")
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