Basically for the past week or so, I’ve had to get up several times a night and piss. This has occurred over the course of the past two years or so - every couple of months, this would happen for a week or two. It’s not every night and it seems to be confined to a space of a week or so.
I’ve tried to do some reserach of my own to see what the cause may be: drinking water, either before bed or after pissing doesn’t seem to affect my needing to go (avoiding water will give me a massive headache when I get up though); it doesn’t appear to be linked to diet changes. That’s about all.
Concurrent with this is me waking up 1-2 times in addition to the pissing, having soaked my sheets with sweat.
If you don’t sleep alone, ask someone to observe you sleeping. Ask them to see if you snore, or seem that you can’t breathe or try to catch your breath at night when you’re sleeping. Do you sometimes awake with the feeling that you’re gasping for air?.. and then your heart races? That is a usual sign of Sleep Apnea. Sometimes, however, there are no symptoms (other than feeling tired) of Sleep Apnea.
With Sleep Apnea, you don’t get deep sleep. Your brain keeps you awake slightly so that it can make sure you don’t stop breathing while you sleep. A person without any sleep problem, their brian shuts their kidneys down while they sleep, so you shouldn’t need to use the bathroom during your whole night of sleeping (unless you drank a lot before you went to bed, more than usual).
Severe Sleep Apnea can cause a lot of problems which can later turn into something very serious, like heart failure. If you suspect any sleeping disorder, consult a physician and then you may be referred to a sleep clinic for treatment.
People who suffer from sleep apnea and get treatment usually say that they have never felt so good for years (or even life) since their disorder has been treated.
Oh and, don’t let anyone tell you anything different, you do NOT have to be overweight to have sleep apnea. Even skinny people have it. Their tissues in their neck might be too thick. Even children can have Sleep Apnea.
I’m not a doctor, but he’s going to look for physical causes that might have frequent urination as a symptom, which can include things ranging from diabetes to some sort of blockage to sleep apnea to…
Sure, it might be something like the downstairs neighbor has started watching HBO at 2AM and the noise is waking you up, in which case the doctor won’t help.
But, assuming it’s nothing obvious and external, Chairman Pow, you said this is a new phenomenon. That implies some sort of change somewhere in your body, and that’s worth seeing a doctor.
I’ve been getting up once or twice, occasionally three times in a night to pee lately. However, I’m 9 months pregnant. I would guess that it’s not the same reason you’re getting up.
One thing I will mention that has merit to this discussion: It drives me insane. I do not get up to pee, ever. I go to bed, I’m fine until morning - unless there’s a baby playing kickball with my bladder. I hate it.
Well, he’ll check your prostate for example. Although it is more or less normal for an older man to get an enlarger prostate, it is unusual for a 25yo man to do so. I’ll give you a worst-case scenario- Prostate cancer. An enelarged prostate does not make you increase the volume of your urination, it increases your bladders feeling of fullness- makeing you urinate more often with less volume.
But there could also be Kidney problems, bladder infections, and more. Go to a doctor!