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Frequent Urination Causes

Health Encyclopedia: Frequent Urination, Causes

Definition

Frequent urination means needing to urinate more often than usual. Urgent urination is a sudden, compelling urge to urinate, along with discomfort in your bladder.

A frequent need to urinate at night is called nocturia. Most people can sleep for 6 to 8 hours without having to urinate. Middle aged and older men often wake to urinate once in the early morning hours.


Alternative Names

Urgent urination; Urinary frequency or urgency


Considerations


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Expert & Community Posts

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Frequent Urination and Urinary Incontinence in Men: An Overview
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...from TV commercials as well. Common symptoms are frequent urination, weakened stream and many... Read more »

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Overactive Bladder Medications
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I don't want to delve too much into my personal life, but since some of you have asked I thought... Read more »

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By Jennifer Sobol, D.O. , Health Expert

I always find it interesting that while I am taking care of a patient for something, often... Read more »

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Nocturia: Is it Nighttime Incontinence?
By Jasmine Schmidt , Health Expert

This week I gave a presentation on incontinence at a retirement home, and afterwards I stuck... Read more »

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The Differences Between Anxiety & Panic
By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert

...long-term anxiety to experience problems with digestion, frequent urination, flatulence,... Read more »

Health Guide

Frequent Urination: Causes, Risk Factors and Treatments
Frequent urination is best described as having to urinate so often that your activities of daily life and sleep are adversely affected.   This problem is not an illness itself but rather a symptom... Read more »
Migraine Issues: What are the symptoms of migraine?
...migraines, which can last three to four days, are often associated with nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or frequent urination. Common migraine headaches also generally start on one side of the brain,... Read more »
Pregnancy Symptoms
...smells. This may be caused by the increase in estrogen causing the stomach to empty more slowly. Frequent urination At about six weeks into a pregnancy, the frequency of urination usually... Read more »
Schistosomiasis
...chills, lymph node enlargement, and liver and spleen enlargement. Urinary symptoms may include frequent urination, painful urination (dysuria), and blood in the urine (hematuria). ... Read more »
Hypercalcemia
...column curvature Pathological fractures Kidney: Flank pain Frequent urination Frequent thirst Abdominal: ... Read more »

Medications

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...bladder to help decrease problems of urgency and frequent urination. Oxybutynin belongs to... Read more »

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...bladder to help decrease problems of urgency and frequent urination. Oxybutynin belongs to a... Read more »

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...slow/irregular heartbeat fainting vision problems more frequent urination/trouble... Read more »

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Oxybutynin is used to treat certain bladder and urinary conditions (e.g., overactive bladder). It... Read more »

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...but serious side effects occur: burning/painful/frequent urination ... Read more »

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