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Friday, October, 30, 2009

Frequent Urination At Night

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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Snoring linked to increased cardiovascular risk
By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert

...sleep apnea may include:Loud snoringAbrupt awakenings Frequent urination at nightMorning... Read more »

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Frequent Urination and Urinary Incontinence in Men: An Overview
By Jennifer Sobol, D.O. , Health Expert

...from TV commercials as well. Common symptoms are frequent urination, weakened stream and many... Read more »

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

...or diabetes. If you're waking up two or more times at night to urinate, it's important to see a... Read more »

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Home Safety for the Elderly
By Nancy Muller , Health Expert

...home safer for toileting and ambulation, especially at night among older adults, it is essential... Read more »

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Water Matters
By Jasmine Schmidt , Health Expert

...incontinence or nocturia (waking up more than twice at night to urinate), they often try to... Read more »

Health Guide

Renal papillary necrosis
...urine. Thiscausespolyuria (increased urine volume, usually in excess of 3 liters per day) and nocturia (frequent urination at night). The necrotic tissue may be sloughed off, and it may be seen... Read more »
Urge incontinence
... Sudden and urgent need to urinate (urinary urgency) Frequent urination, in the daytime and at night Abdominal distention or discomfort Involuntary loss of urine ... Read more »
Glucagonoma
...pus Inflamed mouth and tongue Unintentional weight loss Excess thirst Frequent urination Nocturnal (nighttime) urination Increased appetite Signs... Read more »
Frequent or urgent urination
... How many times each day are you urinating? Is there more frequent urination during the day or at night? Do you have an increased amount of urine? Has there been a change in the color... 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 »

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... night sweats pain in the pelvis painful or frequent urination A very serious allergic... Read more »

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