Nocturia - why is so much urine created at night?

Tim

Hope everything works out for you. You also have to watch your salt intake..

Good luck Ken

Tim:

Check out a recent thread (about a week or less old) on compression socks. They've reduced my nighttime urine production by 33 to 40%.

I had a foley catheter before and after my greenlight surgery. I tried to cut back on how much I drank in the evening and I still had 1400 to 1500 ml in the morning in the bag. After it was removed it seemed I didn't urinate as much in the morning. Can't figure out why the difference.

.I think when you don't have a bag on and your bladder distended at night it sends a signal to the kidneys to slow down production of urine. when your bladder is not distended the kidneys produce more urine output.

Reduce late in the day your diuretics (eg coffee and alcohol)

As my doc explained it to me, when you are in a prone position as in sleeping, the bodily fluids have an easier time circulating through the kidneys and on to the bladder. Maybe think of it as a thoroughfare after rush hour. Traffic thins and you are flying from a to b much faster. Ditto fluids and ultimately urine through the pipeline.

1. Wear compression socks every day (but not while sleeping.)
2. If on bp meds (or any meds that may have a diuretic side effect) ask your doc if you can take them in the morning 'sted of evening.
3. Reduce fluids -- preferably none at all after 7 pm assuming a bedtime at 9 or after
4. Avoid coffee, cola drinks and chocolate -- the caffeine in each irritates the bladder. Some say citrus needs to be on that list as well.

These four have made a significant difference for me. I am a spry 72 and have/had been afflicted by overnight urinary frequency of every two hours. Now, if I follow the steps above with discipline, I am down to 1 to 2 times in an 8 hour overnight.