I Never Sleep Through The Night

[mike1003]

Originally Posted by michael917

For me, it's pretty much a given that I will wake up 2-3 times during the night to use the bathroom. It's a rarity for me to sleep more than 3-4 hours straight. I used to think this was normal, but I know it's not.

I know this is a common problem for senior citizens, but I'm 42 and this has been going on most of my adult life. Does anybody have any suggestions? Most nights, I don't drink any (or very few) liquids between 6:30 and bedtime but it happens anyway. I also used Melatonin as a sleep aid for a while (for other reasons), which did help me fall asleep faster but I still woke up just as often during the night.

Go see a urologist. Could be BPH or enlarged prostate. The dreaded finger will find out

[Hedgehog_Mom]

Originally Posted by michael917

I don't drink all that much caffeine. As far as my liquid intake, it's usually a few glasses of water during the day (the last one usually being before 3:00 PM), and a drink with each meal. Rarely anything after 6:30 PM.

While I appreciate all the suggestions, I'm mostly focused on the idea of "bladder retraining" mentioned on page 1. I think this could work for me. I realized after reading that just how irregular my bathroom habits are. For example, I often go when I don't really need to just to avoid potentially feeling uncomfortable later on. I'm going to make a serious effort to reduce my bathroom visits and see if it helps.

You really should see the doctor to make sure there's no physical cause. In older men the cause of having to pee often at night is usually an enlarged prostate, which puts pressure on the urethra and keeps the bladder from emptying totally, but you're not really old enough for that. Taking saw palmetto is supposed to be good for prostate heath. My husband was taking it for a while because he works with a bunch of old men and everyone was talking about their prostate problems all the time, so he figured he'd take it as a preventative, but I managed to convince him to wait until he started to have problems or until he turned 50.

I know for women strengthening the pelvic floor helps reduce bathroom problems, I don't know how much it helps men but here's a link telling how to do Kegel exercises for men: Kegel exercises for men: Understand the benefits - Mayo Clinic

[Alicia64]

I don't think this is normal for a 42 year old. I assume you're male. I'd go the doctor's and have explain the situation to him/her.

Alley

[Smithygreen11]

Could be a bacterial infection. I had one before and couldn't sleep through the night because I had to pee all the time.