Nocturnal urination is a big problem! 2 actions can improve it

Heart failure, kidney failure, diabetes, prolonged sitting or standing, poor circulation, etc. are all common clinical causes of nocturia. No matter what causes your lower limb edema, it is because a large amount of water in your body is accumulated in the tissues of your legs due to gravity during the day. When you lie flat at night, the water accumulated in your legs flows back to your upper body, just like drinking a lot of water before going to bed, so of course you will run to the toilet desperately in the middle of the night.

2. Aging of the urinary system

For example, overactive bladder and prostate hypertrophy are usually related to the aging of the urinary system. You can take more nutrients to resist aging and protect the urinary system on a daily basis, which will be introduced in detail later.

3. Insomnia or brain degeneration

Why do we need to go to the toilet every two hours during the day, but can sleep for 8 hours at night without going to the toilet? This is because at night the posterior pituitary gland secretes antidiuretic hormone to concentrate our urine. It acts on the renal tubules of our kidneys to reabsorb water back into the body, reducing the amount of concentrated urine.

Clinically, if you suffer from insomnia due to snoring or gastroesophageal reflux disease, it will lead to a decrease in the secretion of antidiuretic hormone. Therefore, in addition to avoiding staying up late, it is necessary to cure snoring and gastroesophageal reflux disease. When the quality of sleep improves, nocturia will naturally improve.

4. Eat diuretic foods before going to bed

Drinking coffee, tea, alcohol, diuretics, etc. before going to bed. This kind of nocturia is the easiest to solve, just don’t eat this kind of food before going to bed.

Two simple actions to improve nocturia

The first action: warm water bath for lower limbs. Four hours before going to bed, soak your feet in warm water at 40-42 degrees Celsius for 15 minutes, and the best effect is to soak your feet up to the knees.

The second action: raise your lower limbs. After soaking your feet, lie on your back, raise your feet up, and straddle a stool or cushion about 40 cm high for 20 minutes.