You wake with the urge to urinate, make your way to the bathroom, and return to bed hoping to fall asleep quickly. Then it happens again. By morning, you have technically spent enough hours in bed, but you do not feel rested.

Nighttime urination can become so familiar that it starts to feel like an unavoidable part of getting older. Yet the real problem is not limited to the bathroom trip. Each awakening can interrupt restorative sleep, leaving you tired, unfocused, and less productive the following day.

When Nighttime Urination Becomes Nocturia

Nocturia is the need to wake from sleep to urinate. One occasional trip after drinking a large amount in the evening may have an obvious explanation. Repeated awakenings, especially when they happen most nights, deserve more attention.