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Health Line
3 days ago
- General
- Health Line
Excessive Urination at Night (Nocturia): Causes and Treatment
Nocturia, or nocturnal polyuria, is the medical term for excessive urination at night. Nighttime peeing is considered excessive if it's disruptive to your sleep. During sleep time, your body produces less urine that is more concentrated. This means that most people don't need to wake up during the night to urinate and can sleep uninterrupted for 6 to 8 hours. However, some people may need to urinate more often during nighttime hours. And this frequent need to pee during the night may require treatment if it's causing long-term sleep deprivation. While it is more common among older adults, nocturia can occur at any age. Read on to learn more about nocturia, its causes, symptoms, treatment, and prevention strategies. What causes nocturia? Nocturia can happen as a result of certain lifestyle choices or medical conditions. Medical conditions A variety of medical conditions can cause nocturia. Common causes of nocturia are a urinary tract infection (UTI) (UTI) or bladder infection. These infections cause frequent burning sensations and urgent urination throughout the day and night. Treatment requires antibiotics. Other medical conditions that can cause nocturia include: Nocturia is also common in people with organ failure, such as heart or liver failure. Pregnancy Nocturia is a fairly common symptom of pregnancy. It can develop at the beginning of pregnancy, but it also happens later, when the growing womb presses against the bladder. Medications Some medications may cause nocturia as a side effect. This is particularly true of diuretics (water pills), which are prescribed to treat high blood pressure, congestive heart failure, or any type of fluid retention. You should seek emergency medical care from a doctor if you lose the ability to urinate or if you can no longer control your urination. Lifestyle choices Urinating too much over 24 hours is called polyuria, which can be caused by excessive fluid consumption, typically more than 40 milliliters per kilogram (mL/kg) per day. As part of that, you may also have nocturia or excessive urination at night. Alcohol and caffeinated beverages are also diuretics, meaning drinking them causes your body to produce even more urine. Therefore, consuming alcohol or caffeinated beverages in excess can lead to nighttime waking and needing to urinate. Other people who have nocturia may have developed a habit of waking up during the night to urinate. How do doctors diagnose nocturia? Diagnosing the cause of nocturia can be difficult. Your doctor will need to ask a variety of questions. The doctor will also usually ask you to record what you drink and how much, along with how often you need to urinate in a 24-hour period. Questions your doctor may ask you also include: When did the nocturia start? How many times per night do you have to urinate? Are you producing less urine than you did before? Do you have accidents, or have you wet the bed? Does anything make the problem worse? Do you have any other symptoms? What medications are you taking? Do you have a family history of bladder problems or diabetes? They may also have you undergo testing such as: blood sugar test to check for diabetes other blood tests for blood counts and blood chemistry urinalysis urine culture fluid deprivation test imaging tests, such as ultrasounds or CT scans urological tests, like cystoscopy tests to check if your bladder is fully emptying when you urinate How is nocturia treated? If your nocturia is caused by a medication, taking the medication earlier in the day may help. Treatment for nocturia can sometimes include medications such as: anticholinergic drugs, which help lessen the symptoms of an overactive bladder. However, recent research has associated these drugs with an increased risk of dementia in older people. Beta-3 adrenoceptor agonists, like mirabegron (Myrbetriq), can help relax the bladder muscles and reduce symptoms of overactive bladder desmopressin (Nocdurna), which causes your kidneys to produce less urine at night However, nocturia can be a symptom of a more serious condition, such as diabetes or a UTI, that could worsen or spread if left untreated. Nocturia due to an underlying condition will usually stop when the condition is successfully treated. What can you do to prevent nocturia? There are steps you can take to lessen the effects of nocturia on your life. Reducing the amount of liquids you drink 4 to 6 hours before going to bed can help prevent you from needing to urinate at night. Avoiding drinks that contain alcohol and caffeine may also help, as can urinating before you go to bed. Some foods, such as chocolate, spicy foods, acidic foods, and artificial sweeteners, can irritate the bladder. Kegel exercises and pelvic floor physical therapy can help strengthen your pelvic muscles and improve bladder control. Pay close attention to what makes your symptoms worse so you can try to modify your habits accordingly. Some people find it helpful to keep a diary of what they drink and when.
The Sun
3 days ago
- Lifestyle
- The Sun
Shock moment brazen Manchester Airport worker WEES on driver's Range Rover in long-stay carpark
A HOLIDAYMAKER was 'disgusted' when his Tesla's security camera caught an airport's 'meet and greet' parking attendant deliberately urinating up against a customer's brand new Range Rover. The traveller had just landed in Turkey for a week-long break when he received a motion alert. 4 4 He was stunned when he logged in to find a male employee at Manchester's Terminal 1 relieving himself up against another vehicle. The parking attendant unzips his trousers on May 25 at 12.30am before walking up to the £70,000 white Range Rover - taking a leak against the side bodywork. The 30-second clip even captures him moving in a side-to-side motion for maximum coverage. The man said: 'Shortly after arriving in Turkey, I received a motion alert from my vehicle's security system. 'Curious, I checked the footage - initially thinking it was just a staff member moving the cars - but as the video continued, I was absolutely stunned by what I saw. 'It appeared that the worker, rather than simply relieving himself discreetly, urinated all over a customer's car. 'I was completely disgusted. It's one thing if nature calls unexpectedly- but to do that on someone's vehicle? It's vile and completely unacceptable. 'What makes it worse is imagining families returning from their holidays, unknowingly touching contaminated door handles and loading their kids into those cars. 'It's revolting to think about.' The staff member is in uniform, wearing a high-vis jacket with his hood up. The shocked holidaymaker, who paid £70 for the week-long parking, added: 'Needless to say, my car will be getting a full valet when I return. I chose the meet and greet service for peace of mind, expecting my vehicle to be safe and returned in the same condition I left it. 'Instead, I've lost all trust in this service. 'I genuinely feel awful for the owner of the car targeted. It was a brand-new 25-plate Range Rover. 'That kind of disrespect is beyond comprehension. 'I won't be using this service again. 'Next time, I'll just book a taxi—at least then I'll know my car is safe and clean at home.' The incident last week was at Terminal 1, with the car park service run by the airport. An airport spokesman said: 'The behaviour shown in this video is completely unacceptable and does not represent the conduct we expect from any of our colleagues. 'While it is an isolated incident and not reflective of our wider team, we want to apologise to anyone offended by the incident. 'We have a zero tolerance approach to this kind of behaviour and, with that in mind, it will be dealt with in line with our disciplinary procedures." Manchester Airport has also been plagued by privately run rogue 'meet and greet' firms in recent years, sparking a police crackdown. Complaints included reports of cars being stolen, damaged, dumped in fields, and even driven thousands of miles on joy rides. One firm had crashed a couple's brand new £157k BMW, and another traveller said they returned from an eight-week trip to find 3,000 miles had been added to their mileage clock. Some companies were moving vehicles to fields or abandoning them on residential streets while owners were on holiday. 4 4
Daily Mail
27-05-2025
- General
- Daily Mail
Moment Iceland delivery driver drives off with furious customer on his bonnet after explosive row over him urinating on his bins
This is the moment an Iceland delivery driver drove off with a furious customer on his bonnet after an explosive row sparked by him urinating on his bins. Josh Weaver, 27, claimed the courier became 'aggressive' when he confronted him for taking a toilet break next to the rubbish area of his block of flats. Mr Weaver said he was 'disgusted' and 'shocked' after spotting the brazen act and went over to the Iceland vehicle to confront the driver. But he claimed the courier then got 'aggressive' and slammed him against the van. The customer then called the police, standing in front of the vehicle in Norwood, south London, to prevent the driver from leaving. But instead of staying put, the courier apparently entered the truck from the driver's side and leapt onto the driver's seat so he could move the van. He allegedly drove around 20 seconds before coming to a half when he nearly crashed. 'He's proceeded to drive into me. I got onto the bonnet. He's driving up the road, swerving,' Mr Weaver told The Sun. Afterwards, Mr Weaver - who had spent £50 on the shop - got off the bonnet before the driver sped off. It is not the first incident of alleged wrongdoing by delivery drivers. Last month, one courier was caught on camera walking away with a parcel - after taking a photo of it on a customer's doorstep to let her know it had 'arrived'. Melanie Hawkins was expecting two deliveries at her ex-boyfriend's address in Portsmouth. She said she had been waiting on goods from George at Asda, as well as a £60 package of clothing from Shein. After receiving confirmation from Evri, Melanie popped in to pick up her packages but noticed the parcel of clothes was missing. A delivery driver was spotted placing a cardboard box and one of the packages on the doorstep before snapping a pic Melanie was then even more shocked when she saw CCTV footage showing that her delivery driver wandered in with the goods, then taken off with one package in hand. In the video, the courier is seen bringing two parcels and a cardboard box through the front gate and up to the doorstep. He places the cardboard box on the doorstep and then briefly places one of the packages on the ground - taking a photograph of it for confirmation purposes. However, he is then seen picking up the package again, tucking it under his arm and walking away with it.
The Sun
26-05-2025
- The Sun
Moment Iceland delivery driver speeds off with customer on his BONNET after he was caught weeing on bins
AN Iceland delivery driver drove his van with a customer on the bonnet after a row over him urinating on his bins. Josh Weaver, 27, alleged the supermarket driver became "aggressive" when he confronted the courier for taking a wee break after dropping off his £50 shop. 4 4 4 He said he tried to throw punches and pushed him against the wall in Norwood, South London, last month. Mr Weaver then stood in front of the van to stop him driving off while he was on the phone to police. But the driver is said to have got into the van from the passenger side, and then jumped over to the driver's seat and moved the van. He is said to have driven for around 20 seconds, swerving in the road, before he stopped when he nearly crashed. Josh took that opportunity to get off the bonnet. Video shows the moment the driver sped off. Josh said it was "disgusting" that the driver was urinating in the block of flats' shared bin area, adding: "It's more the shock. Why wouldn't you ask to go? You're a human being, I'm not going to say no. "I started walking back to where the van was. That's when he started coming back. "I stood in front of his drivers door. He started getting aggressive, trying to throw punches, slamming me up against the van." He continued: "he's walked around to the passenger side of the van and got in, and then he's proceeded to climb to the driver's side. While the police are on the phone, he's decided to drive. I'm in front of the van stopping him from leaving. "He's proceeded to drive into me. I got onto the bonnet. He's driving up the road, swerving. "He stopped because he nearly crashed." Iceland declined to comment. 4
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Doctors warn these seemingly small health symptoms should not be ignored
Have you ever had a weird ache that had you umming and ahhing about whether to book a doctor's appointment? Or wondered if you need to get this probably minor thing checked out? Our modern lives of overworking, poor sleep routines and general life stress all exacerbate a wide variety of symptoms. However, there are some things that, though seemingly small, may require a second opinion. The Independent spoke to Dr Lori Solomon, chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at New York Medical College, and Dr Estelle Williams, medical director for CityMD for the southern New Jersey region to get their thoughts on which symptoms should really not be ignored. Waking up in the middle of the night needing to pee is totally normal, Solomon tells The Independent. But if that's something you're doing two or three times per night – every night – that might be indicative of a more serious problem. Over-frequent urination can be a symptom of diabetes. 'When your sugar is high, one of the ways the body tries to get rid of the sugar, is to get rid of it through the urine,' Soloman says. 'During the day, you just go to the bathroom more often, but at nighttime, you often have to wake up.' Williams agrees, adding that other worrying signs can be feeling more thirsty and a significant increase in appetite. 'Those are the types of things I think need to be checked sooner rather than later,' she says. Any pain that wakes you up during the night could be a problem. While pulled muscles, physical injuries, or other discomforts may hinder someone getting to sleep – they shouldn't be disturbing you once you're asleep, Solomon says. 'If you're waking up in the middle of the night with a headache, you've got a problem… because usually we don't wake up with headaches in the middle of the night,' she says. 'If that's waking you up at night – I'm a little bit more worried about that.' Headaches are 'super common,' and shouldn't necessarily be considered worrisome, Solomon says. However, if a headache is accompanied by other things such as vision changes, nausea tingling in the extremities, weakness – those may be a sign that something neurological is going on. Williams cautions those who jump to label sudden, severe headaches as migraines. 'A migraine is actually a very specific diagnosis and headache pattern, requiring neurologic evaluation,' she says. 'It's good that you get evaluated if you're having a headache that's unusual for you, if it's very intense.' Such high-intensity episodes, coming on quickly and out of nowhere, can be what is known as 'thunderclap headaches' should definitely necessitate a trip to the emergency room, says Solomon. Another symptom that crops up fairly frequently that shouldn't be ignored is sudden shortness of breath – especially if it's not something you've experienced before, says Williams. 'If you're like, 'that's weird. I was just doing my regular activities and I became very winded and short of breath,' get that checked,' she says. 'I would also say, if you take a deep breath and you develop pain in your chest or your back that you've never had before, that can sometimes be a soft sign for a blood clot in the lungs, called a pulmonary embolism, that we certainly want to see for sooner rather than later. Fatigue too – while common in many people due to hectic work schedules or other lifestyle commitments – should not be significantly interfering with things you would do day-to-day such as exercising, Solomon adds. In very severe cases, fatigue can be symptomatic of heart disease, sleep apnea, and even some cancers. There is one less obvious and very typical symptom of heart disease. 'It's very common for people who are having a heart attack to think they're having indigestion,' Solomon says. 'If you're taking a walk and all of a sudden you feel like, 'Oh, I've got some indigestion', and then it gets better when you stop walking, that's your heart.' A combination of fatigue and indigestion, unconnected to a big meal, is something that people should see the doctor about, she says. It could be due to a lack of blood flow to the heart. Williams says that bouts of indigestion-like symptoms – pressure or tightness – that last for 15 minutes or 20 minutes can be telling, especially for those who do not typically suffer from indigestion or heartburn. 'Sometimes people think 'Oh, I just ate something weird, and I must have a bubble of gas in my chest,' she says. 'That sensation of indigestion is something that can be an indicator of heart disease… It can be a masker of something more serious.' Monitor your bowels, says Williams, because being constipated or having diarrhea is something that's different is worth getting checked out. And while it may seem obvious, seeing blood in either your poop or pee is definitely something to see a doctor about. 'If you're having a change of bowel habits – if you see black stool or a lot of blood when you're using the restroom, I feel like that's perhaps not a subtle sign,' William says. 'That's something a little more concerning that means you should come in.' People often associate blood in the stool as a hemorrhoid, but should not be ignored as it can be a common presentation for colon cancer, according to Solomon. 'In general you generally don't want to see blood in the urine either,' she says. 'But that's usually kidney stones or urinary tract infections.' Solomon also warns people to pay attention when things just don't clear up on their own. 'If there's a cough lasting more than four weeks, you generally want to see somebody about that,' Solomon says. 'There's lots of reasons you can have a cough, but generally, if you have a cough after a cold, it generally goes away in a few weeks. So if it lasts longer than a month, we generally want to know about that.' Williams agrees, adding that things that have been happening for months that may seem innocuous may still be worth investigating. Losing weight unintentionally is definitely something worth mentioning to your primary care doctor. Above all, Solomon recommends that to avoid anything too concerning, take regular visits to your primary care physician, who is better qualified to notice any changes, concerning or otherwise. She encourages people to be over, rather than under-cautious. 'Sometimes people feel silly about coming in with all these different symptoms, but I don't think we could expect that people are going to know everything that doctors know,' she says. 'I'd rather say it's nothing and reassure them than miss something that could be really serious if we didn't catch it in time.'
