Stop your bladder waking you up to pee at night (nocturia) with Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist tips from Michelle from These home self treatment strategies stop bladder frequency at night and improve bladder storage to help you sleep and feel well rested when you wake.
This problem is called nocturia. and it can really weigh you down. the great news is that there’s a lot you can do at home to stop this problem hi, i’m michelle, and today i’m going to share six ways to help you stop your bladder waking you throughout the night. so let’s dive straight in. one of the fastest ways of stopping
Bladder waking doesn’t it? it takes about three hours on average for the water you drink to go through system and close to bedtime, and throughout the night, to be much more likely to wake you. now, to avoid this problem. try to have your last drink about two to four hours before you go to bed. enough
Time to process and empty the floors that you drink while you’re awake. now, it’s okay to have some small sips of fluid if you’re thirsty, or if you need to take medication. but on the whole, try to get your six to eight glasses of the day. drink them steadily throughout now, this tip should have an immediate
And i’d love to hear how it works for you. let me know if you have a moment in the comments below. and i know you don’t want to hear me say this, but i have to say it alcohol increases bladder drinking alcohol also reduces the quality of your sleep so that when you are sleeping, you’re going to be much more likely
To be woken by your bluff when it fills up during the night. doesn’t get much better because unfortunately, so these are foods that contain a lot of fluid, such as soups, some types of juicy fruits, and they like fluids because they feel the eat these foods, but try to finish them well before you go
To sleep. it can also help to that if you avoid salty and spicy foods for your final meal of the day, because they’re going to be now, if you’re bladder wakes you at you might be relying on having a really strong cup of coffee in the morning to wake you up. now don’t worry, i’m not about to tell you to stop drinking
Coffee. that’s the last thing i want to hear. but just like alcohol, caffeine increases the amount of urine in your bladder bladder 10 to 12 hours after you’ve drank it. in other words, your late morning coffee can still now, the short term solution if is to drink your coffee first drink decaf coffee or herbal teas
And you can learn more about bladder irritants to avoid if you’re interested by watching the video above and now let’s talk about medications because some of the most common medications can includes medications like antidepressants, blood pressure medications, and also diuretics. so if you take regular medication
And your bladder’s waking you up at night, it could be worth discussing your medication schedule with your doctor. and sometimes just simply changing the time that you change your medication from but be sure that you follow your doctor’s another thing you can do to stop your bladder waking is to manage food
Retention. now, during the day when you’re up and about fluid accumulates in your legs and your feet, and then when you lie down to rest that fluid returns back into your circulation and then back into your bladder and this can wake you up especially if you’re retaining a lot of fluid. and you’ll know that
By looking down you’re seem you’ll be able to see that your feet and your ankles are quite swollen in the afternoon evening. the simple solution is to elevate your legs in the afternoon for a couple of hours or in the hours before you go to bed. you can also move your feet up and down. compression stockings or support
Stockings being worn during the day are also a really great help with this problem. but don’t forget that you need to put the stockings on as soon as you get up now let’s finish off by talking about your daytime bladder habits. because nighttime problems are usually caused by what’s happening during the day. one
Of the most common mistakes you can make is emptying your bladder just in case you think you might need to empty it. going just in case reduces how much shibata can hold at night. so instead tried to get out of the habit of doing this and hold of emptying your bladder until you feel that you’ve got an appropriate urge
To go. so, if you don’t drink, your bladder won’t stretch and expand during the course of the day there are quite a number of simple things you can do at home to reduce that awaking, let me know which of these tips works for you and, if you found this information helpful, i really appreciate you liking this
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6 Ways to STOP NOCTURIA For a Good Night's Sleep | Overactive Bladder 101 By Michelle Kenway
