6 Tips to Cope With Overactive Bladder at Night
If overactive bladder is affecting your sleep quality, try these tips for a better night of sleep.
If you have overactive bladder, you may experience the sudden urge to urinate, or you may find yourself needing to go to the bathroom many times each day or night. It’s inconvenient, but it’s very common: As many as 30 percent of men and 40 percent of women in the United States live with these symptoms at some point in their lives.
The need to wake up at night to go to the bathroom is called nocturia. Nocturia, and frequent urination, can be caused by overactive bladder, but also may be due to other medical conditions. You should record a diary of your symptoms and review this with your doctor to clarify your diagnosis.
- Lauri Romanzi, MDDr. Romanzi is a Urogynecologist and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgeon based in New York City.
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