Getting Up at Night to Pee â Normal or Something to Adjust?
Hi everyone, I wanted to get your thoughts on nighttime urination. Lately, Iâve been getting up once (sometimes twice) at night to pee, which didnât really happen before. At the same time, Iâm also much more hydrated now, especially because eating fruits and vegetables contains a lot of water. Iâve heard two different perspectives on this. One is that if we urinate around 8â12 times a day on average, then statistically it makes sense that nighttime would sometimes be includedâespecially if weâre going every 2â2.5 hours. The other perspective is about sleep cycles: apparently, we donât wake up because we need to pee, but rather we become aware of the need to pee when weâre already in a lighter sleep phase. So in that sense, it may not be as disruptive as it sounds. Iâm curious how you experience this. Is it normal or âokayâ for you to get up once or twice per night? Or do you actively try to avoid it, for example by eating earlier or adjusting fluid intake in the evening? How do you personally handle this? Looking forward to hearing your experiences.