Frequent urination at night, nocturia is a problems in elderly male. It causes sleep disturbances/deprivation leading to irritability, drowsiness, hypertension and host of other diseases in a advanced case. Most of the times, it occurs due to some organic disease, commonly prostatic enlargement and Diabetes mellitus. Other causes may be hormonal (ADH,Antidiuretic hormone; Diabetes insipidus) insufficiency, bladder irritability, decreased bladder capacity, chronic renal failure and urinary tract infection etc. These cases require definitive treatment according to the cause.
Apart from these, a good number cases can be treated in a simple manner, following some practices.
Apart from these, a good number cases can be treated in a simple manner, following some practices.
- Restricting water intake after evening.
- restricting intake of coffee, tea and alcoholic beverages after evening.
- Keeping warm oneself.
- A good physical exercise in the day time to have good sleep at night.
- Avoiding excessive day time sleep and long hours of sleep at night.
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