How Do I Treat Nighttime Frequent Urination?

Urination (micturition) Urine is temporarily stored in the bladder through the ureter after the formation of kidneys. After a certain amount is stored, it is discharged through the urethra at one time. Urination is a complex reflex activity controlled by the central nervous system.

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Micturition

The ureter is mainly composed of smooth muscles, which can make peristaltic motion and spread from the renal pelvis. Peristaltic waves occur about 1 to 5 times per minute, each lasting about 7 seconds, and progressing about 3 cm per second. As the peristaltic wave progresses, urine can be sprayed into

Peripheral nerves related to urination

Has 3 pairs of mixed neural stems

The primary irritation that causes urination is due to

Detrusor contraction strengthens

1. Age and sex Babies urinate due to reflex effects, which are not controlled by consciousness, and can be self-controlled after 3 years of age. Older people often have frequent urination due to decreased bladder tension; older men oppress the urethra due to prostatic hyperplasia. Often cause dripping and dysuria. During menstruation and pregnancy, women also change their urination patterns.

2. Diet and Climate Foods with high water content or large amounts of drinking water can increase urine output. Coffee, tea, alcohol and other beverages have a diuretic effect. Foods containing more sodium can lead to retention of water and sodium in the body, reducing urine output. When the temperature is high, breathing increases, sweating a lot, and urine output decreases.

3. The urination habit The time of urination is often related to daily routines, such as getting up in the morning and urination before bedtime. If the urination position and environment are not suitable, it will also affect the urination activity.

4. Treatment factors such as diuretics can increase urine output; the use of anesthesia during surgery and postoperative pain lead to postoperative urinary retention.

5. Disease factors The damaged nervous system can make the nerve conduction of urination reflex, control the dysuria consciousness disorder, and lead to urinary incontinence. Kidney disease can cause urinary generation disorders, resulting in oliguria or anuria; stones, tumors, and stenosis of the urinary system can cause dysuria and urinary retention.

6. Psychological changes such as nervousness, anxiety, and fear can cause frequent urination, urgency, or urinary retention due to inhibition of urination; suggesting that it also affects urination, such as auditory, visual, and sensory stimulation of other parts of the body can induce urination.