Diseases

Night Time Urination

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Nocturia, or nocturnal polyuria, is the medical term for excessive urination at night. During sleep time, your body produces less urine that is more concentrated. This means that most people don't need to wake up during the night to urinate and can sleep uninterrupted for 6 to 8 hours.

SYMPTOMS

This can result in severe bladder dysfunction and frequent nighttime urination. 8. Chronic or recurrent urinary tract infections: nocturia can result from chronic or recurrent infection. Associated symptoms could include burning, fever, abdominal or flank pain

CAUSES

Medical conditions. A variety of medical conditions can cause nocturia. Common causes of nocturia are a urinary tract infection (uti) or bladder infection. These infections cause frequent burning sensations and urgent urination throughout the day and night.