What disease does urinating many times a day warn?

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The article is professionally consulted by Master, Doctor Vo Thien Ngon - Department of General Surgery - Vinmec Da Nang International General Hospital

The average adult urinates about 6-8 times/24 hours, so if a person urinates more than 8 times a day, it is considered polyuria. The phenomenon of urinating a lot during the day and at night was determined to be due to a disease or a daily routine.

1. How many times a day is normal to urinate?

People who often urinate will wonder about how many times a day is normal to urinate? According to the International Society of Urology, the average adult urinates about 6-8 times/24 hours, so if a person urinates more than 8 times a day, it is considered polyuria.
However, not everyone is the same, there is no absolute number. There are many factors that influence how often a person goes to the bathroom, such as the type of beverage you drink. Caffeine and alcohol are bladder stimulants, so they make you go to the bathroom more often. Bladder sensitivity also plays a role. Some people just need to drink a little water to have the need, some people don't.

2. What disease is urinating many times a day?

So what is frequent urination? Is it dangerous? Accordingly, the condition of urinating many times a day, if not overcome soon, can cause a lot of troubles, interfere with work and life, make the patient feel ashamed, inferiority, inferiority complex. body fatigue and weakness, affecting physiological functions and increasing the risk of urinary diseases, blood pressure, cardiovascular diseases...
The phenomenon of urinating a lot during the day and night was determined to be caused by 2 groups The main causes are as follows:
Causes of frequent urination during the day due to medical conditions:
Urinary tract infection (UTI): Occurs when bacteria enter the bladder through the urethra. Chronic kidney failure: In the early stages of chronic kidney failure, there is a phenomenon of reduced urine concentration, causing symptoms of nocturia, frequent urination during the day, foamy urine, edema, little urine, pale skin, loss of appetite, fatigue, body weakness. Kidney stones and foreign bodies in the urinary tract: The presence of stones or some foreign body rubbing irritate the bladder neck, so there is frequent urination. Clinical manifestations of kidney stones are very diverse, including nocturia symptoms accompanied by difficulty in urination, little urine, painful urination, back pain and possibly blood in the urine... patients with kidney stones If not treated early and promptly, there is a risk of kidney failure. Diabetes: Accordingly, an early sign of type 1 and type 2 diabetes is frequent urination; Polyuria also occurs when diabetes has complicated the nerves that control the bladder. Stroke and neurological disease: Damage to the nerves that supply the bladder can lead to bladder dysfunction that causes frequent urination and frequent urination. Bladder cancer: A tumor that grows will compress or cause bleeding in the bladder leading to urination many times a day. Patients with high blood pressure, prostate enlargement, interstitial cystitis, ... also cause frequent urination. Non-pathological causes:
Overactive bladder (OAB): known to be the main culprit for urinary frequency in all ages and many times a day. The cause is due to overactive bladder muscles, causing frequent urination, several times a day, without burning sensation. The disease is common in women who have given birth many times with weak pelvic floor muscles, women in menopause due to hormonal changes. Pregnant women: The hormones secreted by the placenta and because the uterus enlarges to accommodate the weight of the fetus puts pressure on the bladder, so the pregnant woman urinates a lot. Age: Kidney function declines with age. Diet and living habits: Drinking a lot of water, eating soup in the evening, using stimulant drinks such as alcohol, coffee... causes frequent urination at night. Use of diuretics: Diuretics used to treat high blood pressure, edema caused by heart failure, kidney failure and cirrhosis of the liver are the cause of frequent urination during the day. Psychological factors: Stress, stress, and insomnia are also one of the causes of frequent urination both day and night.

3. Symptoms of urinating many times a day

A person is said to urinate several times a day if the urine output is more than 2.5 liters in 24 hours; or urinating more than once a day (urinating frequently). Symptoms accompanied by frequent urination during the day include:
Intermittent urination, not completely emptying urine in the bladder each time you urinate, urine flow suddenly stops. Urgency: You have an uncomfortable feeling like pressure on your bladder that makes you want to urinate right away. Urinary incontinence: The patient may have loss of control over the flow of urine, leaking urine continuously or from time to time. Urinary disturbances: Pain or burning sensation during or after you urinate. Blood in the urine: There may be a little blood (microscopic hematuria) or a lot of blood, blood clots. Nocturia accompanied by urinary incontinence, such as bedwetting. Dribbling: After you finish urinating, urine continues to drip or come out. Feeling of heaviness when urinating.

4. Overcome frequent urination

To improve urinary frequency, the patient needs to take the following measures:
You need to limit drinking a lot of water in the evening to reduce the need to urinate at night, instead, you should divide the amount of water you drink a lot. daytime.
Avoid alcoholic beverages (wine, beer) because it is a diuretic, making you urinate more;
Limit or reduce the intake of tea and coffee as it acts as a diuretic. On the other hand, avoiding these types will help you improve urinary incontinence problems;
Limit acidic foods such as juices of oranges, lemons, grapefruits, tomatoes, star fruit, crocodiles, pickles because they can irritate the bladder making you have to urinate many times a day;
Avoid using carbonated drinks because carbonated drinks are also very easy to stimulate the bladder causing a lot of urination;
Hot and sweet foods and spices you should also not use much because they cause diuretics. Every time you have to take medicine to treat a certain disease, you need to tell your doctor so that he or she can avoid giving you diuretics. The most important thing is that you need to be examined for early detection and treatment of diseases that are the causes of excessive urination mentioned above;
Finally, if frequent urination is due to a medical condition, you need to see a doctor and take medicine from a specialist. Depending on the cause of the disease, the doctor will recommend an appropriate treatment plan. For example, using anticholinergic drugs helps reduce muscle spasms in the bladder, thereby reducing frequent urination, or loss of bladder control.
Doctor Vo Thien Ngon has over 7 years of experience working as a urologist and surgeon at Hospitals: Hue Central Hospital, Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital, Tam Tri Da Nang General Hospital .
Doctor Ngon with the ability to specialize in the field of examination and treatment of diseases of the Urology and Andrology system, Urology surgery, endoscopic urological surgery, Laparo urinary tract surgery, endoscopy Urinary. Currently, Dr. Vo Thien Ngon is a Urology - Orthopedic Surgery Doctor, Department of General Surgery, Vinmec Da Nang International Hospital

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