Night time trips to the loo!

A friend, who had serious breathing problems got them solved, the knock on effect was she did not have to get up for the loo several times during the night. She sleeps so deeply now whereas before it was very shallow so the body didn’t shut down’.

My Dad said one night Mum shook him awake and told him to go to the loo. He'd been fast asleep and didn't need to go, but she said as she was going he might as well go too ?

I go once or twice, and always wake at 6 to go. Sometimes I can go straight back to sleep . Sometimes not. Have no idea what that depends on. Old age I presume

I can do 11-6 if my last cup of tea tea is around 7.30-8pm but if it’s alcohol then I’ll up and down all night! Like you seacliff, once the thought is in my head, I might as well go straight away as I’m unlikely to drop off again!

My mother had great trouble getting back to sleep, having got up, put on slippers and dressing gown, trudged down the corridor to the loo etc. The commode helped as she didn't have to be so wide awake - just pop out of bed, use it and pop back in!

I usually go once or twice, but I’m never sure if I wake up because I need a wee, or wake up, and decide as I’m awake I’ll go for a wee!

I need to go between 1 and 3 times in the night. It's very annoying. I lay there sometimes, trying to convince myself I'm fine and can drift back to sleep. But I just wriggle and fidget, I may as well just get up straight away. Must be yet another joy of being older.

Twice a night would be good. Sometimes I go 4 times.

I suffer with this because even if wake up for another reason it triggers the idea the "need"to go to the loo.

I should probably try bladder training and avoid diuretics like tea.

If anyone has any more tips about how to avoid this problem please add your posts to this thread.

My mother had to get up more often when she restricted fluids after lunch. Sometimes, the more concentrated the urine, the more it irritates the bladder.

See what works best for you. Eventually, in her eighties, she reluctantly agreed to have a commode chair in her bedroom!

Three times last night! I took my granddaughter to kayaking in the local pool, and was thirsty when I got home, so I had a large glass of water just before I went to bed. In future I must remember to take a drink with me as it's so hot watching from the balcony!

Usually up twice a night, once around 3 then at 6.00am, no matter how much or little fluid before bed. What with partner having prostate cancer and weeing for England all night, we're thinking of bedding up in the loo

I used to have to get up in the night but I found double voiding helped. Just wait 20 seconds or so after going to the bathroom and then try again, I’m always surprised how much I go the second time. It’s worked for me I now go most nights till I wake up at 6 ish.

I think mine has remained consistent with age.

I drink a lot of fluids during the day and take a bottle of water to bed with me. My mouth gets very dry in the night so I have a couple of mouthfuls of water in the night. I usually get up in the early hours for a wee around 4-5 am and again at 8 am. I think that's normal and in line with what I drink.

I think many of us have to go to the toilet during the night. I drink plenty in the daytime but have no liquid after 6pm. I have found this helps. I still have to get up after 5 or 6 hours but not as much as before