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title: "Nocturia"
url: https://itstimetotalkaboutoab.org/urology-a-z/n/nocturia/
description: "If you wake up more than one time each night to go to the bathroom, you may have nocturia. Sleep disruption from having to pass urine during the night can..."
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# Nocturia

If you wake up more than one time each night to go to the bathroom, you may have nocturia. Sleep disruption from having to pass urine during the night can impact your quality of life.

Archived from the 2024 edition

## Overview

About 1 in 3 adults over the age of 30 experience nocturia. The rate of people affected increases with age. It can be caused by a lifestyle habit or an underlying health problem. Nocturia can be caused by:.

It helps to talk with your health care provider to learn why you make multiple trips to the bathroom at night. You may learn that your nocturia is fairly easy to treat, or you may find it's from something more serious.

## In this entry

The archived page carried these sections, in this order.

- How Does the Urinary Tract Normally Work?
- Symptoms
- Causes
- Diagnosis
- Some questions your doctor may ask:
- Treatment
- Lifestyle changes
- Management
- Medicine
- After Treatment

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### Source of this entry

- Original address**/urology-a-z/n/nocturia/**
- Edition**2024 edition**
- Group**Bladder Cancer, Control and Health**

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