I'm not sure if I posted in the right section but anyway, I'm so tired of getting up 4 or 5 times at night to go pee! I usually go right back to sleep but it's annoying! I drink a protein shake with about 8oz of water before bed but I'm wondering when does everyone stop drinking water for the day? I'm trying to drink as much as I can but this is crazy. I think it used to be just 2 or 3 times. It's too uncomfortable to just try and hold it because then i lay there debating as to whether to get up or not I should get up and wake up too much so now I just GO.
Anyway HELP!
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Thread: Going to the bathroom at night!
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07-25-2008, 04:57 AM #1
Going to the bathroom at night!
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07-25-2008, 05:25 AM #2
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I know what you mean, I usually get up 2 if not 3 times a night to go. It's def. annoying, seeing every time I get up my dog decides to take my spot, guess for the heat. But I usually fall right to sleep, I try to stop drinking an hour before bed and make sure I go before bed. This has helped most nights, it all depends on what I eat it seems some days, like the different foods absorb the water better then others. Some nights don't get up, others get up 2-3 times. It could just be me, and how my body reacts.
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07-25-2008, 06:22 AM #3
Same here! I think I got up to pee last night at least 5 or 6 times and I was actually bad with my water intake yesterday also.
I also woke up hungry and had a protein drink and that didn't help with the pee factor either.
I wake up to go to work about 4:00 a.m. so I go to bed about 9:00 p.m. I usually stop my water intake about 5 p.m. and have tried even earlier, yet I still pee all night long..
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07-25-2008, 06:38 AM #4
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07-25-2008, 08:35 AM #5
I drink water all day long, and have a protein shake before bed. The earliest I've woken up is after 6 hours of sleep, and sometimes not until about 8 hours, so I don't have this problem. I think it's person dependent.
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07-25-2008, 08:40 AM #6
I usually wake up once, early in the morning, and then head back to bed for another hour or so. It doesn't really interfere too much...
One thing I found helpful was NOT turning on lights... lol.. that sounds funny, but if you can navigate the bathroom when it's "dim" (even if there's a light on outside the room or something) it's easier to stumble back to bed without it affecting your sleep too much.*Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice.*
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07-25-2008, 02:16 PM #7
Well, I guess that means we are all peeing together (for the most part)... I feel better now. LOL!
btw I use those real faint night lights that are flat from Walmart? Great for getting around the house. I never turn on the lights. I try not to even THINK so that I can go back to sleep better.
Thanks for the input
Kymn~
Maybe I'll just rebel and drink a liter before bed and see if I can break some kind of record.....
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07-25-2008, 02:18 PM #8
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Do yall think it may have something to do with body fat percentage or something? Maybe more fat means more water needed, or more water retention?
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07-25-2008, 08:40 PM #9
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I quit drinking water about 5 hours before going to bed, and I only eat solid foods after that. Yet I still get up to pee at LEAST 5 times each night. During the day, I probably go every half hour. I can't even have a nap without waking up to pee, or run errands, or drive anywhere far. It's very inconvenient! I rarely even fall into a deep sleep at night because of it. It also is annoying at school and work.
Not fun!
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07-25-2008, 09:12 PM #10
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07-25-2008, 09:34 PM #11
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Ya it's really frustrating hey.
I even have to pee right now, I'm sitting at work but I can't be leaving the desk every 30 minutes, so I have to hold it!
I've heard people say that your body will get used to drinking a lot of water and eventually you wont have to pee so much. Not true...I've been drinking the same amount every day for 7 months, and no change whatsoever. If anything, it's gotten worse!
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07-26-2008, 06:39 AM #12
I took a Melatonin pill last night and only woke up once to pee (and had to go realllly bad)! It was awesome. i actually slept!!
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07-26-2008, 08:51 AM #13
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I try to not drink anything after 6pm. Usually hit the pillow around 10pm. Am always up at around 1-2am and then again between 4-6am.
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07-26-2008, 09:39 AM #14
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07-26-2008, 02:19 PM #16
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This thread is funny...no one I know has this problem, but all you guys have the same issues around sleeping and peeing...it's nice to be able to relate to other's stories! LOL
I find that if I drink as much as poss early in the day then ease off as I leave work (about 6pm) and then just drink water I sip in the gym during my workout and my post workout shake...when I get home I stick to solids and I am usually ok with 1 toilet stop during the night...but now it's summer I find that I am not waking up every night as I must be sweating or breathing it all out LOL
I also take ZMA before bed and that helps with sleeping, plus it helps with maintaining an anabolic state, so no harm in that to preserve well-earned muscle!"Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength"
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07-26-2008, 10:55 PM #17
Wow sorry this makes me feel fortunate that I am only twice a night, first between 11:30 and 1:00 and second between 3:00 and 4:00....
And only once um about 3 times in the past 18 monthswhen ego is lost, limit is lost
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07-26-2008, 11:46 PM #18
might as well join in , i too can relate with everyone, but i get up once or twice at night so those who go more than that i truly feel ur pain. so i thought that now i am supping with ZMA i would not have this problem , but rest asurred it hasn't helped still waking up to go.
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07-27-2008, 05:10 AM #19
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Yeah, I go a lot during the day, too. But then I drink a lot of liquids so it's to be expected. It just doesn't bother me as much b/c it's not waking me up
I'm wondering if there is a correlation(sp?) between having kids/age type thing. I noticed a few of the ladies who didn't have this prob were pretty young and/or had no kids?
Hmmmm....
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07-27-2008, 05:11 AM #20
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07-27-2008, 05:41 AM #21
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Stop drinking water about 1.5 hours before bed time and if you have a protein shake before bed to curb your appetite and help restoration drink it with milk instead of water (extra protein anyway). Also, I had that problem and now I force myself to go pee right before bed, try it.
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07-27-2008, 06:10 AM #22
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07-27-2008, 06:15 AM #23
*sigh* count me in too...still waiting for a night where I sleep all the way through!!
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07-27-2008, 06:27 AM #24
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i wake up once, maybe twice per night. i could NOT imagine getting up 5-6 times!
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07-27-2008, 08:18 AM #25
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Haha this DOES NOT WORK at all...I stop drinking water 5 hours before bed! And before I even fall asleep, I get up at least 2 times to go, and that's without even forcing myself. I only eat solid foods in the evening, no protein shakes.
I wonder if there is a difference between men and women on this topic? Most women I know generally do go to the washroom more than men anyways.
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07-27-2008, 08:21 AM #26
One thing I have noticed is that I wake up with no water retention. I have lost it all during the night and wake up to a nice flat belly so I guess I'm losing it all during the night and thats why I have to get up so much. Maybe I should be more watchful of salt intake....
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07-27-2008, 08:33 AM #27
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07-27-2008, 10:05 AM #28
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07-27-2008, 12:00 PM #29
well here i was thinking i was the only one with this problem of going durning the day/night. yes valpo i am drinking alot of liquids espeacily water durning the day also, i think i just might lay off of some much water intake and see how that works out (simpy enough huh)!
as to ur ? about no kids and such i cant help u there being that i am a male .
oh yeah- ZMA is Anabolic Mineral Support Formula that is made up of a high dose of a Zinc , Magnesium & B6- this also helps getting a real deep sleep, and also raise testostorone level by an average of 33% in males, i am not sure about the women seing that it is recomeded that they take a smaller dose. u could also serch the entire site of bb.com to get more insight of ZMA. hope that helps. i forgot to add that i am 33 and seems that i have always had this problem.Last edited by rockeo; 07-27-2008 at 12:08 PM.
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07-27-2008, 09:17 PM #30
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