Nocturia can be due to several different factor

Doctors have lifted the lid on when your nightly bathroom trips could become a concern depending on your age.

Nature loves to call as we’re fast asleep, and the phenomenon of needing to wee at night, dubbed nocturia, can be caused byvarious factors.

According to Davina Richardson, a nurse at the charity, Bladder and Bowel UK, it can be a nuisance as frequent disrupted sleep can adversely affect our day-to-day lives and wellbeing.

The nurse also said it could be because of consuming too many caffeinated drinks during the day or drinking too late at night before your head hits the pillow.

However, doctors w:arn there’s a fine line between normal nighttime bathroom use and when your nocturia could be signs of a deeper problem.

What is a ‘normal’ amount of times to pee in the night?

Well, NHS doctors say it depends on your age, as normal can stretch from once per night to as many as four times as we get older because of the antidiuretic hormone (ADH) essentially withering away with age.

The hormone regulates how much water human bodies can hold on to and helps to ward off dehydration.

For people over the age of 70, needing to pee twice a night is considered normal which goes up to four times for those in their 90s.

In the mean time, medics say getting up to use the bathroom once every night is pretty common for people under the age of 60.

So, what are the potential health problems?

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