Waking more than once a night to wee? See your GP.
Male, female, older, younger.
No matter what age or stage of life you are at. Weeing more than once a night is not only disruptive to your sleep, but could be a sign of bladder dysfunction and should be investigated and treated. Book in with your doctor or book a free telehealth with our nurse continence specialists from the National Continence Helpline 1800 33 00 66 Mon-Fri 8am-8pm.
Weeing more than once a night can be treated, better managed or even cured. Take the first step and get help today.
Waking up more than once a night to wee is called nocturia and it can be a sign that your bladder, kidneys, or other parts of your body that control the flow of wee are not working correctly. Weeing often overnight can be caused by medical conditions so it is important to see your doctor and get checked out. Once medical conditions have been ruled out, you can work with a nurse continence specialist or pelvic floor physiotherapist to help you train your bladder. This is important because waking frequently in the night can drastically reduce your quality and amount of sleep, leading to sleep deprivation, which can contribute to behavioural problems in children and falls, car accidents, depression and anxiety in older people.
For more information about nocturia call the National Continence Helpline.
TEL: 1800 33 00 66 8am-8pm Mon-Fri for free confidential advice.
Watch our video interview with Robert 'Dipper' DiPierdomenico who talks about waking to wee at night