How much you consume other liquids and water during the day will impact the rate at which you pee. If you drink 2 liters of water a day, which is the recommended daily amount, expect to urinate about once every four hours.
If you need to go to the toilet very often, more than seven times a day on drinking approximately 2 litres of fluid, you may have a frequency problem.
How Much? Under the usual conditions of life, 3 – 4 liters of fluids a day will provide 2.5 to 3 liters of urine volume, and this is enough. The average healthy adult bladder holds about 1/2 liter, so this means 7 – 9 bathroom trips in 24 hours.
Median 24-hour urine volume was 2.01 L (IQR 1.20–2.73). A 1 L increase in daily water intake was associated with a 710 mL increase in 24-hour urine output (95% CI 0.55–0.87).
Under normal circumstances, only about 1-1.5 litres of water is excreted in the urine with the rest being re-absorbed. If you drink water in excess of what your body requires, it will simply pass through your kidneys without being re-absorbed later.
According to WebMD, most people pee six to eight times a day. Those who drink a lot of water might pee as many as 10 times a day. If you pee more than that, then you might be drinking too much water.
The urinary bladder can store up to 500 ml of urine in women and 700 ml in men. People already feel the need to urinate (pee) when their bladder has between 200 and 350 ml of urine in it.
If you are already well hydrated at the beginning of the drinking and you drink 1-2 liters of water, let's say within 15 minutes, you can expect to have a full bladder of urine (and hence the urge to urinate) at some point between 20 and 40 minutes after stopping drinking.
If you drink 8 oz. of water , it will usually be in your bladder within 20 minutes, so maybe a good idea to plan your void, if your bladder does not warn you. Also there is no health benefit to large volumes of water.
Average capacity of the bladder is 300 - 600mls Average number of times we pass urine each day is 4 - 8, plus up to once a night if under 60 years old and twice per night if over 60 years old.
Because the bladder can only hold so much fluid volume, increasing water intake will increase the frequency of urination, and may make people with an overactive bladder more likely to leak. If you have overactive bladder (OAB), more fluid intake typically equals more trips to the bathroom.
Drinking water and the need to stay hydrated
Many who experience frequent urination will often drink less water to reduce urinary leakage and trips to the bathroom. This can actually negatively affect you!
Normally a person may urinate every 3 to 4th hourly i.e., 6 - 8 times in 24 hours. If you are urinating more frequently then you might be drinking more water, coffee which acts as diuretic and some medical conditions such as urinary infection, diabetes mellitus, diabetes insipidus, hypercalcemia, hyperthyroidism.
Nocturia is waking up more than once during the night because you have to pee. Causes can include drinking too much fluid, sleep disorders and bladder obstruction. Treatments for nocturia include restricting fluids and medications that reduce symptoms of overactive bladder.
It's often recommended that you should stop drinking water two hours before going to bed. This way, you're not flooding your body with extra fluids that may cause an unwanted trip to the bathroom in the middle of the night.
Unlike food or some beverages, water can be “digested” in as little as five minutes or up to a few hours, depending on whether your stomach is full or empty. The excess water leaves the body through urine, feces, sweat, and when you exhale.
The benefits of drinking water on an empty stomach include positive effects for flushing toxins from the body, increasing energy and immunity, reducing weight and increasing metabolism, and preventing headaches and kidney stones. It aids in the cleansing of bowels and improves hair and skin health.
The volume of urine passed each time by a normal adult will vary from around 250 - 400mls. This is the same as about 2 cupful's. Most people with normal bladder habits can hold on for 3-4 hours between visits to the toilet. Most younger adults can also go right through the night without the need to pass urine.
Your bladder can hold about 500ml of urine. But you usually feel the need to go when it's holding around 200-300ml. Most people empty their bladder 4 to 6 times a day.
When you first start drinking more water, you may find that the frequent urination seems worse until your bladder starts to gradually enlarge. The best way to monitor your progress is to keep a bladder diary 1 or 2 days per week. Keep track of how much urine you pass and how often you pass it.
When you have too much water in the body, the kidneys can't remove the excess liquid. It starts collecting in the body, leading to nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Throbbing headaches all through the day. Headaches can signify both hydration and dehydration.
If your urine is highly concentrated, it can indicate that you're not drinking enough water because highly concentrated urine has salts and chemicals that irritate your bladder and cause it to contract more frequently than usual. This results in frequent urination.
On the flip side, if you're peeing too often, it could be a hint that you're drinking more water than you need to. However, if you cut back on your intake and your pee falls in that pale-yellow-to-clear range, but you're still constantly racing to the bathroom, you might have overactive bladder.