Urinary tract infections (UTI) are the most common cause of frequent urination. These are bacterial infections in your bladder, urethra or other parts of your urinary tract. They include cystitis (bladder infection), urethritis (infection of the urethra) and pyelonephritis (kidney infection).
Several factors may be linked to frequent urination, such as: Infection, disease, injury or irritation of the bladder. Conditions that increase urine production. Changes in muscles, nerves or other tissues affecting bladder function.
These high blood pressure medications flush extra water and sodium (salt) from your body. Diuretics may cause these side effects: Extra urination. Extra water out means more time in the bathroom.
Many of these drugs work by dilating blood vessels to reduce blood pressure. They can also interfere with the bladder's ability to contract, and others, like diuretics reduce the amount of water the body holds, which can cause excessive urine production and incontinence.
Statin Warning Signs
Examples of symptoms that might prompt you to see a doctor include: Excessive thirst or having to urinate frequently. Severe confusion or memory impairment.
Make an appointment with your doctor if you're urinating more frequently than usual and if: There's no apparent cause, such as drinking more total fluids, alcohol or caffeine. The problem disrupts your sleep or everyday activities. You have other urinary problems or worrisome symptoms.
Drinking too much fluid during the evening can cause you to urinate more often during the night. Caffeine and alcohol after dinner can also lead to this problem. Other common causes of urination at night include: Infection of the bladder or urinary tract.
Sudden stress (pressure) on your bladder causes stress incontinence. Common causes include coughing, sneezing, laughing, lifting and physical activity. Younger and middle-aged women and people assigned female at birth (AFAB) near or experiencing menopause are most likely to have stress incontinence.
Most people need to pass urine about six to seven times in a 24-hour period. Peeing more than seven times a day when drinking about 2 liters of fluid is considered urinary frequency. Needing to pee 20 times a day would be considered frequent urination.
Home remedies for frequent urination
Cutting back on alcohol, caffeine, artificial sweeteners and acidic foods or beverages. Doing pelvic floor exercises (like Kegels) to help build your pelvic muscle strength and health. Trying bladder retraining techniques, such as peeing at fixed intervals that gradually increase.
Typically, you should be able to sleep six to eight hours during the night without having to get up to go to the bathroom. But, people who have nocturia wake up more than once a night to pee. This can cause disruptions in your normal sleep cycle, and leave you tired and with less energy during the day.
Rarely, statins cause severe side effects like muscle damage and liver damage. Even rarer side effects may include dark-colored urine, urinary tract infections, increased blood sugar or type 2 diabetes, and memory loss or confusion. It's unclear why these issues happen.
Observational studies have shown both improvement and worsening of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) while taking a statin. Long-term statin use may be associated with a delay in LUTS onset, especially in men.
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, angiotensin-receptor blockers (ARBs), and beta blockers are recommended as first-choice medications in some younger adults with high blood pressure.
Normal blood pressure for most adults is defined as a systolic pressure of less than 120 and a diastolic pressure of less than 80.
Calcium channel blockers prevent calcium from entering the cells of the arterial vasculature and cause dilation in the coronary arteries and periphery. There are two classes of calcium channel blockers—dihydropyridines and nondihydropyridines—and both are effective treatments for hypertension in older patients.