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Despite not drinking anything a few hours before bed, i wake up 2x a night to urinate. is this normal?

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Dr. Elise Sadoun answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

No: There might be some type of issue going on. At age 42, you might be suffering from a metabolic problem like diabetes, or a prostate problem, or something else. Please see your doctor. Good luck.

Answered 9/29/2016

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Nocturia: Waking up 2x a night is not normal. There are may causes, including infection, heat failure, renal failure, diabetes and more. See this site for more information and consult your doctor for an evaluation. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003141.htm.

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Dr. Paul Grin answered

Specializes in Pain Management

OSA: Obstructive sleep apnea is a condition of cessation of breathing during sleep that lasts for 10 seconds or longer. It may affect between 1% and 10% of the population, tends to occur between the ages of 40 and 60, and affects more males than females. Night urination one of the common signs of osa.

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Dr. Ihab Ibrahim answered

Specializes in Pain Management

Have your: Your urine tested, and consider you may a urinary tract infection or you simply drank too much liquid hours before you slept.

Answered 2/2/2014

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I drink 2 liter water a day and urinate every 2 hours is that normal, ?

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