MISSING OUT OR FEELING CHEATED: HEALTH: THE PHYSICAL RECESSION – NIGHT-RISING
That is, getting up at night to pass water. Night-rising is one of the early warning signs of prostate problems so when a man becomes aware of just how often he is jumping out of bed at night to pass water he can, understandably, become alarmed. But most menopausal men need not worry. Unless he has caught an infection he is unlikely to be affected. Prostate problems if they do occur, affect men from their late fifties onwards.
The need to pass water once or more times at night comes simply from drinking too much late in the evening or last thing at night as a nightcap. Alcohol, tea or coffee. At M-M time most men increase their alcohol consumption in the evenings, especially wine. It is therapeutic, relaxing and makes them feel good. However, wine, like tea, has diuretic qualities which means it stimulates the production of urine and hence the need to urinate. It also causes dehydration because the body urinates more liquid than it takes in so thirst rages to make up for the loss. The answer is to control the amount you drink at night or adjust to the fact that night-rising is now part of life’s pattern.
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