Frequent Urination At Night Can Be
Treated
by Gabe
Mirkin, M.D.
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A simple nasal spray controls nighttime urination in men who were not
helped by drugs usually prescribed by physicians today. Researchers in
Taiwan prescribed a nasal spray containing antidiuretic hormone to older
men who urinated more than six times each night and had not been helped by
conventional treatments (British Journal of Urology International,
December 2005.) More than 85 percent improved in a very short time.
During the day, your kidneys clean your body by producing large amounts
of urine. When you go to sleep at night, your brain produces a hormone
called anti-diuretic hormone, or ADH, that shuts down your kidneys so you
can sleep at night.
The brains of most younger people produce enough antidiuretic hormone
to shut down the kidneys for a full night of rest. However, as men age,
most have to get up at night to urinate. Some men have to do this more
than six times a night, which interferes with sleep and makes them very
tired during the day. Most doctors prescribe muscle relaxants and some
patients find that they help. However, a very large percentage of older
men go from doctor to doctor and are unable to find a drug that will
control their night-time urination.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dr. Gabe Mirkin has been a radio talk show host for 25 years and
practicing physician for more than 40 years; he is board certified in four
specialties, including sports medicine. Read or listen to hundreds of his
fitness and health reports here. Free
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