Water / late night visits to the toilet

baltobabe
baltobabe Posts: 3
in Health and Weight Loss
Good Morning! I have been drinking my water and find that I get up sometimes 2 or 3 times a night to "tinkle". Is there a cut off time that I should stop drinking?

Til now I have always been a camel and NEVER drank enough water. I'm thinking that perhaps this new water habit is something my body needs to become accustomed to and that the late night visits to the bathroom will start to taper off.

Any advice and insights will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

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  • Pearsquared
    Pearsquared Posts: 1,656 Member
    Your body will start becoming accustomed to it, but in the meantime, you can slow down the drinking a couple hours before bed. When I first increased my water intake, I would seriously have to go every twenty minutes. Now, I'm at 1-2 hours in between with the same intake.
  • MG_Fit
    MG_Fit Posts: 1,143 Member
    I have my last cup of water around 9 and usually wake up around 1 to take care of business, almost every day. I'm used to it. Not to sure your body will get used to it, as your bladder is only so big. I'd just cut your water sooner.
  • mazdauk
    mazdauk Posts: 1,380 Member
    I'm up and down at least twice a night, but I go often in the day too. Its often not just about water, but other fluids (caffeine/alcohol make you go more, for example) or a lot of watery fruit/veg will also have an effect - water in/water out, if you get me:wink:
  • mazdauk
    mazdauk Posts: 1,380 Member
    double post
  • janepatricia2
    janepatricia2 Posts: 40 Member
    i try not to have a cup of tea after 4pm, and never drink water after eight,. but even then certain foods contain water , so i still find sometimes i have to get up in the night, :yawn:
  • baltobabe
    baltobabe Posts: 3
    Thanks Everyone for your thoughts, I do appreciate them. If anyone else has some thoughts I'm open to them also.

    For now I will cut water off by 6PM, I go to bed early around 8PM and get up around 5AM Hopefully I'll start to "get in the flow" so sto speak!

    Thanks again!

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