Frequent Urination At Night Is Likely Associated With High Salt Intake
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Researchers of Nagasaki University in Japan recommended the reduction of salt intake to decrease the urge of urination. People who always wake at night due to an increased urge of urinating might require reducing salt in their diets, a new study suggests.
The study involved more than 300 volunteers, and researchers found that a decrease consumption of salt limits the body's production rate of urine, OnMedica reported. People are required to follow a proper diet to help the improvement of symptoms, UK doctors said.
According to BBC, the participants are all known for consuming too much salt and having sleeping disorders. They were advised to reduce salt in their diet and researchers followed them for three months.
An average result showed that urinating more than twice at night is lowered to just one. This is not only effective during the night but also at daytime, and their quality of life is as well improved. The researchers introduced their results at the European Society of Urology congress in London.
Among the participants, 98 of them ended up a daily intake of too much salt than normal and found they urinated more often at night-time. Further studies, including larger participants, are needed to confirm the findings, the researchers noted.
However, the result could be still helpful to older people over 60s, Dr. Matsuo Tomohiro, the study author, said. "This work holds out the possibility that a simply dietary modification might significantly improve the quality of life for many people," he added.
However, Professor Marcus Drake, a nocturia expert from the University of Bristol has a different opinion. The amount of salt people are consuming is not widely acceptable to be the cause of nocturia, a need to wake up and urinate at night, he told the news outlet.
Doctors usually focus on the volume or water the patients gulped before going to bed. They also considered bladder and prostate problems (in men), he added.
