Adrian6970wc 243 Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 I don't know whether anyone else here has picked up on it, but I heard an item on today's news about a study in Japan which had uncovered a link between excessive salt consumption and nocturnia - the need to get up and pee at least once or twice a night which is a common experience for people over a certain age. Personally I'm inclined to treat the findings with a little scepticism as I'd expect salt to have the opposite effect if anything, but then I'm no chemist. Quote Link to comment
Fred46888 201 Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 As one of those people "over a certain age", I find that eating something salty before bedtime reduces the number of times I get up to pee. I have an enlarged prostate, and that usually wakes me to pee once or twice, but without the salt it happens more. Perhaps the study involved excessive salt consumption during the day, which would increase fluid intake - which you would need to pee out during the night. Adrian6970wc 1 Quote Link to comment
WetDave 650 Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 I'd take that study with a pinch of salt, let's say! I do notice I pee more after salty food but that's likely because the salt makes me drink more. Adrian6970wc 1 Quote Link to comment
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