How To Pee Less During The Night

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There are people with true insomnia out there—they struggle to fall asleep, get into a deep sleep and stay asleep. Their brain races in the evening and they cannot shut it off. Perhaps every single sound or movement their partner makes jolts them from their rest. Maybe you’re fortunate enough to not be one of those people but you have perhaps an even more infuriating thing going on; you’re actually a great sleeper but your bladder keeps waking you up. If you have the gift of falling into great REM cycles each night, it feels like an utter shame to have that destroyed by the need to go. Especially because it feels like that’s something you have little control over. But that’s a lie; you can control it. Here is how to pee less during the night.

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Cut the caffeine

Even having caffeine in the afternoon can keep you up with a full bladder at night. The diuretic effects of just one cup of coffee can last for hours after drinking it. If caffeine acts as your afternoon pick-me-up, it may be time to switch to naps.