How to Reduce Nighttime Urination

How to Reduce Nighttime Urination | Dr. Andrew Huberman

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8 ай бұрын

Dr. Andrew Huberman discusses the relationship between circadian rhythms and kidney function to provide science-backed insights and actionable tips for optimizing daily hydration and minimizing nighttime disruptions.
Dr. Andrew Huberman is a tenured professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford University School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab podcast.
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@HubermanLabClips 8 ай бұрын

This clip is from the Huberman Lab episode "How to Optimize Your Water Quality & Intake for Health." The full episode can be found on KZfaq here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l9pjarxp17GonHU.html

@kpstrength1 7 ай бұрын

Go to 4 mins 30 for the answer.

@davidjanbaz7728 7 ай бұрын

A mouthful of real Olive oil followed by some water an hour before bed has increased my sleep hours to 6.5- 7.5 and no getting up at 4.30 am. I am 70 years old!

@YogiBethC 6 ай бұрын

Would you alter the recommendation not to drink in the evening for someone who is prone to kidney stones?

@Praise___YaH 5 ай бұрын

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@Dee-gt9mz 3 ай бұрын

Stop drinking caffeine. You'll stop urinating in the middle of the night. I figured this out when I stopped drinking coffee two weeks ago

@jakeryan2249 8 ай бұрын

To sum it up: Hydrate more during the day so that at night (10+ hours after you woke up) you don’t need to drink as much which will reduce the body’s need to urinate during sleep. Stay clear of any sort of chugging/gulping of any liquid in the evening, the rate at which you consume the liquid is correlated to how quickly you will need to urinate that same liquid out of your body. Kind of all seems obvious when you think about it. His main point is that your kidney, stomach, and bladder are all correlated with your circadian rhythm and when it comes to processing liquids and urination they get actively “slower” or worst at this as the day goes on. With a notable decrease occurring ~10hours after you woke up.

@steniorodrigo5590 8 ай бұрын

Thank you, my friend.

@jeetkunedoseries521 8 ай бұрын

I sweat a LOT more than most people and have a higher demand for fluids...I drink a good amount of warm/ slightly hot water upon waking and throughout the day I drink good amount of fluids .. but if I don't drink a good amount of water within 30-60 minutes before bed... my mouth will be REALLY dry and I will feel dehydrated the next morning... sometimes it affects my athletic performance

@PS_ItsMe 8 ай бұрын

My adhd says thank you ❤

@nikitaw1982 8 ай бұрын

i swear taking b complex meant i had to drink less and pee less at my gardening job.

@milesrost6674 8 ай бұрын

Applause!!!

@iminsane7777 8 ай бұрын

watched 3 minutes and already feel like urinating

@TheLastHonestInfluencer 8 ай бұрын

i'm urinating right now (and in bed)

@drewmcdowellmusic 8 ай бұрын

I don't knows whys we're not alls urinatings right nows

@dopamine-87 8 ай бұрын

I pissed myself laughing 🤷‍♂️

@drewmcdowellmusic 8 ай бұрын

I value my uninterrupted sleep so much that I let it rip while in bed. That way I ensure that I'll never share a bed with anyone also. It's self love

@healthymindhappierlife5089 8 ай бұрын

Congrats on the hydration bro.

@TheBsclod 7 ай бұрын

That was the most complicated way to say that you can reduce waking to urinate by not drinking before bed.

@melodiousman 5 ай бұрын

😂

@Smiae 4 ай бұрын

Not drinking before bed doesn't explain the time scale, the amount, the rate or why any of that matters. So you're just obeying a rule instead of understanding the reasoning.

@TimmsMJ 4 ай бұрын

Ok, he could have just said one sentence, but as we can't ask questions in real time, those of us who needed more information got it.

@robertmichalscheck3072 3 ай бұрын

@@Smiaewho cares,get to the point

@leonardobasso6565 2 ай бұрын

LOL

@angiemelecio6226 4 ай бұрын

You have no idea how much you've just helped both my husband and I. SOOO useful and just the right amount of science/detail. Bless you. No, seriously.

@dachag1452 8 ай бұрын

This couldn't have come at a better time! :) Thanks!

@Firekid144 5 ай бұрын

You Dr. are making the difference! Thanks for sharing this valuable information. Subscribed to your channel.

@fuzzylon 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for making this video. It has made a huge difference for me. I used to drink about 1.25L per day and have increased this to about 2L (about 80% during the day, 20% during the night) and I already feel so much more awake and alert during the day and sleep better at night. I had no idea that drinking more water would make such a huge difference to me

@largemember 5 ай бұрын

How much were you paid for that post?

@LordOfTheReefer 5 ай бұрын

@@largemember hey genius water is free

@bobboscarato1313 5 ай бұрын

@@LordOfTheReefer Water is not free; we pay a lot for it and then drink bottled water daily!

@aliyahrashid7084 2 ай бұрын

@@bobboscarato1313😂😂😂

@HymnalRevival 3 ай бұрын

Thanks! Very refreshing to see someone giving their time without making me sit through an hour of video and ads only find they're trying to sell me supplements at the end of it :)

@swapanroychoudhury3587 7 ай бұрын

Very well explained and validated with physiological details. Though all those who have this problem, somehow are aware of the fundamentals that the more one gulps water in the late hours of the day the probality of urine in the night would be more, but here this has been very conveincingly explained and validated. ❤

@arisherap 7 ай бұрын

I also want to add, from personal experience, that regular physical exercise has had a profound impact on this issue for me. So for anyone who is having these difficulties and also isn't getting much exercise, it might be worth a try.

@premiumbackgroundmusic 7 ай бұрын

Yes, but do not exercise in the evenings because that will definitely make you thirsty.

@CroncAstronaut 6 ай бұрын

I can confirm this!

@waterstill7100 5 ай бұрын

Desmopressin nasal spray-that is an anti-night-urine hormone. It's like a miracle. If you don't have time to exercise but are thirsty and need to drink water at or after dinner, use this nasal spray. It's a popular prescription that has been used in Asia for frequent night urine for many years, with no reported bad side effects. Should be fine. Good luck fighting night urination.

@willnoiles2001 5 ай бұрын

The addition of exercise may explain why his so-called solution hasn’t helped my nightly visits to the john…

@ushaprabhfune6483 4 ай бұрын

@@willnoiles2001y8

@charanjeetkaur9320 8 ай бұрын

I see your videos daily, I appreciate the work you are doing.

@JamesJansson 8 ай бұрын

This is the old man content I need for this stage of my life.

@dustywilson5461 7 ай бұрын

This info was applicable when I was in my early 20s. But yeah especially applicable in later years, lol.

@glock-hm3ro 2 ай бұрын

Me too

@donnamason6522 8 ай бұрын

Thanks Dr Huberman. That was eye opening. I have been struggling with peeing too much in the early hours. I couldn't understand why. I will change how and when I hydrate from now on. I have learned so much from you over time. It has changed my life. Thank you so so much.❤❤❤

@largemember 5 ай бұрын

"... eye opening.."...?....NOW THATS FUNNY! I dont care who you are!!!!....BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!

@donnamason6522 5 ай бұрын

@@largemember☺️☺️☺️

@largemember 5 ай бұрын

@@donnamason6522 That makes LESS sense than a Chicken Noodle Soup SANDWICH!!!!!

@pennymacneil369 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I really appreciate the knowledge you share, it's very helpful.

@calmradio 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video Dr. Andrew :)

@jean-claudedozeville9810 6 ай бұрын

Strangely, following a muscular/nerve incident at the sacrum-lumbar level (left buttock pain), I performed two targeted exercises for relaxation and stretching:. 1. Lying on my back, rotation of the pelvis/pelvic floor to the left => two small crunches... 2. Lying on my stomach, knees bent at 90° for shins an tops of my feet pressed against a vertical wall (sofa, etc.), with arms raising my torso (“Sphinx-Cobra” Yoga posture => 1 cracking took place followed by a small electric shock (nerve pinched/compressed by muscle?). Results: 1. Pain in the buttock has almost disappeared 2. Almost ideal standing posture 3. The following night, to my great astonishment, I only had ONE awakening! 😅, whereas for several months I had been waking up 3 to 4 times a night. It's now been 4 weeks since I did these spinal liberating exercises and...I'm only AWAKENED ONLY ONCE PER NIGHT. Obviously it is the nerve activating the opening/closing of the sphincter of the bladder which pinched/compressed maintained nocturnal incontinence and a high daytime frequency of urge to urinate. So here is a cause of increased need to urinate with numerous awakenings at night that I had never seen mentioned in the many postcasts/videos that I had listened to or watched. So, an origin that should not be excluded! ...

@meadow-maker 6 ай бұрын

you are so right on this. I'm 58 and always got up at least once most nights to pee, I've learned over time not to drink much past 19:00 and if I do to just drink slowly and no more than a small glass. If I drink a big glass quickly because I forgot to drink enough during the day then I can be up every 90 minutes to two hours easily.

@user-xp5qx8wg9x 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge. Many before you studied the bodie's processes but few took the time to make it so understandable like you are.

@lilyghassemzadeh 8 ай бұрын

Sipping instead of gulping was very interesting, thank you.

@jsmith1899 5 ай бұрын

I always leave these videos with more questions than I began with.

@EyupSkydiver 5 ай бұрын

LMAO. Me too. I am not a subscriber to the channel but I keep seeing his videos. And every time I watch one, I feel exactly like you said.

@saurabhsamvedi 3 ай бұрын

Then you must watch the whole episode. Your might find all your unasked questions answered

@LannieLord 8 ай бұрын

I wish all my doctors looked like Dr. Huberman 💜

@ebaystars 7 ай бұрын

try Dr Shipman from the UK he looks the same

@rayemaclennan888 2 ай бұрын

Visuals would be the best addition to these lectures. Enjoy your work, thank you very much!

@joycejensen7154 Ай бұрын

Terrific presentation, thank you so much!

@kathleenp3135 8 ай бұрын

So helpful!

@functionalherb2860 8 ай бұрын

Super helpful as all the time👍! I'm glad that I've been doing it right 🙂

@imarcastro51 8 ай бұрын

Great info, I wake up a 1-2 times most nights, will give this a try, thanks!

@alexlavi3699 7 ай бұрын

I tried it and it truly works!! Super awesome!! Thank you!!!!

@Trismhmm 8 ай бұрын

When he mentions the rate at which you ingest, you subsequently digest them at a similar rate. That affirmed something that i had yet put into words. Thank you for affirming a healthy view of hydration that is backed by data to reinforce my faith in it.

@brianshaffer1648 8 ай бұрын

This was very helpful thank you Dr. 🙏🏽

@ganeshkuduva2562 3 ай бұрын

This is fantastic and very helpful.

@PunkSlayer1995 6 ай бұрын

I have never clicked on a video so fast. Thanks Doc H

@usaman7358 5 ай бұрын

Let me help the next 1 MILLION people that might want to watch this: Stop drinking water after about 6pm. The End

@laurelcosten1012 2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@fatoumart3469 Ай бұрын

I’m glad someone say that

@johnscott2746 Ай бұрын

So beer is okay right?

@AlstonSD Ай бұрын

Thank you for helping us out

@fullmetalfreedom Ай бұрын

Basically. Thank you

@bildotunechi 7 ай бұрын

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:02 💧 Fluid intake is circadian-dependent, with kidneys filtering rapidly in the first 10 hours after waking. 01:59 🌙 Kidney efficiency reduces after 10 hours post-waking, impacting nighttime urination. 02:28 🚰 Reduce nighttime waking to urinate by hydrating well during the day and limiting fluid intake at night. 03:27 🔄 Fluid filtration depends on both volume and rate; gulping fluids may lead to quicker excretion. 04:54 🥤 To minimize nighttime bathroom trips, limit fluid intake (5-8 ounces) between 10 hours post-waking and bedtime, sipping instead of gulping.

@madago 7 ай бұрын

I sleep 12 hours a day. So I will still be drinking tons of water for those first 10 hours and that is gonna be only 2 hours before bed time. I'm peeing like crazy.

@terrygrund6598 6 ай бұрын

Seriously? No "miracle" cure?

@lachlanscanlan5621 6 ай бұрын

@@terrygrund6598 low carb diet completely fixed mine, i mean the difference was not subtle

@deelight3469 6 ай бұрын

Ty for this summary. My current brain struggles to parse the takeaways from the details

@elsalsero2367 6 ай бұрын

Does insulin levels play a part?

@paulmcmillan8948 8 ай бұрын

This is so helpful thanks

@azitakouchekmanesh725 8 ай бұрын

Thank you ❤ That is very interesting. This helps me a lot.

@anthonyweir 4 ай бұрын

For those of us (most of the world outside the bizarre bubble of the USA) 10 fluid ounces is roughly equivalent to a quarter of a litre, actually 280 ml. It should also be mentioned that plentiful morning hydration will prevent light-headedness and fainting in older people, especially in summer. Another tip for the elderly: after peeing at night, wait for 10 seconds or even more, and you may find that your bladder wasn't emptied. Men are advised to sit down to pee at night. This will better relax the bladder.

@brianfuller5157 20 күн бұрын

Exactly right. It's called "double voiding" and it's recommended by Urologists. Some even recommend a sit down and pee procedure for men with this issue

@imnedmonton 8 ай бұрын

Great advice that's easy to follow. I also like the quick feedback on the results; better sleep. Thank you, from a fellow glupper. Stay safe and be well. ♥

@PhDarchAdrian 5 ай бұрын

Thank you, dr. Huberman! You just signed a prescription for me! :)

@RabbiSteve 7 ай бұрын

Very helpful suggestions. And my limited experience, says it works for me. Thank you.

@AnxietyMentor 7 ай бұрын

He should talk more about effective stress management. Chronic stress and anxiety can lead to an increased need to urinate, for many this culminates at night time due the build up of stress over the course of the day.

@walterscott2286 5 ай бұрын

Very astute! I totally agree. The agitation of the nervous system I feel, triggers overactivity of the urinary system. These people who are getting up and switching on the overhead bright lights numbers of times on the way to their bathrooms are unknowingly activating and reactivating their daytime circadian rhythm...I use only a very small flashlight aimed downwards to find my way to the bathroom. And I have only the downward facing light of two small nightlights near the toilet. I have read that downward facing dim light is far less likely to activate your circadian rhythm to "wake up" your nervous system at night.

@jejrstans 5 ай бұрын

Yes! Coritsol can totally mess up your sleep and and increase the need to urinate at night.

@karlkaizen3818 8 ай бұрын

When you take a magnesium supplement at night before going to bed, going to the bathroom during the night is reduced.😊

@saha19 8 ай бұрын

BOOM, especially mag-glycinate!

@SecretaryNotSure 8 ай бұрын

Thanks in advance

@eddieoconnor8560 8 ай бұрын

Nope. I take it for other reasons but it has absolutely no impact on how often I pee at night😢

@beesplaining1882 8 ай бұрын

The trouble with that is most good Mg supplements are powder for and must be taken with a glass of water. So don't do that just before bed 😅

@karlkaizen3818 8 ай бұрын

@@eddieoconnor8560 Ok, try the advice that Dr. HUBERMAN gives in this video, and USE the one that best suits you, I wish you success in your health!

@katrinahmas884 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for this information..!

@Healthify360 5 ай бұрын

Thanks. Great information.

@rebecca_stone 7 ай бұрын

As always, top quality stuff. Water at night isn't the cause for me, but AH's mention of the kidney's link to circadian rhythm gives me a clue. I think my kidneys aren't getting the memo that it's sleep time and to take a break. I worked many years of night shifts which may have messed up my body clock. Can be up to 3-4 times per night sometimes despite barely drinking water. And I'm healthy young and on the slim side. I only manage about 1L of water a day and nowhere near bedtime. It's weird. Good topic though!

@MrFernanrc 7 ай бұрын

never worked night shift and I get up many times at night. I stop eating around 4, that is my dinner, and I do this everyday. But I do have Kambucha with my dinner. I also noticed that if I had green tea in the morning instead of vitamin water, I am ok most of the day without drinking anything, if not I have a couple vitamin waters. Must be a kidney thing, maybe because I like to sit around using my computer. walking 1 hour is more or less my exercise.

@EddaPascher 7 ай бұрын

When I take melatonin to fall asleep faster, I also need to go to the bathroom less often in that night.

@paulwolf3302 7 ай бұрын

Thanks Andrew. When you are an old man like me you will see how important this is. I wake up to pee every two hours, normally after the REM cycle. I compensate by spending more time in bed but it’s really inconvenient.

@javi___ 7 ай бұрын

No salt or salty foods after lunch made a big difference for me, I’ll add now no water after 10hrs of waking :)

@jamesreeve606 7 ай бұрын

I have this problem and I'm 30

@HigherSelph 6 ай бұрын

@@javi___wouldn’t salt make you hold the water better?

@kenhoover1639 8 ай бұрын

I appreciate the information.

@thisandthatfloridausa6112 3 ай бұрын

Good Informative video. Thank you.✌️❤️🙂

@aThinkingChristian 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! I needed this. Going to give it a try. The older I get (I'll be 57 in Jan.) I seem to get up more often. Recently, I got up 8x to pee. I average 3-4x. It's very hard to get sound sleep when that happens.

@Millielai12 6 ай бұрын

Try cutting down on carbs and sugar. If your blood sugar level is low all these years then try taking magnesium. 1 of prediabetic symptoms is frequent urination at night. Hope you able to overcome this issue.

@aThinkingChristian 6 ай бұрын

@@Millielai12 thank you!

@Chosil 5 ай бұрын

What worked for me: Hardly any liquids after 8, no carbs after 8, a magnesium pill one hour before bedtime. I sleep 7 to 8 hours without getting up, after many years. I combine this with healthy lifestyle, intermittent fasting, very low carb, high healthy fat, 4-5 times exercise per week, no alcohol, little meat. BTW, I drink only when thirsty. No need for 2 to 3 liters. But I start my day with a glass of water with fresh lemon.

@virtual2152 5 ай бұрын

I SO needed this information, Thank you! My urologist's advice was no liquids within 2 hours of bed, and I really couldn't see any effect. This is much earlier. Trying this schedule immediately.

@JohnAllenRoyce 8 ай бұрын

Good information and very helpful, thanks for sharing it!

@mischiefner 7 ай бұрын

I've read in the book Breath by James Nestor that taping/guarding your mouth at night helps with this issue as well. It definitely works for me, but I understand it could be a placebo.

@Chris-pl5uv 7 ай бұрын

Low carb diet was my solution to completely eliminate the nightime urination. Makes sense when your body is trying to eliminate all the excess glucose in the blood. Also a symptom of pre-diabetes.

@lukegregory3238 3 ай бұрын

Interesting! I've read that high protein/fat consumption before bed can lead to nocturia.

@williamgoss4691 8 ай бұрын

Great advice, will certain do as you suggest and see how it works. Many thks !!

@trail.blazer 8 ай бұрын

I haven't watched the video yet, but my solution to having to get up to urinate was easy. I started going to bed around 9:45pm which appears to fall into my natural circadian sleep cycle. I then appear to get better deep sleep at the beginning of the night, which possibly increases vasopressin anti-diuretic hormone, and I stopped needing to get up during the night. I'm not sure if I've had to get up even once in the last 12 months. I drink water up until 7:30pm (sometimes a sip after that), have a pee at 9:30pm then lights out until 6:15am when I get up and have a pee. I'm 59 years old. Having more salt in your diet might also improve water retention during the night because salt increases vasopressin due to the sodium.

@c.n.4192 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment!! I need more sodium in my diet, and your post confirmed it. Here's to more restful sleep!!

@meagiesmuse2334 8 ай бұрын

I think you are correct. We are on the Paleo diet, and we have one cheat meal per week. My husband picks it, and always picks fast food, which is loaded with salt. On the night we eat that, I get up only twice. When eating healthy, I get up 4 or 5 five times. (anti-diuretic hormone doesn't work properly in most people like me who have Fibromyalgia). I no longer feel guilty about cheating once a week, since it helps me sleep so much better!

@trail.blazer 8 ай бұрын

@@meagiesmuse2334 I'm on a low carb diet and I do use quite a lot of salt. For years I was zero salt and had a variety of issues, including significant foot cramps, bad enough to tear the tendon on a big toe. After that I discovered salt causes my cramps to disappear. My blood pressure is also lower typically around 110/70. However, I don't eat ultra-processed foods, so I don't get much sodium from anywhere else.

@helenahandkart1857 8 ай бұрын

@@meagiesmuse2334if your cheat meal has a few cheeky carbs, that may be helping also.

@zactastic4life 7 ай бұрын

@@meagiesmuse2334 have you tried not drink much water 3 or 4 hours before bed? that should help you cut down your waking up to use the bathroom.

@bbbeka_beridze6225 8 ай бұрын

oh my god this has been my issue for years dude, as an athlete and a student its horrible to break my sleep just to urinate

@statanhelier9685 2 ай бұрын

We all got ya back to Andrew. We don't listen to the media 👍

@ErisTyler 6 ай бұрын

This explains SO much!!! No more trying to hydrate at bed time!

@wallexx-rl9nj 8 ай бұрын

It gets tricky if you exercise and/or do sauna in the evening …

@yogaforallwithdante 8 ай бұрын

I used to get up four times in the night - I stopped drinking fluids within two hours from bed, and no coffee after midday. This reduced me to twice a night - which would probably be less if I didn't eat within those two hours - but still, great :)

@cancelled_user 8 ай бұрын

Hell, I drink one RedBull (sometimes two) which is a diuretic, just before bed almost every night. 😂 But I manage to go to toilet only once during night. I also need to have a flask with water on my bedside table at any time as I wake up and having dry mouth or even throat, so I need one gulp of water every couple hours.

@yogaforallwithdante 8 ай бұрын

Not sure how old you are dude but things change over time. I used to swear by a pint of water before bed, but I adapted as my body changed. I would look up thy effects of energy dunks on the brain though as a total side note 😁

@cancelled_user 8 ай бұрын

@@yogaforallwithdante I'm 42 this week. 🙂 What's the big deal about energy drinks? Sugar and caffeine, nothing unusual. More sugar but less caffeine than in double espresso that I drink every morning.

@yogaforallwithdante 8 ай бұрын

@@cancelled_user If that was the only thing in them, that would be okay (if sugar wasn't a toxic poison and excess caffeine leading to heart attacks) - it's literally everything else that's in them. Huge links to depression, anxiety and a ton of other stuff. Each to their own though. My general aim is to be on it 80% of the time - 100% would be no kinda life :)

@cancelled_user 8 ай бұрын

@@yogaforallwithdante It IS the caffeine and sugar that are the main problem? What else? Taurine? Other than that: carbon dioxide, citric acid, sodium carbonate, magnesium carbonate, multiple B vitamins, colours (plain caramel) and flavourings. That's all it says on the tin.

@KaiJames44 6 ай бұрын

Fantastic help! Thank you so much for this content and for all the details.

@Eysc 7 ай бұрын

thanks, taking notes

@terrydactyl7708 7 ай бұрын

Can you do a segment on shrinking the prostate Dr Huberman?

@garyleewhite 8 ай бұрын

Also, excessive blue light, from looking at a monitor late at night can trick the body into thinking it's still high noon when you finally go to bed. Your body won't be able to really slow down for many hours, maintaining normal metabolism and hence keep producing urine. I turn off my devices at around 7pm and read a book instead. I sleep much better that way.

@pjamesvee2869 7 ай бұрын

ok so you no longer urinate during the night at all?

@garyleewhite 7 ай бұрын

Reduced from about 5-6 times/night to now 0-1/night. @@pjamesvee2869

@mrsorg87 8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@testnametestsurname1032 8 ай бұрын

Haven't watched it yet, but number one thing that helped me recently is spending time in bed pre-sleep. Apparently there's more urge here, so it's nice to read a book on the phone for an hour, visit bathroom and then go to sleep.

@legoboy108 8 ай бұрын

A good strategy is to take in sodium and glycerol right before bed. Both make you hold water and should give you a time buffer to sleep without peeing.

@katcat5088 8 ай бұрын

Glycerol? How much do you take?

@legoboy108 8 ай бұрын

@@katcat5088I take about 10 grams

@twistedstrength. 8 ай бұрын

Another thing that can help is to get into the habit of urinating directly before bed. You would be surprised how much you have in your bladder despite initially not feeling like you need to go. I have had countless times where I did not feel like I had to go, but going through the motions actually released a fair amount of liquid.

@bruceberger1569 8 ай бұрын

Interesting,theories to ADD to DR. H’s ADVICE , remember my Dad, if feeling he had to urinate would turn on faucet’s {🥵 WATER 💦 to ASSIST in Urinating} ❤ DAD, NEVER FORGOTTEN ❤, by the way appreciate inputs BREWJURU

@jimbeaver27 7 ай бұрын

and don't just get up from your chair, pee, and go to bed, walk around do something standing or walking and more urine will be expelled

@AlekNik1994 7 ай бұрын

True, i always do that!

@katrinkaiser451 8 ай бұрын

Thank u dr. Huberman

@earlsimon8474 8 ай бұрын

When you’re an old guy with BPH and on tamsulosin you just learn to deal with peeing multiple times a night. As long as you fall back to sleep it’s no big deal but when you can’t it does become rather annoying.

@meagiesmuse2334 8 ай бұрын

My husband is on Tamsulosin for BPH and it helped, but he still got up 3 times every night. When he added a D-Mannose supplement, it allowed him to get up either just once or not at all. It's very safe, so you might want to try it.

@joelmiller3174 8 ай бұрын

I was on meds for BPH for 17 years and was getting up 3-4 times a night. I had prostate surgery 6 months ago. Now I only get up 1 time a night and sometimes sleep through the night.

@brianpassingham146 5 ай бұрын

I have had to have two TURPs surgerys, and to be honest, they have not worked as I do not drink after 19.00, but still get up, sometimes 8 times a night.

@Mansmatters 5 ай бұрын

Great video

@gina2553 7 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏻

@garrymcdonald5456 6 ай бұрын

Going to start doing this tomorrow, I wake up up to 3 times a night to urinate and as such are getting very bad sleep, problem is I also wake up thirsty and drink between 500ml - 1 litre during the night. Hopefully drinking more during the day solves this, I hope.

@tomyboumboum9822 7 ай бұрын

Very informative, thank you. I have a question though: I wake up at 5:30am and sleep at 9:30pm. I workout at 4:00pm for an hour (after the post waking up 10 hour drinking slot). I sweat a lot when I work out and need to drink... Is there a way to counter this? Thanks again for your work.

@MrOperator1337 6 ай бұрын

taking an electrolyte supplement would help.

@holasoyjose9683 5 ай бұрын

thank you doc

@Batyaa 8 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@john-paul3271 8 ай бұрын

I gotta cheap an easy answer he doesn’t mention. 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar with 12 oz water twice a day. Tsp of honey goes amazing with it. The latter one should be done at least four hours before you regularly fall asleep. I haven’t noticed any weight loss, but significance improvement of waking up to pee. I think of it as descaling my kidneys like I do my coffee machine.

@christopherstewart9874 8 ай бұрын

There is another factor to consider. Mouth breathing at night leads to dry mouth, which will wake you up after 2-3 hours. When you wake up, you don't have an urgency to urinate, but you do feel like it would be easier to go back to sleep if you did. I don't think the tiny sip of water that eliminates the dry mouth contributes to wanting to urinate nearly as much as the 2-3 hours since your last bathroom visit.

@meagiesmuse2334 8 ай бұрын

Very true. If you don't want to take an antihistamine to stop mouth breathing, which will make your mouth even drier anyway, you can try a little Biotene oral mouth rinse. It is sickeningly sweet, but it works.

@user-ke9yk5qp3u 8 ай бұрын

OK thanks, I will duck tape my mouth shut before I go to bed

@christopherstewart9874 8 ай бұрын

@@user-ke9yk5qp3u Duct tape is not recommended. If you really are interested, there are several KZfaq videos on mouth taping (which specify the preferred tape).

@lisabarrington9206 7 ай бұрын

Just rinse with water to eliminate dry mouth. You don't have to actually swallow the water.

@DeepTitanic 7 ай бұрын

I think loosing weight helps with breathing through your nostrils/snoring

@carlosbravo6282 8 ай бұрын

Thank you

@TheSec09 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video. I mostly hate when I have to wake up to urinate with less than one hour remaining until the alarm goes on, or even 10-15 minutes. Sometimes, I am so annoyed by having to urinate at midnight that I won't wake up and try to fall asleep again until the morning. Knowing your advice, I will try to improve this aspect of my life.

@ihateandreykrasnokutsky 8 ай бұрын

I consume more salt, and it enables more water to remain in the body. I've noticed that drinking only pure filtered water makes urination extremely often.

@Fearzero 8 ай бұрын

Salt raises heart disease and stomach cancer risk significantly.

@nickwilliams5693 8 ай бұрын

@@Fearzero is that a fact

@Shambolic2000 8 ай бұрын

table salt..not all salt, just the worst kind. @@Fearzero

@Fearzero 8 ай бұрын

@@nickwilliams5693 yes

@Fearzero 8 ай бұрын

@@Shambolic2000 afraid not. All salt

@rjb317 6 ай бұрын

You mean to tell me that if you drink less water at night you will need to urinate less frequently at night. Wow, that is life-changing advice. There is no way that anybody with frequent night time urination ever thought of that one.

@jimbeaver27 7 ай бұрын

interesting, will try it thanks

@SoComposed 8 ай бұрын

Also related: STOP mouth-breathing. Among many other benefits you will gain, breathing through your nose will make you less thirsty, since when we breath through our mouths, we lose a lot of moisture through aspiration that does not occur from the nostrils. And although you can train yourself to do this during waking hours, many find that breathing strips and mouth tape (look them up, there're lots of videos on this), or a chin strap, help them to nasil breath throughout the night. I began doing this about 5 months ago. When I wake up I'm never thirsty any longer, and I don't find I require any liquids in the evening any longer. I just drink, like Huberman says in this video, about 10 8oz drinks throughout the day :)

@paulgerardhosty9909 7 ай бұрын

Stopping breathing, altogether, could be an even more effective way of reducing the need to pee during the night!

@zakazan8561 8 ай бұрын

waking up to urinate at night can also be a symptom of sleep apnea, it's the sleep apnea that wakes you up and then you naturally have the urge to go.

@TheBeaver06 2 ай бұрын

Very very interesting i will try this thank you xb

@nostromotrades 3 ай бұрын

I really like the long form content..

@davismotomiya29 8 ай бұрын

Unfortunately, after my booster dose for Covid I had for a while a problem where I'd pee myself in the bed which was very annoying and embarrassing, so information like this can be very helpful, thank You Dr. Huberman!

@Hank_Amarillo 8 ай бұрын

this is a joke, right?

@davismotomiya29 8 ай бұрын

@@Hank_Amarillo I wish it was, but unfortunately it's the truth, however I am not the only one for whom this problem occured

@katcat5088 8 ай бұрын

@@Hank_Amarillo The whole jab situation is real. So many are struggling. My friend has asthma since getting her booster. Not a coincidence & the steroid inhaler is VERY expensive. All the cardiac events are no coincidence either. The drug companies came out with shots that cause chronic diseases which cause us to buy more pharmaceuticals. How brilliant & cruel.

@johnnick3 8 ай бұрын

You’re likely just conflating the timing of those two events/ looking for something to blame. Happens all the time. Yours doesn’t sound that unreasonable compared to hearing so many other associations due to the timing of events. It’s the biggest problem with placebo effects. Products have been banned for this mistake like Olesta (a synthetic fat used in frying potato chips)from around 30% saying it caused diarrhea. Even water shows a placebo side effect of around 30% saying they got diarrhea.

@teench571 8 ай бұрын

You got me at "8oz per hour for the first 10 hours". 😂 Starting tom, i'm doing just that! Thanks dr h

@ci4396 8 ай бұрын

Its actually prof H 😝 the guy is just crazy humble. Him and prof david sinclair

@algirdasltu1389 8 ай бұрын

How much is 8 fucking oz

@nogoaway7540 8 ай бұрын

@@algirdasltu1389~250 mL, give or take

@davelawson2564 8 ай бұрын

@@algirdasltu1389 its 2.5 liter /day

@JayTee67 8 ай бұрын

It's a cup of water @@algirdasltu1389

@rhatid 6 ай бұрын

I knew a surgeon who deliberated drink water at night and if she wakes up she take a drink after going to the bathroom at night. I now adopted that practice ditching the practice of trying not to get up. I drink warm water, the Chinese practice, and I try to drink copiously during the day and I also try to drink at night and I do get up three or so times at night but i don't mind this at all and I feel better, I think, for the fluid pass through. She explains, and I was convinced, that it allows the body to give the organs the added ability to get rid of toxins. I feel that in the mornings I wake with a clearer head snd a better feeling than before, but this is of course difficult to know for certain, but I feel I do. Getting up in the night really bothered me in the many decades of my earlier years but since I became convinced of her argument ten years ago, getting up in the night, no matter how many times, does not bother me at all. I don't religiously drink every time I get up, I may drink once or twice. I am comfortable with drinking on the way back to bed. Oh! i just thought, my bathroom is ten steps from my bed and I live alone! But seriously, I do prefer this for myself. I am nor contesting what Dr huberman says but saying what I now do, after some thought on the matter.

@imperfekt7905 5 ай бұрын

I've also seen clinical studies showing that reducing salt intake can help a lot.

@westpsmity 8 ай бұрын

This is fine and all, but first and foremost men, if you're dealing with this, TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR. Don't ignore symptoms or try to cover them up if they could be pointing to something as serious as prostate cancer. If you're waking up consistently in the night to urinate, GET CHECKED OUT, PERIOD. Once you've ruled out something serious, carry on with this advice, but seriously, don't ignore what could be a warning sign to a very serious issue.

@user-ke9yk5qp3u 8 ай бұрын

Thanks Dad!

@sassysandie2865 7 ай бұрын

Doubt it.

@NurseVic-sy5nd 3 ай бұрын

Whoever reads this., I pray to the universe to cure all your diseases, and to remove all your pains from your daily life. 🙏🙏🙏

@blaisewilliams5101 5 ай бұрын

Greetings. How do you do. Thank you very much for sharing this counsel. Highly appreciated.

@terryolay4613 2 ай бұрын

Will try this.

@KM-hk8tc 8 ай бұрын

I’m going to forward this to my wife. She pees like a racehorse overnight and moves like a bull in a China shop. She also steals my duvet (yes we have two)

@antoniozan8077 8 ай бұрын

This was the best and funniest comment i’ve ever seen.

@mrwolf750 8 ай бұрын

You should be grateful she gets out of bed to pee.

@Lolipop59 8 ай бұрын

You are sooo funny

@Lolipop59 8 ай бұрын

@@mrwolf750😅😂😂😂😂

@busylane 8 ай бұрын

🤣 bless.

@DG-qv8ge 8 ай бұрын

Hi Doctor, does salt ingestion not also affect this to some degree? Kindly advise.

@Gzein 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing this info, I just find out where is my problem waking up 3 times at night

@blessedarmadillo8257 5 ай бұрын

Good info, thanks. I'm wondering about two other factors that might influence nighttime dehydration and my need to urinate once or twice during the night: First, I'm definitely a mouth breather at night and I keep a water bottle on the night stand so that when I wake up with a parched feeling in my mouth I take a sip or two or water. Secondly, I'm a hot sleeper and my wife is the opposite, hence we sleep under some heavy insulation (as much as I try to keep that insulation off of me) and consequently I sweat during the night. This adds a second dehydration factor which also may contribute to my need to sip water during the night, hence a trip to the bathroom. I've confirmed the dehydration fact by blood tests that have been conducted first thing in the morning by my doctor's annual visits.