In general, it is normal for 70-year-olds to urinate 1 to 2 times at night. Nocturia refers to nighttime urination, the elderly nocturia is mainly related to physiological factors, mental factors, prostate hyperplasia disease, too much nocturia will affect a person’s health condition, affecting sleep.
1. Physiological factors: for example, drinking a lot of water after dinner, drinking strong tea, can also lead to increased urination.
2. Mental factors: If the elderly are chronically stressed, this may lead to over-excitement of the sympathetic nerves, which may result in increased urination.
3. Prostatic hyperplasia: If the elderly suffer from prostatic hyperplasia, it may also lead to a decrease in the capacity of the bladder and a decrease in the stability of the bladder, which may lead to an increase in urine.
The elderly can carry out appropriate physical exercise, if older, it is not appropriate to carry out strenuous exercise, you can walk properly, etc., but also to control the water before going to bed, can not drink strong tea.
The specific situation should be different from person to person, if the symptoms persist, we should go to the regular hospital to do the examination, clear the cause of the disease under the guidance of the doctor treatment.