Treatment for excessive nocturia

Excessive nocturia may be caused by drinking too much water, psychogenic urinary frequency, overactive bladder, prostate enlargement, diabetes and other factors, etc. The causative factors are different, and so are the treatment methods, including controlling the amount of drinking water, adjusting the psychological state, medication, surgery and other treatments. 1. Drinking too much water: For nocturia caused by drinking too much water, you should control the amount of water you drink before going to bed and don’t consume too much fruits, which can usually improve on its own. 2. Psychogenic urinary frequency: for psychogenic urinary frequency, usually do not need special treatment, mainly on their own psychological state to adjust, reduce anxiety and nervousness, can also return to normal. 3. Overactive bladder disease: For frequent nocturia caused by overactive bladder disease, after diagnosis, bladder-stabilizing drugs should be used to regulate, such as tolterodine tablets, solinacin tablets, etc. In serious cases, surgical treatments should be considered, such as cystocele augmentation plasty. 4. Prostatic hyperplasia: mainly in the elderly male group, can be applied to finasteride and tamsulosin and other drugs for treatment, can make the local gland shrinking, reduce urinary discomfort, serious cases also need to consider surgical treatments, such as transurethral resection of the prostate. 5. Diabetes: For diabetes caused by night urination, after diagnosis, should be treated with hypoglycemic drugs, such as metformin, serious cases also need to inject insulin. In the process of treatment, the patient must follow the doctor’s instructions, safe and reasonable use of medication, surgical treatment need to do a good job of postoperative care.