Frequent urinating

[hammerman]

Thought i'd get the good folk of AB opinion before i head off to the quack.

For the past week or two, i've been urinating a lot more than normal....i can almost set my watch by it too.

I usually have a wee at 9.00pm then 11pm then 1.30am, then 4am then 7am.

It isn't so "reliable" during the day so haven't really kept track of times.

Few details....urine is normal colour, normal flow, no burning, no blood or cloudiness. I drink up to 2 litres of water a day but i'm a gardener so have a fairly physical job. I'm over weight so diabetes is a possiblility but i have no other symptoms. I like a beer...probably most nights if i'm truthful but not had one this week and urination pattern stays the same.
I've got no pain, no tiredness, no loss of erection...nothing and i'm male and nearly 44.

what do you think ?

[Sqad]

BertiWooster....good point, but he is 44yrs old and describes the act of weeing as "normal flow"..........doesn´t sound "prostatic" in origin.

But as you say PSA would be advisable

[hammerman]

Thanks guys...much appreciated. I'm a geeza so not preggers (although i feel like it a times !!!)

I have wondered if my body had just got into a routine. I've always been up at least once in the night for a wee for the past 5 years. I usually only drink one coffee a day day and that's at 6am.

day time is a bit hit and miss because i'm at work and don't wear a watch....it certainly doesn't feel any more than "normal".

'll keep an eye on it and might go to the Docs in a week or so.

Thanks again.

HM

[Sqad]

hammerman....thanks for the feedback.........keep us informed.

[ummmm]

I don't wee much during the day. It starts about 6pm....

I might have to go back on the juice..!!

[hammerman]

Prostate has crossed my mind. I don't get this sudden, overwhelming urge to go...i can hold it if needed. As i said, flow is normal although sometimes quantity is lower than normal...but not often.

I have no abnormal urge to drink although i do drink about 1.5 - 2 litres of water a day but as mentioned, i have a fairly physical job and need to replace lost fluids.....i don't drink during the night and never appear thirsty.

Hope this helps

[Sqad]

It does help and it sounds perfectly normal to me.

BertiWooster makes a good point in that a PSA (blood test for prostate cancer) would be a reassuring move to make.

[razza]

If I go out and have a skinfull I dont have to wee during the night,if I stay in and have 1 can of beer Im in and out of bed weeing all night long.

[BertiWooster]

I agree sqad - from the additional info , it does not sound as if it is prostatic cancer .

However as you say , ( and given that he is heading in the 50 direction , ) he will have the assurance of this , following a blood test

[hammerman]

@Bertiwooster....i misread your last post and thought you said "It sounds like prostate cancer" !!!!!.....i nearly had bowel problems as well as bladder for a minute !!! lol

[foodluva]

Hammerman,

Urology nurse here. Diabetes should be excluded.

However, prostate issues are a real possibility here:

Nocturia - pee-ing frequently at night

Occasional low urine volumes - could indicate incomplete bladder emptying possibly due to prostate enlargement

Your age: at 44 you are well within the age range for prostate issues.

Get your PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) checked. It's a simple blood test and your GP can do it. In addition to Sqad's post, yes raised PSA levels can be indicative of prostate cancer however, benign enlargement will also elevate PSA levels. Prior to the blood test, abstain from any activities that will stimulate the prostate for 72 hours prior to the test (eg ejaculation). This will give a truer result.

Let us know how you get on!

[carlton23]

As one with a prostate problem, see your GP asap for safety`s sake.