The Confident Clinician Podcast

Nocturia. Don't cut water first. Do this instead.


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Decreasing night time water as a solution for nocturia is a common self-managing strategy that patients use and a common recommendation clinicians use to reduce the number of night time wakings. 

The connection between sodium, fluid balance, urine production and nocturia has been well studied and presents a possible dietary solution to reduce the number of night time wakings your patinets with overactive bladder experience. 

Have a listen to the episode to hear how much sodium you need to cut, and the bigger discussion on sodium, heart disease, sleep apnea, nocturia and metabolic syndrome. 

 

 

Matsuo, T. et al. Efficacy of salt reduction for managing overactive bladder symptoms: a prospective study in patients with excessive daily salt intake. Sci. Rep. 11, 4046 (2021).
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The Confident Clinician PodcastBy Dr. Jordan Robertson ND