Reducing salt in the diet to reduce frequent urination at night

Dr Matsuo Tomohiro said: "This is the first study to measure how salt intake affects the frequency of going to the bathroom. According to researchers at a Japanese University, cutting down salt intake reduced number of trips to the loo at night. More than two trips to the toilet a night can badly disrupt a person's sleep pattern, leading to stress and irritability. Other volunteers who were told to eat extra salt found they went to the toilet more often. Researchers at Nagasaki University, Japan, told 300 sufferers to cut back on their salt intake and within three months their trips to the loo fell from more than twice a night to just once.




Researchers have found that simply cutting back on salt intake can reduce such night-time trips. The researchers studied a group of 321 men and women who had a high salt intake and had problems sleeping. The patients were given guidance and support to reduce salt consumption. The researchers also found that daytime urination was reduced when salt in the diet was reduced. In this group, the average night-time frequency of urination dropped from 2.3 times per night to 1.4 times.

Study shows cutting salt in diet may reduce night-time toilet trips

Researchers have found that simply cutting back on salt intake can reduce such night-time trips. The patients were given guidance and support to reduce salt consumption. (source: Thinkstock images) The researchers also found that daytime urination was reduced when salt in the diet was reduced. The researchers studied a group of 321 men and women who had a high salt intake and had problems sleeping. The researchers also found that daytime urination was reduced when salt in the diet was reduced.

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