Nocturia (frequent nightime urination) treatment

[HerbieP]

Hey Brothers,

I wanted to share something I found out through accident. Eating two prunes before bed has cured my nocturia - I only get up at 4 a.m. now for one pee at night. I discovered this by accident after reading that prunes are good for the bones. The article said to eat six prunes a day, which I did at once and an would not recommend unless you need to be cleaned out! I now instead have two with breakfast, two for a snack later, and two before bed - IMHO it's a miracle!

Anway, thought I'd share this because it has brought me so much relief - I hope it does for you gents who dream of a good night sleep as well.

Keep smiling my friends!

[Scout4answers]

Nice find Herbie

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Thank you for the tip.

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Dam miracle! I’m getting some prunes! I’ve been the king of nocturnia over seven years . I just found this term a few days ago . I’ll let you know how pruny I get ? Thanks !

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Well, I have a few ounces of prune juice with breakfast and dinner. Helps keep things moving, if you catch my drift. One thing has cut way down on my nocturnal bathroom trips. I was diagnosed with sleep apnea. Using a CPAP machine seems to have eliminated the need for bathroom trips in the middle of the night. Not sure why.

[jimreilly]

anyone have any idea why eating prunes would help nocturia?

[swwags in reply to jimreilly]

only guessing here but fecal matter in the bowels can apply pressure to the bladder?

[dhccpa]

I like prunes but they don't work for constipation (on me) as well as whole grain groats by themselves. Plus I'm minimizing dried fruit because I eat too much. But I do like prunes.

[tsim in reply to dhccpa]

Try figs, the seeds provide much better action. You can buy the dried black mission figs at

Wal-Mart and they haven't soared in price like the other dried fruits.

[dhccpa in reply to tsim]

Thanks will look them up on Sunday morn (grocery day).

[London441]

That’s the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard, so I guess I may as well try it.😃

[tsim]

Probably due to changes in intestinal motility. It surprised me as I got older how much a slight variation in bowel habits affected general health, especially after radiation. It takes a lot less to have pressure in the wrong places.

[Haskell]

I'm looking for help with UTI-induced nocturnia. Up at least 5-6 times a night with burning urination. So tired of being tired all the time.

[HerbieP in reply to Haskell]

Try the prunes before bed, I take 2 and it does it, you may need 3. It works for me.

[reb77 in reply to Haskell]

Does anyone knows what causes the burning urination? Mine started about 3 weeks ago after 2.5 years of the same treatment.

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Hi HerbieP, do you take prunes from one specific brand or any brand is Ok? Thank you

[Ausi]

are the prunes still working, Herbie?

Cause I’m going to try them.