Why Nocturia Keeps You Up at Night
Nocturia is the medical name for waking up because you need to urinate. Normally your body makes less urine at night. As we get older, the body releases less of the hormone that slows urine production at night, and the bladder fills faster after dark.
It's very common. A review of nocturia studies published in The Journal of Urology found that up to 60% of older adults get up two or more times a night. Diabetes, heart problems, sleep apnea, swollen ankles, and late-day water pills can all add to it.
In men, an enlarged prostate is a frequent cause. It often brings daytime dribbling too, so many men choose adult diapers for an enlarged prostate that protect them around the clock.
People often start wearing protection to bed for these reasons:
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Leaks on the way to the bathroom: Half asleep with a full bladder, a few steps feel like a long walk.
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The fear of falling: Rushing through a dark room is how many nighttime falls happen.
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Tiredness that never quite goes away: Broken sleep wears on you and your partner.
Is Waking Up to Urinate at Night a Sign of Incontinence?
Not by itself. Nocturia is about waking up with the urge to go. Incontinence is when urine comes out before you can stop it. You can have one without the other, and many people with nocturia never leak. If you're up more than once on most nights, tell your doctor, since there's often a treatable reason behind it.
What to Look for in Overnight Protection for Nocturia
Nighttime urination adult diapers have a tougher job than the ones you'd wear during the day. You're lying down for hours and may wet the brief more than once before your alarm goes off. Look for these features.
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Enough capacity for the whole night: A leak at 1 a.m. and another at 4 a.m. shouldn't spill out.
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Fast absorption: Urine shouldn’t sit on the surface while you're lying flat.
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Odor control: Nobody wants to wake up to that smell.
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A dry layer against your skin: This lowers the chance of a rash.
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A snug fit at the legs and waist: Loose briefs leak when you roll over.
Types of Nocturia Incontinence Products
What's right for you mostly depends on two things, how much you leak and who does the changing at night.
Pull-On Absorbent Underwear
If you still get up on your own for most bathroom trips, start with Absorbent Underwear. You put it on like regular underwear, so there are no tabs to fiddle with in the dark.
Key features
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Pull-on, slip-off style you can manage on your own.
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Up to 8 hours of dryness with LIQUISTAY® odor control.
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Soft, breathable, hypoallergenic material.
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Sizes Medium through XXX-Large.
Tab-Style Overnight Briefs for Night Urination
Heavier leaks, or a caregiver who helps overnight, call for more coverage. The Wellness Brief Superio Series and the Softistico Comfort Series open at the sides, so a caregiver can change the brief without you standing up.
Key features
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SpeedSorb® absorbs 400% faster than standard cores.
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Resealable side tabs for quick checks without a full change.
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Softistico adds a wider core and a soft, cloth-like feel.
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Protection for both bladder and bowel leaks.
Excelerator® Booster Pads
Excelerator® Booster Pads are absorbent inserts that go inside your brief or underwear and increase how much they can hold. They're useful if you tend to leak more than once a night, because the extra absorbency makes it less likely you'll need a change before morning.
Key features
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4x more absorbent than standard booster pads.
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InconTek®, SpeedSorb®, and LIQUISTAY® technology in one insert.
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Hypoallergenic and breathable for overnight comfort.
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Sold in 20-count packs or 160-count cases.
Absorbent Underpads
Absorbent Underpads go on top of your mattress as a safety net. Anything that slips past your brief lands on the pad instead of your sheets.
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Holds over 9,500 ml per pad.
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Waterproof backing with a breathable top sheet.
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LIQUISTAY® technology seals in moisture and odor.
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Measures 30 x 36 inches, sold in 8-count packs or 48-count cases.
How to Choose Adult Diapers for Nocturia
Before placing your order, consider these four questions.
How Much Do You Leak?
If it's a small leak on the way to the bathroom, pull-on underwear is usually enough. Waking up wet more than once calls for a tab-style brief, maybe with a booster pad.
Who Changes the Brief?
If it's you, pull-ons will feel the most natural. If a caregiver helps, tab-style briefs make it easier for them to change you in bed.
Are You Managing Other Health Changes?
Nocturia rarely shows up alone. If arthritis or stiff joints make dressing harder, adult diapers for seniors that put easy changes first could be a better match.
Does It Fit Well?
Measure your waist and hips, then check the size chart. A brief that's loose at the legs will leak no matter how much it can hold.
How Can I Stop Getting Up to Pee at Night?
Small changes to your evenings can mean fewer trips. These are a few recommended ones:
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Stop drinking about two hours before bed and drink more earlier in the day instead.
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Go easy on coffee and alcohol in the evening, since both make you produce more urine.
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Raise your legs to heart level for an hour in the late afternoon. This moves fluid out of swollen ankles, so you pass it before bed.
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Use the bathroom twice before bed. Go, wait a few minutes, then try again.
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If you take a water pill, ask your doctor whether you can take it in the morning.
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Ask about a sleep study, because treating sleep apnea can reduce nighttime urination.
A nightlight between your bed and the bathroom is worth adding too. If these steps don't help, the National Association for Continence suggests seeing a professional. Until then, good protection lets you rest.
Why Choose Unique Wellness?
At Unique Wellness, we build every product around one goal. You should stay dry longer and change less often.
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Space-Age Technology: Our InconTek® core borrows from NASA's Maximum Absorbency Garments, worn by astronauts. Super-absorbent polymers turn urine into gel and hold it off your skin.
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Cost Effective: Most people need two or three changes a day with our products, compared with seven to ten with standard briefs. That means savings of up to 70%.
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Environmental: Fewer changes also mean more than 70% less waste going to landfills.
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Award Winning: We won the 2013 Medtrade Innovative Retail Product Award, and our products appeared on the Discovery Channel's How Stuff Works.
If your nights also involve bedwetting or very heavy leaks, take a look at overnight adult diapers made for long hours in bed.
Order Adult Diapers for Nocturia and Get Your Nights Back
Nocturia might stick around for a while. Wet sheets don't have to. Our adult diapers for nocturia hold a full night's worth of leaks, so you can rest easier and wake up dry.
Not sure which style suits you? Order a $3.99 sample pack to find your fit, then buy a full case of the adult diapers for nocturia that match the way you sleep. Every order is FSA and HSA eligible, so shop now.
