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this is true. my bladder wakes me up before most everything else, and it won't let me go back to sleep until it's addressed. I'd love to sleep 8-9 hours a night, but my kidneys have other plans for me.

source: am old.

I know it's practically sacreligious, but if you drink coffee, you should stop.

Try having a look at Saw Palmetto tablets. It’s stopped my dad from having to wake twice in the night to use the bathroom.

Can this be mitigated by keeping the room a bit more humid, so you don't lose as much liquid through your skin?

Especially in the winter, waking up in a room with sub 30% humidity is brutal.

I've found that drinking more water throughout the day has helped my nightly dehydration.