Almost every middle-aged and elderly male has such a misunderstanding: frequent urination at night is kidney deficiency. In fact, the discomfort of frequent urination at night is closely related to aging and living habits. After self-regulation, it can better alleviate the "difficult words". More frequent nocturia does not mean kidney deficiency Mr. Li, who lives in Yinchuan, Ningxia, is 60 years old. In the past six months, he has been plagued by many times of nocturnal urination. On average, he has to get up 5 ~ 6 times every night. "Old, kidney deficiency, grab some traditional Chinese medicine to eat!" The old friends who exercise with Mr. Li advised him so. In fact, there are many reasons for nocturnal urination. In addition to the aging of urinary system, drinking a lot of water before going to bed and cold weather may cause the increase of nocturnal urination. Song Li, deputy chief physician of internal medicine of traditional Chinese medicine in Yinchuan traditional Chinese medicine hospital, said that frequent nocturnal urination caused by premature aging is the most common. For example, about half of men over the age of 50 suffer from benign prostatic hyperplasia, and the early symptom is increased urination at night; After the age of 40, the estrogen level of women is less than 1 / 4 of that of puberty, and they are prone to premature aging urinary frequency. "People with kidney deficiency may have more nocturnal urine, but more nocturnal urine does not mean kidney deficiency." Song Li said that if there are many times of nocturnal urination, accompanied by cold fear, cold hands and feet, weakness of waist and knee and other symptoms, it may be caused by deficiency of kidney yang. Improving sleep can reduce night sickness Chen Xuexiang, deputy chief physician of the first Department of geriatrics of Fuzhou General Hospital of Nanjing Military Region, noted that many elderly people urinate more frequently at night because of poor sleep quality. "The sleep quality of the elderly decreases and they are easy to wake up stimulated by mild urination". Chen Xuexiang suggested that if you want to bid farewell to frequent urination, you first need to improve the quality of sleep. For example, reduce water intake before going to sleep and soak your feet in warm water after a hot shower. Before going to bed, it is best to empty the bladder as much as possible to reduce the number of urination at night. It is worth reminding that when middle-aged and elderly men go out for a walk and exercise at night, they need to pay attention to cold prevention and warmth to avoid catching cold. Because when the prostate gets cold, it is very easy to cause sympathetic excitement, which affects the normal urination. Don't take tonics indiscriminately "In case of untimely frequent urination at night, don't take tonics by yourself, and don't trust folk prescriptions at will." Xie Yu, deputy chief physician of the Department of acupuncture and moxibustion of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of traditional Chinese medicine, said that long-term conditioning is needed to alleviate this "difficulty". Sit for an hour and get up. Sitting for a long time will oppress the prostate in the upper part of the urethra, reduce the emptying capacity of the bladder, and cause discomfort such as frequent urination at night. Take an active part in sports. Proper physical activities can increase the amount of exercise in the perineum and help improve blood circulation. For example, you can often do abdominal and anal exercises. Massage the return acupoint. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the normal metabolism of urination needs the fixation and promotion of Qi. If the Qi deficiency is insufficient and the fixation function is maladjusted, the excretion of water and liquid will increase, and the number of urination will naturally increase. Huihui point (located 4 inches below the umbilicus, 2 inches beside the anterior midline, a total of 2 points on the left and right) is the acupoint of the stomach meridian, which can promote the function of the spleen and stomach, replenish the middle and replenish qi, so as to improve the symptoms of frequent nocturnal urination. When massaging, place both hands on the lower abdomen and rub with the index finger abdomen clockwise and counterclockwise alternately with moderate strength for 2 ~ 3 minutes each time. (outlook new era)