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  • Is drinking water right before sleeping good or bad?

    From Mike Dippel@999:1/1 to All on Tue Feb 10 21:59:18 2026
    Consuming water at night has different consequences for people with varied health
    situations.

    For those who have healthy statuses, it is advisable to consume an adequate quantity to
    counter dehydration, while an excessive amount will lead to disrupted sleeping moments
    due to frequent urination.

    For patients with kidney disorders or heart complications, it is advisable to limit fluid
    consumption at night to prevent complications.

    For seniors, urinating frequently increases accidents such as falling.

    Overactive bladder disorders will worsen if patients consume water before retiring to
    bed.

    People should drink water earlier in the daytime if they experience frequent urination at
    night or if they have dehydration symptoms; it is advisable to contact a doctor.

    More Info... https://www.quora.com/Is-drinking-water-right-before-sleeping-good-or-bad

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  • From Daryl Stout@999:1/14 to Mike Dippel on Wed Feb 18 17:36:44 2026
    Mike,

    Consuming water at night has different consequences for people
    with varied health situations.

    Being borderline type 2 diabetic, and having congestive heart
    failure, with being on Lasix, it usually means several overnight
    trips "down the hall". Lately though, I've been able to sleep
    through the night (albeit with crazy dreams, or nightmares from
    my former jobs), and I can just go void in the morning.

    There is an app called "Happy Poop", that I got from the Google
    Play store (it may be available in the iPhone store), that measures
    your urine and fecal output...and for the ladies, your menstrual
    flow, and pregnancy mileposts. You can note what color the excrement
    was, and if there were other symptoms with either one or both.

    Other apps I have include Medical ID, which has my prescriptions,
    allergies, and other things...then MedM, which has selected vital
    signs over the last several months.

    All of these are worth the registration fee, even if it's billed
    annually. This way, no more printing up a 30 page medlist, wasting
    all that paper and ink. Now, all the medical stuff is on my
    smartphone.

    Daryl

    ... What happens when you get scared half to death twice??
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