Frequent bathroom nighttime trips may be warning of heart disease

Frequent nighttime trips to the toilet – known as nocturia – can be more than just a sign of drinking too much water before bed. Recent research suggests these annoying wake-ups might be linked to high blood pressure and even heart failure.

Ideally, we should get six to eight hours of uninterrupted sleep every night. But if you’re waking up often to pee, it’s disrupting your sleep cycle, resulting in daytime fatigue, cognitive impairment, mood alterations, increased susceptibility to disease, and so much more.