Peeing More Than This Many Times Per Day May Reveal Health Issues

<div><img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/6781028418000017005fb1cb.jpeg?ops=scalefit_630_noupscale" alt="Hand tearing off a sheet of toilet paper" data-caption="Hand tearing off a sheet of toilet paper" data-credit-link-back="" data-credit="Kinga Krzeminska via Getty Images" />Hand tearing off a sheet of toilet paper</div><div class="content-list-component text"><p>Getting up to pee in the middle of the night (nocturia) <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/getting-up-to-pee-night-whats-normal-by-age_uk_677bdbc8e4b0329ac11b9435">can be a sign of health</a> conditions like diabetes, though the “normal” amount of visits <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/getting-up-to-pee-night-whats-normal-by-age_uk_677bdbc8e4b0329ac11b9435">changes by age</a>. </p><p>But it turns out that how often you go number one in the day matters, too. </p><p>On their site entry about diabetes insipidus, a rare condition unrelated to diabetes type one or two,<a href="https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/diabetes-insipidus/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> the NHS shared</a> the “normal” toilet trips an adult should take per day. </p><p>Peeing more than that is usually nothing to worry about (especially if you’re pregnant, have drunk alcohol, or taken your “drink more water” resolution too seriously), <a href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/symptoms/frequent-urination/basics/causes/sym-20050712" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">the Mayo Clinic says</a>.</p><p>But UTIs, an overactive bladder, diabetes, kidney issues, and prostate issues can also cause you to go more than usual,<a href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/symptoms/frequent-urination/basics/causes/sym-20050712" target="_