Why should you stop getting up to urinate?

But that’s not all: during REM sleep, our body produces an important hormone, ADH (antidiuretic hormone). Its role? To reduce urine production during the night, precisely to avoid… having to go to the bathroom.

The problem: if our sleep is disrupted (stress, unstable habits, screen time, etc.), this hormone is secreted in smaller quantities. As a result, the bladder functions as if it were daytime, prompting us to get out of bed.

Why getting up night after night is a bad idea

Do you think waking up once or twice isn’t a big deal? Actually, each time you wake up, it violently interrupts your sleep cycle. It’s a bit like editing a ten-minute film: hard to follow, isn’t it?

By interrupting REM sleep:

 

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