Going to the toilet in the night

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Later life >> Sleep problems in later life >> Men aged 65-74 >> John - Interview 15 >> John isn’t sure whether he is waking up because he wants to go to the toilet, but wonders whether the water tablet he is taking may be the cause.

John feels that a good night’s sleep for him would be about 7 hours, and the amount of sleep he gets is important to him, even if it is interrupted. Currently John feels he only gets about 5 ½ to 6 hours sleep and would like to get more, but would not seek help from his doctor until he felt lack of sleep impacted on whether he could drive safely. John tries to avoid sleeping during the day because he feels it will impact on how well he sleeps at night.

Later life >> Sleep problems in later life >> Women aged 65-74 >> Mary - Interview 05 >> Mary isn’t sure whether she is waking because she needs to go to the toilet, but will go anyway so she can go back to sleep quickly.

Mary is a retired Secretary and travel organiser. She lives on her own, but has a daughter and grandchildren living nearby. Mary likes to keep very active during the day and helps with looking after the grandchildren. She also attends Keep Fit and Tai Chi and likes to sew and do crafts. Mary believes sleep is very important and would like to have more sleep, but also feels that she doesn’t want to waste time sleeping as there are so many things she enjoys doing.

Going to the toilet in the night

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