frequent urination

Constant bladder calls

Frequent urination is the need to urinate more often than usual, whether from increased fluid intake, medical conditions like diabetes or urinary tract infections, pregnancy, or medications.

The term appears in medical contexts and symptom descriptions: Frequent urination kept him up all night.

Also called urinary frequency.

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middle of the night · water pills · sleep patterns · cystoscopy · urinalysis · stream · kidney stones · overactive bladder · pelvic floor · anticholinergics · pregnancy · voiding · incontinence · waking · hematuria · dribbling · Kegel exercises · diabetes

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urinary frequency

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Zero renal output

urinary obstruction · renal failure · dehydration

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