Overactive Bladder Symptoms
3. Polyuria
Polyuria, or frequent urination, is the need to go to the bathroom and urinate more than usual. There are many causes of polyuria; the most common cause in children and women is having a urinary tract infection (UTI). In older men, the most common cause of polyuria is an enlarged prostate. Polyuria is usually associated with urinary urgency and sometimes with urinary incontinence.
The frequency of urination per day differs between people, and changes with age. In children, it reaches 8 to 14 times. The number decreases to 6 to 12 in older children, and 4 to 6 in adults and teenagers.
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