35 year old DH can't stop weeing

[Laksaf]

My DH is 35 and in good health generally. The only problem is his frequent need to go for a wee. He's been like this since I've known him (5 years) but it's getting worse especially at night. He gets up 10 times a night to wee. He doesn't drink alcohol much (a couple of pints a week) and mainly drinks water and a few glasses of fruit juice. He's not overweight. He doesn't have excessive thirst.

He went to the GP who ran basic blood tests (kidney function, liver function and full blood count) and all cane back normal. They've referred him to a urologist but the appointment isn't until February. They haven't said what they think is causing this, if anything.

Has anyone experienced anything like this before? I can see he's worried and trying to put a brave face on it.

Does his GP know about his family history of diabetes? He really needs to go back to GP and be totally honest, not play anything down as men can often do. Needing to go to the toilet so many times as night is not normal and needs proper diagnosis.

Yes I think the GP does know about the family history. He has promised to make another appointment today so I'm going to push him on that.

Nag away until he goes! Men often downplay symptoms when speaking to doctors. He must be exhausted if he’s up so much in the night.

I had this (more sudden onset though) and it was because I had developed a tiny benign lump inside my bladder which was irritating the area that signals the urge to wee.

They took the little lump out and no further symptoms or problems (this was years ago).

No idea how common this is, but just wanted to say it's possible for this kind of thing to be entirely innocuous and fixable! Obviously get full investigation done though.

I was prescribed oxybutinin which calmed my bladder down and solved the night weeing problem until the op was done.

OP did you ever find out the cause?

Go back to GP insist on PSA blood test and prostate exam. GP should be able to tell if it's enlarged. Also ask for ultrasound scan to check urinary tract including prostate.
Ultrasound scans should be done with a full bladder in the first instance and then emptied in the second instance. This will reveal if there is any residue urine in the bladder as well. It could be that he is not emptying his bladder due to enlarged prostate.
An enlarged prostate does not mean it is cancerous. The PSA test will show whether he is within range or not.
The urologist will give him a prostate examination, request a scan and a PSA blood test. The GP can also do this from the surgery so he is armed with info when he sees the urologist.
There is a herbal remedy that can help urine flow whilst this is going on and if you talk to your pharmacist he will be able to help you. Something with SAW PALMETTO in it. H&B sell it as well, but not cheap.
If he isn't emptying his bladder he may get UTI's as the urine will infect his urinary tract (nasty and painful) and will require antibiotics.

Don't let the GP fob you off.

HTH.

*residual urine may infect