My husband, Bill, age 88, has an enlarged prostate and Stage 3 CKD, among other health problems and is on about 11 medications (prescriptions and OTC). He has to go constantly and also suffers from starting before he can even get out of his chair. He is on both the generics for Flomax and Avodart, which don't appear to be helping. He has to go so often at night (and has suffered falls) that he has resorted to using a quart Mayo jar, which he fills and often starts a second bottle. Daytime would probably be even more. He doesn't drink anything after 6pm except for taking his night medications. Due to the CKD he is supposed to drink a lot of water.

The night peeing probably stresses him out more than anything as he never gets a good nights sleep, even with the sleeping meds he is on.

He was taking the Flomax twice a day and Avodart just before bedtime. On his own he stopped taking the second Flomax in the evening as this seemed to make the nighttime flow even worse.

The doctors over the years, other than giving him medications for it, have basically indicated it is something he is going to have to live with. Which depresses him even more. I'd love to find something that would help but so far nada! Every once in a blue moon he will have a light pee night - but usually about the same amount of pee times.

Thanks for sharing the links - I found them very interesting.

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