Diseases Urology - Male studies: 9 foods that increase the need to urinate

Consuming certain fruits, beverages, and foods with diuretic properties can stimulate an increased need to urinate.

Drinking more water can make you urinate more often. However, some foods and fruits also have the same effect.

Spicy foods and condiments

Foods containing hot, spicy spices such as red peppers, paprika, hot curry powder, cloves also have the risk of irritating the bladder, increasing the need to urinate. Besides, condiments such as soy sauce, tamari sauce, vinegar, ketchup, mustard and especially monosodium glutamate also contribute to increased frequency of urination. Monosodium Glutamate is used in a variety of packaged and prepared foods such as canned soups, salad dressings and some snacks.

Alcohol

Alcohol affects the urinary system, stimulating the body to produce more urine, causing the bladder to fill faster. The reason is because when drinking alcohol, the antidiuretic hormone (which regulates urine in the kidneys) is inhibited, so the kidneys cannot control the amount of urine normally, the body needs to release more urine. than.

The coffee

Coffee is a diuretic, stimulating the body to excrete water and salt, thereby increasing the need to urinate. A 2013 study by the US National Institutes of Health found an association between excessive caffeine intake (250-300mg/day, equivalent to 2-3 cups) and urinary incontinence in women. However, drinking about one cup of coffee a day is not thought to affect the need to urinate too much.

Coffee and caffeinated beverages such as soft drinks and green tea are diuretics. Photo: Pinterest

Tea

Both black and green tea are considered diuretic drinks because of their caffeine content. However, excessive defecation almost exclusively occurs in people who do not regularly drink tea. When taken for a long time, the bladder may gradually get used to this diuretic drink and no longer need to urinate as much as before.

Cranberry juice

While cranberry juice can help in preventing urinary tract infections, this sour-tasting beverage can also cause trouble for some people in terms of frequency of urination. These beverages can irritate the bladder, especially in people with interstitial cystitis, a chronic disease that causes pressure and sometimes pain in the bladder and pelvis.

Carbonated soft drinks

Drinking too much soda can cause you to urinate more often. The reason is that in this drink contains caffeine and contains carbonate, which is also the cause of bladder irritation for some people.

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Certain acidic fruits and juices like oranges can trigger frequent urination . Especially for people with sensitive bladders, eating oranges and drinking juice can increase the frequency of urination more than usual, so consider avoiding excessive consumption.

Watermelon

In addition to cooling, providing good water for the body, watermelon is also a cause of more urination. Therefore, this is considered a fruit with a good diuretic effect.

Cucumber

Like watermelon, cucumber also contains a very high water content, 95% of the composition of this fruit is water. Therefore, consuming too much cucumber will increase urine output, fill the bladder quickly and eventually lead to more frequent urination.