To what extent is urinating a lot or frequently good?

There are those who urinate very often and others who do it abundantly. Sometimes this can be caused by increased fluid intake; However, there are other reasons that may indicate that frequent urination is not entirely positive. 

There are those who even say: "I'm getting rid of the toxins. That's good." SaludPanama.com spoke with the doctor specializing in urology Carlos Duque To know how much or frequent urination is good?

Urination is the action of the bladder to expel urine from the body, a substance in which waste dissolved in water goes.

According to Dr. Duque, the color of urine ranges from transparent to yellow, in its different tones and that color depends on the hydration that exists. With little hydration, the urine will be intense yellow and with a lot of hydration, it will be transparent.

"If you urinate yellow it means that you have not hydrated well and you will urinate infrequently, which is not recommended. If you hydrate well you should be urinating transparently and you will do so for a period of between 2 and 4 hours. At night it is not recommended hydrate too much because it will cause an increase in the number of urinations and you will not sleep well, so I recommend having good hydration during the day and reducing or eliminating it at night," he explains.

Increased frequency
There are those who mistakenly think that urinating very frequently is good. Urologist Carlos Duque comments that "increases in urination are due to infectious problems of the urinary tract or to obstructive problems in the elimination of urine, such as occurs in the growth of the prostate, in strictures of the urethra or in problems of alteration of bladder function.

According to him, an increase in the frequency of urination can occur with two different signs or symptoms, such as Polyuria and Frequency. In the first, there is the elimination of high amounts of urine for each urination and in the second, there is the elimination of low amounts of urine for each urination.

To prevent or reduce the possibility of suffering from these conditions, the specialist specifies that you must first lead a healthy life, with good hydration and if any of these conditions appear, immediately go to a urologist for proper care. The management of these conditions will depend on the causes and the appropriate diagnosis by this specialist.

"You should attend as soon as possible and not wait for the situation to get complicated. The urologist is the ideal doctor to diagnose and decide what to do in each specific case. But urinating with a frequency different from that related to an adequate state of hydration represents a case that must be evaluated," emphasizes Duque.