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Lao Liu is a retired teacher who is 68 years old. After his wife died, Lao Liu lived alone.
Usually, he likes to stay up late to watch TV, and often goes to bed after 1 a.m. Lao Liu has the problem of polyuria at night, and he has to get up 3-4 times a night.
In order to avoid frequent waking up at night, he developed the habit of drinking a lot of water before going to bed, often drinking 500 ml at a time.
Late one night, Lao Liu got up at night to drink water as usual, and returned to bed again after drinking. Unexpectedly, he never got up again after lying down.
The next day, the family found that Lao Liu was delirious and hurriedly sent him to the hospital.
Doctors diagnosed Lao Liu with brain stem hemorrhage and severe stroke symptoms. The family asked the doctor, Lao Liu has always been healthy, why did he suddenly have a stroke?
"Waking up at night is itself a risk factor for stroke," the doctor explained. Changes in air pressure and body position at night in older people can lead to insufficient blood supply to the brain. "
"Coupled with the fact that your father likes to drink plenty of water before bed, his bladder is full, which is more likely to cause blood pressure to rise at night. The combination of these two wrong habits may induce a stroke. "
After hearing this, the family felt deeply guilty and regretted that they did not understand the relevant risks earlier, and they usually neglected to take care of the elderly. They implore the doctor to give some advice so that other elderly people don't repeat the mistakes of the past.
The doctor said: "First of all, the elderly should avoid staying up late, stop drinking water 2 hours before going to bed, reduce the frequency of nocturia, and secondly, if you have to get up at night, you must move slowly, do not rush to get up, and avoid sudden changes in body position to cause blood pressure fluctuations." A night light can be installed at the head of the bed to prevent falling due to the darkness. "
Many elderly people have the habit of drinking water before going to bed, thinking that it can play a role in "dialysis". As everyone knows, drinking a lot of water before going to bed not only cannot "dialysis", but will increase the burden on the kidneys and increase the frequency of nocturia.
The elderly may also wake up at night due to rapid changes in body position, causing systemic circulatory regulation disorders and inducing cardiovascular and cerebrovascular accidents. Studies have shown that waking up at night and drinking water before going to bed are important causes of accidents such as falls, fractures, and sudden death in the elderly.
In addition to not drinking water before bedtime, the elderly should also develop good drinking habits. It is advisable to drink 1500-1700 ml of water per day, which can be dispersed and drunk throughout the day to avoid drinking a large amount of water in a short period of time.
When drinking water, you should drink it slowly, 100-200 ml each time.
If there is an increase in nocturia, it is also necessary to pay attention to emptying the bladder regularly to reduce the burden on the bladder. Usually strengthen bladder function exercises to minimize urinary urgency and frequency.
In short, the elderly must be alert to the risk of getting up at night and drinking water before going to bed, adjust the work and rest time, and control the amount and way of drinking water, so as to avoid accidents as much as possible. Children should also pay more attention to the daily life of the elderly, scientific care, so that they can enjoy their old age in peace.
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