Are you tired of nights interrupted by frequent trips to the bathroom? Don't worry, you're not alone. Getting up once or several times to urinate may seem trivial, even inevitable. Yet, it can disrupt your sleep more than you might imagine... especially the REM phase, so crucial to our mental and physical well-being. So, why does this habit disrupt our nights so much, and how can we regain truly restful sleep? We'll explain.
REM sleep: the unsung hero
This sleep stage acts as a regulatory center for our night. It improves memory, stabilizes mood, and helps us manage emotions. In short, it's the time when our brain organizes things.
But that's not all: during REM sleep, our body produces an important hormone, ADH (antidiuretic hormone) . Its role? To reduce urine production during the night, or more precisely, to avoid... the urge to go to the bathroom.
The problem : when our sleep is interrupted (stress, unstable habits, exposure to screens, etc.), this hormone is secreted in smaller quantities. The result: the bladder functions as if it were daytime , forcing us to get out of bed.
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