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Men's Fitness, Feb, 2004 by Jose Santos
Lately, I've been having trouble peeing when I wake up in the morning, even though my bladder is full. What gives?
--JOSE SANTOS, BARRINGTON, NJ
COULD BE AS simple as the fact that, when you sleep with a full bladder, you're clamping down so hard it can take a while for your stream to get started. "If this happens only when you have a full bladder, you probably don't need to worry," says our good buddy Charles Hensley, Ph.D. in physiology. "When your bladder is full, it can be harder to pee. Sounds contradictory, but it's true.
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"But I don't care how young you are--you need to have this checked by a doctor," he cautions. "It's probably nothing, but it could be a prostate problem--especially with all the supplements people are taking these days--or a sign that something else is wrong. A medical exam will tell you if it's serious or minor."
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