Y ou guzzled a cup of coffee to wipe the sand from your groggy eyes when you awakened. You gulped another along with orange juice and milk before you left for work. Then there was that diet soda later that morning, along with some sips of water every time you passed the fountain. During dinner, maybe you had a large glass of milk or water. There's no standard for how frequently you should go to the bathroom, urinary experts say.
Urinary frequency varies from person to person, even from day to day.
Kidney stimulants and bladder irritants are the most common cause of frequent urination, according to Allen D. Seftel, M.D., an assistant professor of urology at University Hospitals of Cleveland. Caffeine and alcohol top the list. That's because they are natural diuretics, making your body produce urine more quickly than it normally would. Certain medications, such as diuretics for high blood pressure, also force your body to put out more. They don't call them water pills for nothing.