Oh definitely. Well the problem with not drinking water before bed is that, then I wake up due to thirst. Which was originally why I started drinking more water (I still chronically drink too little water every day) and then caused waking up for toilet visit.
If you're waking up thirsty then that might be a symptom that you're mouth breathing at night. Have you tried video recording yourself at night to check?
That's an interesting point! Nope haven't recorded myself, I rarely wake up being dry in my mouth, if that's an indication, nor do I snore a lot or have the tendency to mouth breathe.
I would think (?) I would notice if I mouth breathe excessively, sine I hurt my throat while sleeping when I catched covid, and then I could only mouth breathe for several days due tapped nose. Noticeable difference
But recording / asking SO to check could be a good thing. Thanks for the suggestion!