Hi Caroline. I don't think it has anything to do with drinking or not drinking water during the night as long as you are adequately hydrating yourself during the day.

I have read so many reasons for symptoms occurring more at night including: having no distractions, carbon dioxide levels, lactic acid build up, temperature changes at night effect peripheral nerves and others. I have some symptoms that now only occur in the middle of the night. I am pretty sure others would concur.

I mentioned this toe pain to the chiro I'm seeing once a week now and she wanted me to pinpoint the toes and explained it could be piraformis syndrome. My whole side from that muscle down to my toes have been affected due to hip surgery. She is going to work on the piraformis area next week. She said IF it happens again to try to note if I was laying on my right side which is my messed up side of body. I thought this was pretty astute observation on her part.

Well, the toe pain/burning has been continuing since I started this post but for the last 3 nights the pain/burn has not been coming on. Wonder if it's the Alfalfa (chlorophyll) I'm taking now for little over a week. I have a separate post on this treatment. Time will tell if the pain/burn returns.