Fibromyalgia and overactive bladder
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ve got interstitial cystitis, an irritated bladder or an overactive bladder - is there any difference between those conditions? And why should it creep back? And what can I do to prevent any more flare-ups?
Hello,
Overactive bladder is a medical condition which causes sudden and unstoppable need to urinate because of sudden, involuntary contraction of the muscle in the wall of the urinary bladder. It is also called urge incontinence.
Treatment is divided into behavioral retraining, pharmacological (medications), and surgical treatment.
As of maybe a week or two ago my bladder has been overreacting. I'm only 19, and I've never had this problem before. Is it going to just go away eventually? I frequently have the urge to urinate, even right after doing so. And when I do, it's in very small amounts. I don't wake up in the middle of the night, though, to use the bathroom.
So I have an overactive bladder that came from giving birth to my first 2 kids. It caused my bladder to lower and have pressure. and being pregnant my doctor said I couldn't take antibiotics. So I really going to h.eck trying to deal with an over active bladder which makes me urinate every half hour, plus the pregnancy that also makes me urinate even more. So I literally go to the restroom every 15 min. I'm so frustrated by it I wanna cry.
frequency, urgency and bladder/pelvic pain, pressure or discomfort. Overactive bladder usually has urgency and frequency, possible urge incontinence but does not cause pain or pressure in the bladder. If you don't have a UTI, and your urine shows no blood or heavy glucose, and you don't have an obvious neurologic disorder affecting your bladder you probably have IC.
I just read your post about Atrial Fib and meds for overactive bladder. I have Atrial Fib, and my doctor wanted to prescribe Vesicare. I read up on this med, and found it could cause irregular heartbeats.
This makes me nervous. What medication are you currently taking for the bladder problem? Is it working for you, and does it cause a problem with the heart?
I would like to hear from you since I'm right in the middle of trying to find the right med.
HI, You sound like you have the classic symptoms of overactive bladder. Overactive bladder (OAB) is driven by the strong ugency to urinate. It commonly causes urinary frequency and many patients get up at night to void. About a thrid of overactive bladder patients can't make it to the toilet and leak urine on the way.
HI, It sounds like you had two problems that resulted in the bedwetting episode. First, it sounds like you have overactive bladder. Overactive bladder symptoms are urinary urgency, frequency and sometimes getting up at night to void. 5% of 25 yr olders have overactive bladder. You either have a structurally small bladder or its a functional problem where low volumes of urine in your bladder trigger the urge to void. Patients with overactive bladder "tend to urinate frequently".
I recently had what was diagnosed as a gall bladder attack. I had a scan of some sort done to "study" my gall bladder, and the result was that I actually have an "overactive" gall bladder. The attack lasted a full week although the intense pain lasted two days. For that week, I was rarely hungry and ate only fat free and cholesterol free foods. Since that week, I have felt totally fine and have been eating whatever I want.
“In people with an overactive bladder (OAB), the layered, smooth muscle that surrounds the bladder (detrusor muscle) contracts spastically, sometimes without a known cause, which results in sustained, high bladder pressure and the urgent need to urinate (called urgency).”
“A malfunctioning detrusor muscle causes overactive bladder.
Research suggests that these non-drug remedies can cut overactive bladder episodes by about half, and they have almost no side effects. With combination treatment, there is a better chance of treating OAB.
I hope this helps. Take care and keep us posted.
The urine culture came back negative. He now thinks I have a vaginal irritation from the urine and overactive bladder and percribed ditropan. At night the burning seems worse but I am only up a couple of times. Also the burning is worse when sitting and lessens when standing. I also have pain in my left overy. He has completed an internal and vaginal swab. How can you tell the difference between overactive bladder and Interstitial Cystitis?
she may have heard this in relation to a medication used to treat high uric acid levels in fibromyalgia patients and is said to reduce pain. The name of the drug is allopurinol. Here is an article you can copy and paste about it https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34715996/.
Here is a quote about how uric acid affects those with fibro.
Hi
My prob started last December i had to keep urinating even when i had finished, i thought it was UTI so went to docs and all tests were clear, since then i have had swabs, ultrasounds all fine its really depressing the docs have given up and told me to take ibuprofen to reduce bladder inflamation? but i dont theink its my bladder.
I have no pain anywhere, around my urethra area is red and sore when i wipe with tissue which somehow stimulates it to want to urinate more?i have used vasaline.
What do they eat and drink before they are active ,it could also be an adrenalin surge ..soda can have a diuretic effect, so check that out first make sure they empty their bladder before they play.
This is urge incontinence or overactive bladder. Treatment is divided into behavioral retraining, pharmacological (medications), and surgical treatment. I suggest you to consult a urologist and discuss these treatment options with him. First of he will assess the degree of overactive bladder and then he will decide the best treatment for that.
I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and regards.
I have been diagnosed with bacterial infection of bladder by one urologist and overactive bladder by another and third one says I have also developed yeast infection --vulvitis due to antibiotics I took to cure the UTI. So now that I am completely fed up with the antibiotics and urologists am trying to get to the bottom of this whole issue myself with the help of my third and probably last urologist.
If bladder muscles become too active, you may feel a strong urge to go to the bathroom when you have little urine in your bladder. This is urge incontinence or overactive bladder. There are other causes of incontinence, such as prostate problems and nerve damage. Treatment depends on the type of problem you have and what best fits your lifestyle. It may include simple exercises, medicines, special devices or procedures prescribed by your doctor, or surgery.
To start, I'm 24 year old Caucasian male. Been having these issues since I was 15. I don't drink alcohol, coffee, and have never have been sexually active. I'm also a healthy weight. When I was a sophomore in high school, I started to have a bit stress incontinence after urinating. I ignored this until it got was months later when in addition to the incontinence, I was having was I would describe as this slight leaky/urge feeling that varies in intensity and duration after urination.
I had a history of bladder problems, retention and difficulty going, and the urologist at the time recommended a bladder suspension, which is usually done for incontinence. 2 of my doctors told me not to have it but when I needed a hysterectomy, I had the suspension done vaginaly and glad I did! That was over 20 years ago after we moved, was having some issues and had to find a new urologist. He did biopsies and diagnosed IC.
I'm right with you.
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