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Over Active Bladder

hovis — Tue, 24 Nov 2015 20:15:11 GMT

I have an over active bladder. I have it at night. This just started about 2 weeks ago. I am up 4 or 5 times at night. I'm not sleeping at all. Does anyone here suffer from this? Can you recomend a rememdy? Thanks.

Re: Over Active Bladder

Annabellethecat66 — Tue, 24 Nov 2015 20:24:02 GMT

@hovis First you should go to the gyno Dr and talk with him about the various options out there.

Many women suffer with it, especially if you've had children and/or older.

There are a lot of things that can be done and that you can do so you no longer suffer with this.

First even before you get an appt, you can help by strengthing your muscle. Do kegal exercises (google and it will explain it). That will strengthen the muscle. You can do them any time and anywhere and no one would know.

Drs offer several medical remedies to help you. I know someone who had Botox (yes, Botox) and that helped. There are a lot of things. Please don't suffer with this.

If you can't afford to go to the gyno Dr just read up on some of the other remedies.

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colliemom4 — Tue, 24 Nov 2015 21:05:44 GMT

I agree with Annabelle. Please go to your doctor, or an ob-gyn. There are many medications out there that can help you, or you can try botox, if you are up for that. I know some people don't like the idea of using botox injections in any part of the body. I don't know how much the botox injections cost, but they last about 6 months or so.

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sidsmom — Tue, 24 Nov 2015 22:08:35 GMT

@hovis wrote:
I have an over active bladder. I have it at night. This just started about 2 weeks ago. I am up 4 or 5 times at night. I'm not sleeping at all. Does anyone here suffer from this? Can you recomend a rememdy? Thanks.

Before one starts injections & poppin' pills...which the doctor will do in a heart beat....WHY 2 weeks ago? What happened then...or recently?

Have you

- had additional stress?

- eaten more simple carbohydrates?

- exercised more...or harder?

- are you worrying about anything?

- have you started/stopped any female medication?

- have you tested your thyroid levels?

- have you tested your sugar levels for diabetes?

Nighttime urination is a classic sign when blood sugars tend to dip too low. Also it's a sign if you've introduced a lot of cortisol in your system (stress, coffee, etc) and it causes the blood sugars to dip. The cortisol will irritate the bladder's lining, thus causing frequent urination.

Another thought...are you getting night sweats, as well? Sometimes we think it's the urination that wakes us, but in fact, it was the hot flash.

Hope this info helps. Good luck!

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twocent — Tue, 24 Nov 2015 22:49:32 GMT

I began this when I had a kidney stone. Also , it could be caused by citrus, tomatoes or acidic foods, artificial sweeteners in food /beverages. Certain kinds of coffee really have an effect also.

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gailcoco — Tue, 24 Nov 2015 22:56:45 GMT

Go see your PCP. You may have cystitis or a UTI.

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hckynutjohn — Tue, 24 Nov 2015 23:09:46 GMT

@hovis wrote:
I have an over active bladder. I have it at night. This just started about 2 weeks ago. I am up 4 or 5 times at night. I'm not sleeping at all. Does anyone here suffer from this? Can you recomend a rememdy? Thanks.

How were diagnosed with OAB? I had this diagnosed in 2001. For me the time of day or nights made/ make no difference. My Urologist tried 2 different prescription meds, neither of which helped. Only thing they did was dry me out.

I had 2 different in depth procedures done on the same day, which took about 5 hours. Not the most pleasant of the many procedures I have had done. Showed my kidney function and bladder capacity along with how long it took me to completely empty my bladder along with projected amount of time to fill my bladder.

Wondering if both genders have same lengthy procedures for your OAB diagnosis. Did you have these same procedures done to get your OAB diagnosis?

I still have to seek out restrooms in unfamiliar places.

hckynut(john)

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Kachina624 — Tue, 24 Nov 2015 23:35:44 GMT

@twocent Love your tagline or whatever it's called. My heart is there too.

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Big Sister — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 01:32:56 GMT

This is just a thought I have, but are you drinking cola (i.e. Pepsi)?

I had the OAB for years and once I stopped drinking cola, the OAB went away. I never knew they were connected, but for me they were.

Good luck.

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Perkup — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 01:36:10 GMT

I have had this problem for several years now. One thing I am told, since I have Type 2 Diabetes, is that when my blood sugar is high it gets worse. This has proven to be very true in my case. I have not gone on meds, as I already feel I take too many. There are Diabetes meds, thyroid meds and blood pressure meds. Enough is enough of that. I did try one pill several years ago at the request of my PCP. Didn't work, made my mouth dry out constantly and truly I felt awful when taking it. I don't have a big problem during the day, but I do like to know where the next restroom is just in case.

What has worked best for me, and it's definitely not a cure, is not to drink much of anything after about 3:00 in the afternoon. With less liquid inside, there's less need to release it during the night. With luck I can go for about three to four hours of sound sleep. But it is definitely my bladder that wakes me. I'm 81 and never had a hot flash in my life. In spite of the obvious inconvenience and loss of sleep, I am not going to try Botox or any more pills. I have a friend that has had a little luck with AZO Bladder Control Tablets, but have not tried those myself. They are OTC, and most stores have them.

I honestly feel that this is just another sign of an aging woman who has had several children and whose organs are aging. I don't know your age, but this may be your situation as well. By all means be certain there is no obvious internal problem, but I would have to say don't put yourself through 40 shades of H e l l with too many tests, some of which can be painful. You can admust and learn to live with almost anything if you set your mind to it.

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GSPgirl — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 01:49:37 GMT

I did too. Went to my doctor and she said to cut down on my Diet Coke intake. Sure enough I'm not running to the bathroom at night or all during the day. I would imagine any caffeine would cause this. My girlfriend has an overactive bladder and she goes to a pelvic GYN. Not a regular GYN, but a pelvic one.

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tedEbear — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 03:11:23 GMT

Get tinkle pads!!!!! Mine started when my DS was in an accident and I had a severe case of bronchitis,I needed pads because I wasn't able to quickly get to a restroom in the hospital. That was 8rs ago and stii wear them nightly, just in case. A laugh, a cough, standing up after squatting down can cause a tinkle.----tedEbear

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151949 — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 04:37:56 GMT

There can be many reasons for what we may call overactive bladder. Sleep apnea makes you wake up several times a night having to pee. Is this symptom only at night? OAB is an 24 hour thing. Sleep apnea is only at night. Have you had a hysterectomy? Sometimes when a woman gets older her uterus can slip down and cause urgency and frequency of urination. UTI as already mentioned, though usually that is accompanied with pain on urination, and maybe fever. As also mentioned already - hot flashes - miserable as they are, can also cause this.

I agree with everyone else - you need to see your doctor.

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twocent — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 16:16:15 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:

@twocent Love your tagline or whatever it's called. My heart is there too.

Thank you , Kachina. So sorry we share this sorrow. She truly took my heart with her. This one came into my life as a rescue, during a tragedy I was going thru. I don't know which of us needed the other most , but oh what a bond we developed. I'll never get over this one. She was such a comfort and joy to me. I lost my Patchy the day after Thanksgiving, six years ago.

((((Hugs)))) to you and have a wonderful Thanksgiving.

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Tinkrbl44 — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 17:04:11 GMT

@hovis wrote:
I have an over active bladder. I have it at night. This just started about 2 weeks ago. I am up 4 or 5 times at night. I'm not sleeping at all. Does anyone here suffer from this? Can you recomend a rememdy? Thanks.

It's never a good idea to be cheap when it comes to your health. Instead of looking for a "remedy", you need to find out what you REALLY have ..... get to a doctor and get an accurate diagnosis. This might not be "over active bladder" at all, but something more serious.

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Toppers — Thu, 26 Nov 2015 04:02:11 GMT

@hovis wrote:
I have an over active bladder. I have it at night. This just started about 2 weeks ago. I am up 4 or 5 times at night. I'm not sleeping at all. Does anyone here suffer from this? Can you recomend a rememdy? Thanks.

I too would encourage you to see a doctor for this.

What some might call an "overactive bladder," might not even be that at all, but could be totally related to some other medical condition.

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Toppers — Thu, 26 Nov 2015 04:04:32 GMT

@hckynutjohn wrote:
@hovis wrote:
I have an over active bladder. I have it at night. This just started about 2 weeks ago. I am up 4 or 5 times at night. I'm not sleeping at all. Does anyone here suffer from this? Can you recomend a rememdy? Thanks.

How were diagnosed with OAB? I had this diagnosed in 2001. For me the time of day or nights made/ make no difference. My Urologist tried 2 different prescription meds, neither of which helped. Only thing they did was dry me out.

I had 2 different in depth procedures done on the same day, which took about 5 hours. Not the most pleasant of the many procedures I have had done. Showed my kidney function and bladder capacity along with how long it took me to completely empty my bladder along with projected amount of time to fill my bladder.

Wondering if both genders have same lengthy procedures for your OAB diagnosis. Did you have these same procedures done to get your OAB diagnosis?

I still have to seek out restrooms in unfamiliar places.

hckynut(john)

Yes John, it sounds like the tests are the same.

I have Interstitial Cystititis, and I had both a bladder scope, a kidney test with dye. Both no fun. It sounds like the same kinds of tests that you had done, too.

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chrystaltree — Thu, 26 Nov 2015 08:06:07 GMT

Maybe you have a bladder infection.....or a kidney problem.....or diabetes. You don't know what you have. You should see a doctor and leave the diagnosing to a professional.

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hckynutjohn — Sat, 28 Nov 2015 00:51:13 GMT

@1Toppers wrote:

Yes John, it sounds like the tests are the same.

I have Interstitial Cystititis, and I had both a bladder scope, a kidney test with dye. Both no fun. It sounds like the same kinds of tests that you had done, too.

Hi Toppers,

Thank you for your reply. The tests I had done were a Euro Dynamics Testing and also a Cystoscopy. The Euro Dynamics Test was the one that did most of the measuring of function both of bladder and kidneys.

Those tests took a lot of time there was a lot of "put 1 scope in/take it out/put one in/take it out". Thought that one was never going to end as the one doing the Diagnosis on the computer didn't even know because it depended on the measurements accuracy.

The Cystoscopy was a scope(you know where)where the Urologists could see what was going on with this organs. That test took about 30 minutes so wasn't near as bad as the other ones.

Again, thank you for your reply. I was hoping the OP would reply. Unless a person had some kind of testing such as this, I have no idea they would know 100% they have an Over-Active-Bladder. Just curious if they have some new procedures available now to be able to diagnose these problems.

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours,

hckynut(john)

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DottieBlue — Fri, 27 Nov 2015 22:44:45 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:

@twocent Love your tagline or whatever it's called. My heart is there too.

I was just thinking the same thing! My heart is also there.