Bladder issues

[Guest guest]

Hi all - have been on LDN for 220 days. It did not helped me at all

with my nighttime bladder frequency issues. (At 120 days, I was still

up 4-6 times a night to pee) A few months ago, I discussed this

problem with one of my compounding pharmacists, and she recommended I

try an amino acid called L-Arginine. At the time I posted here about

it.

After about 3 weeks of using 500 mg x 3 times a day - my nighttime

frequency issues went away. I sleep through the night, except if I

forget to take my L-Arginine. (I am down to 500mg x 2 a day now -

working good,) I love the stuff. HOWEVER - L-Arginine is a immune

system strenghtener - so, by conventional wisdom, it should be bad

for us MSers. Works for me - but you would have to do your own

research and decide for yourself. I know that others have tried it,

some with good results, some were not happy and quit. But wanted to

share what I have learned works for me because a good night's sleep

is gold in my book!

If anyone has any question, feel free to email me direct and I will

share what little I know.

[Guest guest]

Hi

Yes, when my candida levels are high, my bladder becomes irritated and I

have to urinate a lot more often. I have Interstitial Cystitis, so I also

get burning discomfort and pain along with the frequency issue. I use this

symptom as a first warning that I need to be more vigilant with my diet for

a week or two..

I also have to be careful with acidic foods and drinks, and I have to limit

my C and B vitamins, because they also irritate my bladder. So, for me, in

addition to certain foods and drinks and vitamins , candida and bacterial

die-off also cause the same reaction. I've found my bladder usually calms

down after a few days.

I'm not suggesting you or your son have interstitial cystitis! You don't

mention the burning discomfort and pain that accompanies this problem. But

it seems reasonable that you might experience some bladder irritation from

either candida or the diet. You might need to tweak the diet a bit to find a

more comfortable level.

Kim M.

[Guest guest]

Yes, when my candida levels are high, my bladder becomes irritated and I

have to urinate a lot more often.

#### Glad you mentioned that as I have noticed I react that way as well. I seem

to get up more often during the night and it seems there is pressure and for

lack of better way to describe it.......it doesn't flow out as easily as other

times.

Jeanne otn

[Guest guest]

Any (post)menopausal woman with urinary incontinence issues needs to

learn about the Kegel Exercises, which are relatively

simple, extremely inexpensive, minimally time-consuming, and ultra-physiologic.

Google “Kegel Exercises” and you should find some helpful

information that you can print up for your patients/clients. The

pubo-coccygeus is one of the muscles that acts as a sphincter to the urethra,

and practicing various ways of contracting this muscle. No panacea, the

exercises can work wonders for many ladies with urinary incontinence who are

willing to put some conscious effort into this. They may even find out

how and why this muscle group has also been called “the love muscle.”

Unrelated note: would folks connected with this group start considering

trimming some of the total thread for each message to reduce the redundancy of

the otherwise useful and supportive information? Please.

I am with Su in my praise of the Quantum Alliance! There has

never been a single time in the last 2.5 years of my experience that I did not

get at least a call-back from someone. Otherwise, I have always gotten the very

best tech support of any of the many software/hardware companies I’ve

ever dealt with since the Seventies.

Marshall

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