Guest guest Posted October 29, 2008 Report Share Posted October 29, 2008 All I know is bladder problems were my first MS symptom a bit over 2 years ago. Ever since then (for 2 years now) I urinate anywhere from 15-30 times per day in small amounts, rather than 5-8 times a day in normal amounts, which is considered healthy. That is how I know I am not emptying my bladder. Some days it is better, some days it is worse. I don't believe this has anything to do with my bladder control muscles, but everything to do with having MS. The messages that are normally sent from the brain to let the bladder know it is ready to empty are getting sent too early because my wiring is faulty. Shortly after my bladder problems started, I developed optic neuritis, numbness, and stiffness--I have had all these symptoms for 2 years. Again, this is MS, not weak bladder muscles. I wish weak bladder muscles was my only problem. > > The only time it would affect your kidneys would be if you had a urinary > infection that caused an infection with your kidneys. Not being able to > empty your bladder is caused by weakening of the bladder control muscles > or buildups in the urethra tube. > > Would kegle exercises help? > > Tom Nesler > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2008 Report Share Posted October 29, 2008 Oh, and i forgot to mentin in previous post that I literally went from having a normal bladder (urinating 5-8 times per day) to what I have now (urinating 15-30 times a day in small amounts) overnight, so that is not at all consistent with a weakening bladder. If that were the case, it would have weakened over time. > > The only time it would affect your kidneys would be if you had a urinary > infection that caused an infection with your kidneys. Not being able to > empty your bladder is caused by weakening of the bladder control muscles > or buildups in the urethra tube. > > Would kegle exercises help? > > Tom Nesler > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2008 Report Share Posted October 29, 2008 Thanks Tom, When the bladder problems started 2 years ago, I did see two urologists. This was before I had my MS diagnosis. The first one stretched my urethra, as he suspected that I had a urethra stricture, a suspicion which was incorrrect. The problem continued with the bladder and I switched urologists. I then had a full " urodynamics " workup at another urologist office, which cost $1,000 not covered by my insurance b/c of my $2500 deductible, so this all came out of my pocket. At the end of all their tests, they could not figure out anything wrong with my bladder and that is when I was first told by one of the urologists that I might have MS -- because they could not think of any other explanation. They have prescribed Detrol and Ditropan, but I rarely take it, unless I am having a very bad urinary frequency day and something special is going on, like I am going to have to take a very long drive. The urologist did give me a self- catheter device, but I have great difficulty using it. I have only had 2 episodes of loss of bladder control in the 2 years, so that is not really my problem. My problem, as noted before, is that the messages are not being properly sent from brain to the area that lets you know it's time to pee (I think it may be called spastic bladder, I'm not sure), so when my bladder only has a small amount of urine in it, my brain sends the signals that it is time to urinate. ly all the urologists did for me was take my money and unnecessarily stretch my urethra--which thankfully hasn't caused more problems. I heard of someone who got their urethra stretched too much (same procedure as I had) and now they have a major bladder control problem. I do not recommend urologists as people who can help, at least not from my experience. In fact I do not recommend going to any conventional doctors for conditions like MS. The only reason I'm even getting the MRIs now is for the SSDI, not because I think the neurologists can help me. The person who has helped the most with my bladder problem is Kopera (a natural health practitioner from this board), as I am helped by her cayenne tincture. However, it has not been a cure, only a way to reduce the symptoms and lately I have gotten lazy about taking it. I need to start taking it again, so maybe it was good this topic came up. By the way, I'm sorry your wife has this disease. It's tough on those who have it and their partners. I know it's hard on my boyfriend. > > I'm very sorry to hear about your problems. My wife has had problems > but in her case, lack of muscle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2008 Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 I use pumpkin seed oil to strengthen my bladder control. Read more about it here: http://www.lef.org/Vitamins-Supplements/Item01209/Water- Soluble-Pumpkin-Seed-Extract.html ...Lydia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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