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Medical Forum / General / General / August 2005Frequent urge to urinate when nervous
Hello. I am an 18 year old female. I am otherwise healthy except for have to constantly go to the bathroom. It seems to happen more when I am in situations where I am nervous. I have went to the doctor and he told me all my blood tests and urine samples were normal and it wasn't diabetes, or a UTI. He said to quit drinking caffeine and lower my salt intake. For about a month I did this, and I didn't notice a single change. When I am at home or somewhere where I can easily get to the bathroom, I seem to be fine. But as soon as I get into a car or something, I immediately feel as if I have to urinate, even if I just went a few minutes ago. It was really hard when I was in school. My bus ride was about 45 mins, and I would feel like I was going to pee my pants every morning. My parents think it is just a little problem that is in my head and they actually laughed when I asked them if I could go to the doctor for it. The most recent embarrassing moment I had was a few weeks ago, I was going to my boyfriend's family reunion about 50 miles from my house. We were riding with his parents. I made sure I went to the bathroom just before they came to pick me up. I got into the car and immediately felt the need to urinate. About 15 miles down the road, I had to ask them to stop at a gas station so I could go. This is what makes me nervous. I get so afraid that I will pee my pants and that just makes it worse. If I'm not thinking about it, it doesn't get that urgent, but if I'm somewhere where it would ne totally embarrassing if I peed my pants, like with my boyfriend or his family, I can't quit thinking about it. It only happens during the day, I seem to be okay at night. Occasionally I will wake up and have to go once, but rarely. If anyone has been through a situation like this, please let me know what has helped for you. this is really starting to hurt my social life, because I don't want to go anywhere without a bathroom nearby. Thanks in advance, Nicky They have medication for this. Get some help. > Hello. I am an 18 year old female. I am otherwise healthy except for > have to constantly go to the bathroom. It seems to happen more when I [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > drinking caffeine and lower my salt intake. For about a month I did > this, and I didn't notice a single change. < snipped > I think you should go back to your doctor, tell him that you have followed his advice but you are no better, and ask to be investigated for other causes of your symptoms. For example, if you have overactive bladder syndrome or interstitial cystitis, and I am not saying you have, it could be that drinking less caffeine and lowering your salt intake will not have any beneficial effect. It is sad that your family is not more supportive; why would anyone want to make this up? > > Hello. I am an 18 year old female. I am otherwise healthy except for > > have to constantly go to the bathroom. It seems to happen more when I [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > beneficial effect. It is sad that your family is not more supportive; why > would anyone want to make this up? I believe that somone mentioned that there is a medication for people that have this problem. Did the original poster ask the doctor about this medication? I seem to recall seeing a television ad. for the medication. Jason  SignatureNEWSGROUP SUBSCRIBERS MOTTO We respect those subscribers that ask for advice or provide advice. We do NOT respect the subscribers that enjoy criticizing people. Try calcium citrate for interstitial cystitis, (not carbonate), a good natural remedy. > Try calcium citrate for interstitial cystitis, > (not carbonate), > a good natural remedy. Thank you for the suggestions. I have been researching what it could be on the internet, and I found something which I have many symptoms of: a systemic yeast infection. Apparently, people who have been on long term doses of anti-biotics can get it. I was on Minocin for acne for close to a year. If I would have known then it would have caused this problem, I would have just dealt with the pimples. They weren't as embarrassing as the frequent bathroom visits. I had many of the symptoms including short term memory, joint pain, frequently urinating, and many others. I am going to try to go on the reccomended diet and take the supplements suggested. It's going to be tough though because it is a very strict diet, but it will be worth it if it works. Nicky Read my post Nicky....... "OVERACTIVE BLADDER SYNDROME?".....were almost in the same boat >> Try calcium citrate for interstitial cystitis, >> (not carbonate), [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > >Nicky Try caprylic acid, too, for the yeat issue. I had those problems for years. The antibiotics are hellish. Take Solgar probiotics, too. I took Accutane [3 courses of it] and that may have had long-term deleterious effects. Who knows. If you go low carb for a while, take the above supplements, go off the antibiotics, you may be just fine after a while without doing the complete anti-yeast diet for life. calcium citrate. caprylic acid probiotics lots of water, to help maintain appropriate ph. Reduce citris for a while. > Try caprylic acid, too, for the yeat issue. > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Reduce citris for a while. Thank you. I have been off the antibiotics for about a year and a half now. They didn't seem to work for me. They just made my pale already easy to burn skin burn even more. I will try the supplements you suggested. Nicky did you hurt your head before? your symtoms catch my attention. this link might provide you the answer - http://familydoctor.org/048.xml look for key word "diabetes insipidus" write again when your docs nail your problem, tell us what cause it. your symtoms get my attention - "diabetes insipidus" can also cause frequent urination. how much water do you drink a day? did you have accedent hurting your head? I don't really drink an exceesive amount of liquid. Sometimes, even if I haven't had anything to drink for a while( like during school) I still urinate frequently. I have not had any head injuries. Nicky My above post was in reply to Sushi Fish. "your symtoms get my attention - "diabetes insipidus" can also cause frequent urination. how much water do you drink a day? did you have accedent hurting your head?" >I don't really drink an exceesive amount of liquid. Sometimes, even if > I haven't had anything to drink for a while( like during school) I > still urinate frequently. I have not had any head injuries. > > Nicky Are you peeing a lot volume-wise? Is your pee concentrated (dark yellow)? My guess is that you just pee a lot when you are nervous. I had a kid on my soccer team who had to pee before each game because of nerves. I am glad his nerves didn't make him have to doo-doo before each game. Jeff > >I don't really drink an exceesive amount of liquid. Sometimes, even if > > I haven't had anything to drink for a while( like during school) I [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Jeff Yes each time I have to pee, it is the same as if I hadn't urinated in a couple of hours, even if it has only been 10 or 15 minutes. It is not really dark, it's light yellow. Is there any way I can treat it if it is just nerves? Nicky >> >I don't really drink an exceesive amount of liquid. Sometimes, even if >> > I haven't had anything to drink for a while( like during school) I [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > not really dark, it's light yellow. Is there any way I can treat it if > it is just nerves? Ask your doctor. There are those drugs they advertise on TV that you need a prescription for. But, I don't know if those drugs work. Jeff > Nicky > >> >I don't really drink an exceesive amount of liquid. Sometimes, even if > >> > I haven't had anything to drink for a while( like during school) I [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > > Nicky I think I will go back to the doctor.It's better to figue out what is really wrong with me than to just guess. I just hope this time, he'll actually find out what is wrong with me. Nicky > Hello. I am an 18 year old female. I am otherwise healthy except for > have to constantly go to the bathroom. It seems to happen more when I [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > Thanks in advance, > Nicky this link might provide you the answer, look for keyword "diabetes insipidus" http://familydoctor.org/048.xml did you hurt your head before? afeditab@yahoo.com wrote. > > Hello. I am an 18 year old female. I am otherwise healthy except for > > have to constantly go to the bathroom. It seems to happen more when I > > am in situations where I am nervous. I think that is significant. > > I have went to the doctor and he told me all my blood tests and urine > > samples were normal and it wasn't diabetes, or a UTI. He said to quit > > drinking caffeine and lower my salt intake. For about a month I did > > this, and I didn't notice a single change. Another thing that might impact your bladder is sensitivity to certain common foods like wheat, corn and so forth. I can tolerate the occasional pastry but if I try to eat bread every day I endure some bladder unpleasantness up to and including painful bladder spasms. The only way to find out if these food are the problem is to eliminate them from your diet and after a few weeks try small amounts and see if your symptoms are affected by the change. > > When I am at home or somewhere where I can easily get to the bathroom, > > I seem to be fine. But as soon as I get into a car or something, I [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > head and they actually laughed when I asked them if I could go to the > > doctor for it. I think they need to take your problem seriously, if for no other reason than the social problems it is causing you. > > The most recent embarrassing moment I had was a few weeks ago, I was > > going to my boyfriend's family reunion about 50 miles from my house. [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > did you hurt your head before? later bliss -- C O C O A Powered... (at california dot com) -- bobbie sellers - a retired nurse in San Francisco It is by the beans of cocoa that the thoughts acquire speed, the thighs acquire girth, the girth become a warning. It is by theobromine alone I set my mind in motion." --from Someone else's Dune spoof ripped to my taste. obviously, your parents are wrong, frequent urination is a medical problem. you wrote: I had many of the symptoms including short term memory, joint pain, frequently urinating, and many others. how much water do you drink a day, do you feel like always drinking water? |
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