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Misserable OAB


by: MIG on Mon, May 21 2007

I have had OAB for about 3 years and I have been misserable. I visited a urologist and I was given a medication for the OAB which caused me to get bladder infections because I was retaining urine. I was then switched to Detrol LA and the same thing happened. I then visited the Gynocoligist for therapy and I learned that certain foods can irritate the bladder such as citrus foods, spicy foods and number killer “caffeine”. After eliminating these foods, the urgencies diminshed significantly. I also discovered that cold water/drinks made me go the bathroom so I have also eliminated cold water and drink only room temperature water. When I break the rules and eat or drink what I am not suppossed to, there I am in the bathroom again. I hope that these hints will be helpful to someone.

May 2007

  • To oab getting depressed - by KT - (Thu, May 24 2007)
    I have the same problem!!! I finally found a doctor that is willing to help me. I am going for PT which includes exercises and bladder retraining. [more..]
  • Homeopathic treatment for OAB - by MM - (Tue, May 22 2007)
    Two year back I underwent prostrate surgery and ever since I suffered from Over Active Bladder. It was so acute that all the time I felt the urge to pass water. [more..]
  • Misserable OAB - by MIG - (Mon, May 21 2007)
    I have had OAB for about 3 years and I have been misserable. I visited a urologist and I was given a medication for the OAB which caused me to get bladder infections because I was retaining urine. [more..]
  • over active bladder - by abcd - (Fri, May 18 2007)
    I have been on alopathic medicines for over a period of one and half years. I do not know how but it happened that suddenly i felt better and had no problem at all for a month. [more..]
  • OAB - getting depressed and helpless - by sd - (Wed, May 16 2007)
    To start out, I had a second child about 1 1/2 yrs ago, (both children 6 and 1 1/2 are c section). This oab i noticed didnt start til about 4 months after I had the baby. [more..]
  • OAB - by Diane - (Fri, May 11 2007)
    I’m 45 years old and I’ve had OAB for the past three years. I’ve tried a few different medications including the last one, Detrol LA at 4mg. [more..]
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