Living with Overactive Bladder

My name is Omer and I am of 30 from Pakistan.

I would like to share my problem of continual of urine. I feel the need of urination about 30 times daily. I am under the treatment here in Pakistan since four years but nil recovery. Upon an advice of one of the urologists, I have maintained a 24 hour urine chart including water intake for three consecutive days. The said chart is available with me.

I would further like to inform you that I feel no such pain/irritation at the time of passing urine in routine but feel uncomfortable whole the day long. I take deep sleep and do not wake up in the night due to this problem but as soon as I get up, my day starts by passing the urine. I have multiple urine test reports carried out upon advice of urologists, which are normal.

The urologists have advised me not to take coca cola/Pepsi cola, black/milk tea/coffee, chocolates as I also feel increase in urination upon taking such things. I take Green Tea (Lipton Yellow Label) and feel comfortable with it.

It has been experimented by me; I took 2000ml (about 8 glasses) water at once and did hold the urine as much as I could (i.e. for about one and a half hour). After a long resistance, as I passed the urine, I felt that some quantity of urine was retained in bladder (it is also shown in my latest ultrasound dated 13/06/2007) and than I feel the need of urination after about every 10-20 minutes till the bladder get emptied.

Secondly, there are few tiny stones in both of my kidneys which are there for about five years. I’ve gone through ultrasounds of kidneys/abdomen, which are shown 4-5mm stones (i.e. one in left kidney and three in rite one).

I am suffering with the problem for about 5-6 years and after the treatments, there is nil recovery and I still do not know the reason. I, therefore, request any body to help me in this regard. I shall be much grateful to you.

Regards.