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| Author: | runnersteve [ Fri Aug 25, 2017 10:31 am ] |
| Post subject: | Incontinence is back again |
Hi everyone, It's been a while since my last post. I had some incontinence issues as a child while taking growth hormone replacement medication and had a severe upper UTI last year. This year it seems a new issue has developed. When I sleep 5-6 hours I can make it through the night without waking up and am able to proceed to the bathroom first thing in the morning without issue. However, if I plan to sleep in (weekends, etc), I typically sleep through the night and wake up with a painfully full bladder. When I stand up I can't contain urine and start releasing almost immediately. If I plan to sleep in OR traveling and anticipate I will not have restroom access immediately, I wear a Dry 24/7 to bed as I can anticipate that I will urinate for a long time first thing in the morning. I had an issue while I was traveling this summer where I was far away from the bathroom and it was unavailable sometimes first thing in the morning. I used one Dry 24/7 per night for 7 nights. I have some intermittent day issues as well, but they are much less frequent. During the day I sometimes wear Abena pullups if I anticipate being away from a bathroom for a long time. Normally that happens when I travel and anticipate that I may wait in long security lines and/or not permitted to get up during the flight due to turbulance. I have an appointment with a urologist in September. My doctor ran a urinalysis/urine culture with microscope and ruled out diabetes and UTI. I also have a supportive wife and friends which I am very grateful for. Based on all of your experiences, is there any possibility this issue is anxiety driven? I am wondering as I have had past experiences with incontinence for other reasons. |
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| Author: | Inconinmiss [ Fri Aug 25, 2017 10:49 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Incontinence is back again |
In my opinion, your incontinence is probably more related to some physical problem than to anxiety. However, that's really just a guess. To the extent that anxiety may be involved, is the anxiety the cause of your incontinence? Or is your anxiety caused at least in part by concern about being incontinent? |
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| Author: | runnersteve [ Fri Aug 25, 2017 11:18 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Incontinence is back again |
Thinking about it more, I'd say there is anxiety about the incontinence. I am a bit of a worrier in general and sometimes highly anxious. Wondered if there is any link between stress level and incontinence. I think my doctor and I agree that there is at least some kind of physical issue present. Hopefully the urologist can tell me more in September. |
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