Hello, I really hope you can help me out. Over the past f

Hello, I really hope you can help me out. Over the past few months I have slowly had to use the restroom more and more each day. I now have the urge to use the restroom at least probably 10-15 times some days. Sometimes I will use the restroom and then feel the need to go again within minutes. For awhile I thought I was drinking to much but now I have reduced the amount of liquid intake and I still have the same things happening. This is also affecting my sexual activity. I'm not sure if this a normal side affect or not but I am very curious. But having the sensation to go to the bathroom has caused me to oragasm very quick. I would like to know what I can do to fix this problem. Thanks!!!!!

It sounds as though you have overactive bladder which is when you experience symptoms of urgency – a sudden and strong desire to go to the bathroom, frequency – going to the bathroom more than 8 times in a day, nocturia which is awakening up at night to urinate or wet the bed while asleep. Many people also experience day and nighttime urinary incontinence which is urine leakage on the why to the bathroom, after sudden urgency or when you cough, laugh or sneeze or exercise. I suggest you learn about behavioral treatment programs which include pelvic muscle exercises as well as bladder training for urgency and frequency. Pelvic muscle exercises strengthen muscles that support the bladder and the urethra. These exercises have been shown to decrease urinary leakage. Bladder retraining is controlling urgency using strategies that can help relax the bladder and delay voiding. I would also suggest dietary modifications. There are certain foods and beverages that contain ingredients that can cause bladder irritability. I list these on my website and they include any foods and drinks that contain caffeine such as coffee, tea, chocolate, soft drinks. Also we find that spicy foods, citrus foods, juices and tomato based products may also trigger urinary urgency/frequency and incontinence. There are also many medications that can also help these symptoms. They include a skin patch called Oxytrol, and 5 pills called Detrol LA, Ditropan XL, Sanctura, Vesicare and Enablex. You may be interested in books that can be good resources. The first book is called Managing & Treating Urinary Incontinence. This is a nice review of evaluation, treatment and management of urinary incontinence. It has a chapter on treatments for persons with your symptoms. The second book is Overcoming Overactive Bladder which also has a great deal of information. You can obtain these books from the website or on Amazon.com by putting in these term “urinary incontinence” and overactive bladder. The following URLs may be helpful: Overactive Bladder: http://www.seekwellness.com/incontinence/overactive_bl adder.htm OAB treatments: http://www.seekwellness.com/incontinence/oab_treatment s.htm Behavioral treatments: http://www.seekwellness.com/incontinence/treatments4.h tm Pelvic floor muscle exercises: http://www.seekwellness.com/incontinence/pelvic_floor_ muscle_rehab.htm Diet: http://www.seekwellness.com/incontinence/treatments.ht m#diet