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Aubrey
15-01-13, 09:39
I have struggled for six years with a physical/mental disorder regarding my bladder. I've lived my life, since i was fifteen making sure I am ALWAYS near a toilet. I have dreadful anxiety, and it is worse than ever.


I would often get a general discomfort in my bladder or urethra, but a couple of years ago, I had learnt to deal with it well. Now, my physical symptoms have changed and my anxiety has worsened because of it.


I'd often be okay in my home, and discomfort would flare up with the anxiety of being outside. Now, these last few months, the feeling in my bladder has totally changed. I have a constant bloated feeling around my bladder area. My pelvic muscles feel as if they are relaxed and it means I feel much more prone to wetting myself. I have to fidged and stand in awkward positions as the pressure is very intense. It has made me completely housebound, I do not go out, I do not even feel comfortable annd safe at home.

I woke an hour and a half ago and after going to the toilet once already, my bladder feels swollen, my urethra area is tingling and my pf muscles feel almost numb.


I think I have relatively good strong pf muscles and at 22, I am only young. I see a counselor every so often but as we discuss the anxiety side, there's not a great deal she can tell me about this constant discomfort.

I am crying out for help, I feel very alone. Last night, I went to the toilet, and then started making dinner. I had to crouch down on the floor in the kitchen to try to alliviate the pressure in my lower abdomen, fearful I was going to wet myself, I found myself squatting there in front of the oven asking myself "what the hell are you doing?

Is this anxiety? I feel I am always on edge. How can I ever make it stop.

---------- Post added at 10:39 ---------- Previous post was at 10:30 ----------

I have been telling myself that if I want to go out then I've just got to deal with the fact I'll probably just wet myself often. I have tried to see a doctor about this before, but as I'm clearly a ball of anxiety, they tell me it's a symptom of being anxious. I'm in this constant cycle of anxiety - physical symptoms- anxiety about physical symptoms- physical symptoms worsen and so on. :'(

Tufty
15-01-13, 09:52
Have you seen a gynae-urologist about this?
There is a condition called interstitial cystitis, it is not an infection and can be acute or chronic and gives the symptoms you are describing. It is more common for people with this condition to suffer with anxiety and IBS, the best way to describe it is when the nerves inside your bladder are inflammed and are firing off messages to your brain when they should be relaxed. When the nerves in your bladder become acutely inflammed they signal to the muscles to contract (without your brain giving the go ahead!) and you are incontinent. There is successful treatment for this condition. I would suggest you are refered to a specialist doctor, they will want to perform tests to confirm a diagnosis before treatment can begin. You should not have to live with this condition, when you're having symptoms to this degree it is not a symptom of anxiety, it is not normal, please seek help.
There are some IC websites and forums to support with this debilitating condition.

JaneC
15-01-13, 11:36
Hello Aubrey, I wish I had an answer for you. I've been in agony with my bladder for the last couple of days - again. I suffer from frequent UTIs and also overactive/irritable bladder, for which I take medication. I no longer know what's causing the pain between the two. I have a doctor's appointment next week and plan to discuss interstitial cystitis with him. I am completely at the end of my tether too. Maybe you should ask for an appointment with a urologist. I had one years ago and had a cystoscopy. I'm considering asking to be referred again. Hope you can find some answers x