Schmohawk
08-04-18, 23:45
Hello all. I am brand new to the forums, but just reading posts in this community has helped me loads in the past with my perceived problems that I thought I had. But now I've been having something real going on. For the past 4 months, I have been urinating many times during the day, and pretty much every time I go, it is a good, normal amount. Even if I hardly drink anything all day, I still am running to the bathroom. I am a 23 year old male, btw.
It started in December, a week before Christmas, randomly. I visited a local clinic in January, thinking it was maybe a UTI, and told them my only notable symptom was frequent urination. They took a urine test and blood work, and both came back clean. The nurse also told me that sometimes patients come in with this problem and they cannot find a direct cause of it.
Physically, I feel great. I have no pain, burning, blood, etc. The only symptom I am experiencing is frequent urination. I am aware that anxiety can cause frequent urination, but I was not worrying about anything before this happened. Also, when it first started happening and I became worried about it, I was really going to the bathroom a lot, like once or twice an hour. But after I came back from the clinic, I was more calm about it and the bathroom trips seemed to cool off quite a bit, now maybe once every two hour, but the frequent urination is still noticeably there.
I also have noticed myself getting up in the middle of the night more often to urinate. It's not every single night and it has never been more than one time in a night.
The only diet change I have made before this happened is that I stopped drinking Diet sodas and other sugary drinks, and now I drink a lot of water instead.
I guess I am just puzzled as to what this could be? I don't have any other symptoms besides frequent urination, and I know it's not anxiety causing it because it's still there despite me having calmed down about it over the past 4 months. I am a young male in my 20's and the fact that it has not worsened over the months has lead me to believe that it's not something serious. Wouldn't something serious also have shown up in the urine and blood tests they did at the clinic?
I am not asking for medical advice or anything. I guess I just want some people's opinions as to what this could be and if anyone else has experienced this? Thanks for taking the time to read this and for any input at all, I really do appreciate it.
It started in December, a week before Christmas, randomly. I visited a local clinic in January, thinking it was maybe a UTI, and told them my only notable symptom was frequent urination. They took a urine test and blood work, and both came back clean. The nurse also told me that sometimes patients come in with this problem and they cannot find a direct cause of it.
Physically, I feel great. I have no pain, burning, blood, etc. The only symptom I am experiencing is frequent urination. I am aware that anxiety can cause frequent urination, but I was not worrying about anything before this happened. Also, when it first started happening and I became worried about it, I was really going to the bathroom a lot, like once or twice an hour. But after I came back from the clinic, I was more calm about it and the bathroom trips seemed to cool off quite a bit, now maybe once every two hour, but the frequent urination is still noticeably there.
I also have noticed myself getting up in the middle of the night more often to urinate. It's not every single night and it has never been more than one time in a night.
The only diet change I have made before this happened is that I stopped drinking Diet sodas and other sugary drinks, and now I drink a lot of water instead.
I guess I am just puzzled as to what this could be? I don't have any other symptoms besides frequent urination, and I know it's not anxiety causing it because it's still there despite me having calmed down about it over the past 4 months. I am a young male in my 20's and the fact that it has not worsened over the months has lead me to believe that it's not something serious. Wouldn't something serious also have shown up in the urine and blood tests they did at the clinic?
I am not asking for medical advice or anything. I guess I just want some people's opinions as to what this could be and if anyone else has experienced this? Thanks for taking the time to read this and for any input at all, I really do appreciate it.