21 year old-Overactive Bladder

[greenwarrior]

Hello Everyone,

I need some advise since I am not sure what to do any more. I am a 21 year old diagonized with an overactive bladder 1 year ago.
For the past 3 years I started having the urgency to always urinate and this was going on night and day. It was not only getting embarrasing to always go to the bathroom but also hurting my sleep since I need to get up about 6 times some nights. Some nights, I have  this lower back pain as thought I need to tie my back with something to make the pain stop.

In these 3 years I have flucuated from 160 to 180 pounds but I do exercise, healthy otherwise.
The first thing I did when i had the constant need to urinate is I went to see a urologist. He told me I had an overactive bladder (which made me more embarrased since every one that was in his office was always 60 and up :(
so I took different dozes, different medicines to try to at least calm it down. no major difference in any of them. At my last visit he recommended that I have a pacemaker inserted which would control when I urinate. I was very scared by the idea of having a pacemaker at such a young age.

I am worried since I do not want to spend my whole life like this. Not only emberrasing but very annoying. I was thinking of going to see a family doctor. I am scarred to go to a doctor about this. Could this be a kidney issue? Anyone diagnosed with overactive bladder at my age? Has anyone actually had a pacemaker inserted?

[Rigreen92]

I've I'm a 25 yr old male and I've had overactive bladder for a couple of years now. It's the most frustrating thing I've ever dealt with. When I first got it, it would occur early in the morning and for several months I thought I was having a UTI but finally ended up at the urologist. Told her my symptoms and she gave me myrbetriq as a sample for 2 weeks. Exactly 2 wks later the symptoms I had went away, I was amazed to find out I had OAB, but now I'm on Oxybutynin 5mg every day but still am having bad days with urgency and pelvic pain. If you are a young male with this, you are NOT alone because I feel like the only one with this condition!!

[Mynamedontmatter]

I’m 17 and having the same problem, my parents won’t even get me to get any sort of help and I’ve been having to live with it. Is there anything that will help with the anxiety? Because I know mine is related to anxiety, as I started gaining symptoms when I started getting anxiety, but they’ve only gotten worse and worse over time.

[mariacr27]

Is there anyone who has had an effective treatment? I'm scared and I'm trying to be possitive :( haha

[Rdthoo]

Hi , I am a 22 year old male I have recently been having almost the same condition as u for 2 months now of frequent urination and urge to go even when it's only a couple drops never had problems like this in the past. My lower back has also been hurting... I was wondering did they tell u what ur problem was and did u feel like u had pressure in ur bladder area ?

[Graduate25]

Hi, I'm Hannah. You are definitely not alone. I am 25 years old and suffer from severe overactive bladder and have been since I was about 20 or so. In my case, it is actually hereditary, which is probably the explanation for having this issue at such a young age. I, too, get embarrassed. I wear pads all the time because the constant using the restroom causes me to smell. It's horrible. And I also have many many sleepless nights. Some nights I must get up to pee every thirty minutes. It's miserable and has even affected my work life. I started taking the "AZO Bladder Control with Go Less" and saw a big improvement. I highly recommend you try it. It doesn't make it go away but it has been the only thing to help me, even more than scripts. Just know you are not alone in this!

[JJ912]

Runs in my family too, Im also a young woman in her 20s. Im into alternative medicine- nutmeg and corn silk are also very good ways in reducing symptoms.

[Ankit1994]

Hi
I need your help.
I am male, age 24, dealing with the same problem.
I want to ask that are there any side effects of using "AZO Bladder Control with Go Less"?
And how much improvement have you observed by using it?
Also have you found any permament solution of the problem?
Please help.

[crofter22]

I have the same problem, but have been misdiagnosed on many occasions asking the dotors if I have a UTI. I was finally diagnosed by a sexual health doctor asking them why I keep getting UTI infections and having to go on anti-biotics that never work. The doctors in the UK are terrible and it takes months to get taken seriously. Nothing works, I drink litres of water everyday try working my pelvic muscles and have not had regular sex in months. I feel like it is getting worse and I am so embarrased to talk to anyone about it. I honestly believe that this is anxiety and my anxiety is getting worse because of this. Its nice to know that there are other women like me out there being 23 and having something you should not at this age I feel normal. I get bloated in my stomach which was always previously flat, I don't know what to do.

[JJ912]

Sounds like u should do a parasite cleanse- that and other toxins can irritate the intestine and bladder. Even if u live in the most clean city, its possible to have toxins/parasites. It is something not talked about in first world countries, but u can easily have problems through eating pork, sushi, taking antibiotics, etc.

[Marianne2015]

I am 24 years old and have been been dealing with an extreme overactive bladder since I was 21. It is absolutely horrible! I did not even go see a doctor until I was 23 because I was hoping it would go away. I was fine all through college but now I am in a continued education program and see that it is really effecting my life. I cannot sit through a 2 hour class without having to get up and leave at least once, sometimes twice. It is SO embarrassing because no one in the class has to get up and leave. I finally had to tell my teacher why I was consistently leaving the classroom because, of course, other people just think you are being rude and going for a walk. I have even thought about discontinuing school because I am so embarrassed in classes and I feel it is taking over my life. I have been on ever medication out there, and none of them have worked for me. My doctor suggested Botox treatments, but honestly for my research I don't think that would even help me. I feel like there is no solution, but I don't want it to run my life. I know have such bad anxiety about it in group settings and feel so embarrassed.

[JJ912]

I hear ya girl! You are not the only one. I too have had the problem, am now 26 and have had it since I was 19. Many people say the imllamt device doesnt work to reduce urgency and many medications (from personal experience) doesnt work. I would suggest alternative medicine- lookong into herbs, plants that can help relieve symptoms. Though Im still on a quest to completely eliminate my symptoms, I will say ;corn silk; and another herb, ;nutmeg; are 2 that have been helpful in reducing my symptoms. That is just a start; there is so much more to look into. Research those 2 in relation to overactive bladder. There is hope and a remedy, we just have to walk the path of our healing journey. Hope that helps.

[anastasia_1992]

I am also 21 and I have benn diagnosed OAB. I feel awful, it's been almost a year and a half that I've been putting up with this but I feel like I can't do it anymore, everything was perfect 2 years ago, since this started. Plus, my boyfriend left me few months ago, and I know somehow is due to OAB because I never was happy. I had a lot of plans for my future and this is ruining it all, I have just started taking pills but I know they don't work well, and I don't want to live with this for the rest of my life. I've been thinking of getting botox injected, I hope that works well. If not, I'll ask for an operation, but I'll do whatever it takes to stop this nightmare. It's so unfair to have to put up with this so young.

[romz123]

how are you? anastasia

[JJ912]

I hear ya girl! You are not the only one. I too have had the problem, am now 26 and have had it since I was 19. Many people say the imllamt device doesn't work to reduce urgency and many medications (from personal experience) doesn't work. I would suggest alternative medicine- lookong into herbs, plants that can help relieve symptoms. Though I'm still on a quest to completely eliminate my symptoms, I will say "corn silk" and another herb, nutmeg are 2 that have been helpful in reducing my symptoms. That is just a start; there is so much more to look into. Research those 2 in relation to overactive bladder. There is hope and a remedy, we just have to "walk the path of our healing journey." Hope that helps.

[Rach91812]

I am 21 years old and have also been diagnosed with over active bladder about a year ago. I was suffering so bad, and no medicine helped, so he decided to try hydrodistention (over stretching of the bladder) that didn't work, so I've basically been trying to live with it, but lately it's gotten a lot worse, and my doctor is talking about doing either Botox injections in my bladder or inserting that device. At this point I really wouldn't even mind having a device in me if it worked. And yes, everyone in my doctors office his way older and it makes me feel horrible. Lol

[jbuch]

No need to worry!

I am 17 and have had exactly the same symptoms as you. It could be caused by one of two things. A bladder stricture (an obstruction of scar tissue in the urinary tract causing the bladder to become irritated easily), or justn anxiety.

Anxiety is the most likely cause and is what I found to be the cause of mine. I had a cystoscopy performed, which involves a camera going up you know where. They found no stricture.

Anxiety is a hard thing to deal with. Sometimes you don't even know you are anxious but you really are. This can cause the bladder and other parts of your body to become irritated. In terms of ways of coping, there are many things you can do. The things that work for me are St. John's Wort- a herbal supplement that relieves stress. The other thing is breathing. Take 10-20 minutes a day to consciously breath deeply into your stomach. This will balance the oxygen levels in your body. One note: you may experience muscle tension or seizing. This is normal and will happen less if you breath more often.

[BellaM2]

What caused your overactive bladder to start? I think this might be what I’ve got following a urine infection. I got super worried whilst I had it and now I think all the stress has caused an overactive bladder. Did anything help?