Not Sure What To Do

[jasonD2]

aside from all my digestive issues I also have an overactive bladder--probably the result of my IBS and straining to go to the bathroom all these years, who knows. anyway, my urologist wants me to take medicine for the bladder (sanctura) but im concerned that it will mess up my stomach cause one of the side effects is gas and constipation. would i be better off trying a natural product instead? theres no dairy or gluten in the drug, but i still dont know what type of effect it will have in my body.

thanks

[aikiducky]

Is it like you feel like you need to pee very often, even though when you do, your bladder might not have been all that full after all?

I have that when I get glutened. And before I went gluten free I used to go to the bathroom much more often than I do nowadays. I used to think it was just normal for me.

Anyway, maybe you mean something else. But mine resolved after a while gluten free, so maybe there's hope yet.

Pauliina

[jasonD2]

yeah mine has nothing to do with gluten

[aikiducky]

Then I don't know. That's a difficult decision to make. Are there long time side effects, I mean would it be possible to try the medication for a while to see how it works for you?

Pauliina

[ShayFL]

I have gotten this problem from time to time. But I am a female and it comes from bacteria getting pushed up into the urethra. D-Mannose for a few days works like a charm everytime for me.

But I dont know about guys anatomy.

[ravenwoodglass]

This may sound like an odd suggestion but you may want to see if you can get a PT referral. They can help you retrain those muscles if the damage was due in part to the years of IBS. This applies if you are male or female. If you are reluctant to start a med you may want to try that first along with looking up food causes for bladder irritation.