Bladder issue symptoms can range from trouble holding in or releasing urine to pain or an urgency to pee. Learn what may be at the root of your concern and what you can do to help it.
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What Is the Best Medication for Overactive Bladder?
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What Are Bladder Stones (Calculi)?
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Prolapsed Bladder
Bladder Pain
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Bladder Spasms
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Urge Incontinence
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Why Is My Pee Green?
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Dysuria
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Frequent Urination
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Coping With Catheters for Urinary Retention: 2 bottles of water (drink 2 liters of water daily), tape on a catheter (tape the catheter tube to your leg), equipment including gloves (carry spare equipment with you), running water and soap (clean tube and bag regularly with soap and water), and urine cup (check the smell and color of urine)
What Is Urinary Retention?
Coping With Stress Incontinence: Kegel exercises guide, box of pantiliners or pads, water bottle and apple, and a diary
Stress Incontinence
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Cystitis vs. UTIs: What Are the Differences?
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Coping With Overactive Bladder
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Why Does My Urine Smell Sweet?
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Symptoms of Overactive Bladder
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How Overactive Bladder Is Treated
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What Is a Urachal Remnant?
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What Is Microalbuminuria?
Kidneys
Polyuria (Excessive Urination) Causes and Treatment
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What to Expect During a Cystogram
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An Overview of Hydronephrosis
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When You Have Painful Urination and Burning (Dysuria)
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Everything You Need To Know About Interstitial Cystitis
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Managing Overactive Bladders in Men
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What Is a Bladder Infection?
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Urinary Incontinence Causes and Treatment
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An Overview of Urethral Diverticulum
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Can Natural Remedies Ease Interstitial Cystitis?
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Causes of Frequent Urination at Night
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What Is Bladder Exstrophy?
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Overview of Bladder Outlet Obstruction
Bladder and Uterus
Epispadias
Vesicoureteral Reflux
What to Know About Vesicoureteral Reflux
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What Type Of Healthcare Providers Diagnose And Treat Urinary Incontinence?
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Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) in Men
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How to Use Vaginal Weights for Incontinence
Neurogenic Bladder: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment
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An Overview of Urethral Stricture
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Causes of Urethral Pain and Treatment Options
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The Secret to Instant UTI Relief
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Macrodantin vs. Macrobid: Similarities and Differences
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Amoxicillin vs. Penicillin: Key Differences
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Does UTI Treatment at Home Work? 8 Suggestions
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Cranberry: Everything You Need to Know
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When to Go to the Hospital for a Kidney Infection
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What Are the Most Common Antibiotics for Urinary Tract Infections?
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What Is a UTI (Urinary Tract Infection)?
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How Kidney Infection Is Treated
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Kidney Infection: Signs, Symptoms, and Complications
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Urinary Tract Infection Facts and Statistics: What You Need to Know
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STI vs. UTI: Which One Is It?
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What Do Nitrites in Urine Mean?
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What to Know About UTI and Pregnancy
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Why Are My UTI Symptoms Not Getting Better After Antibiotic Treatment?