Extreme burning in urethra when dehydrated Posted: 01-18-08 23:34pm
This has been going on since I was 4 years
old. I've gone to doctors, had a camera in
my bladder and taken medications.
The problem is, whenever I don't drink
water for an hour or so, my
bladder/urethra begins to feel
uncomfortable, and then burns. If I go to
the bathroom then, it still burns while I
urinate and after I finish. This is a
constant. 24/7, this happens.
The ONLY way I have ever been able to not
have this pain is by consistently drinking
a lot of water throughout the day. If I go
for an hour or two and forget to drink
water, it starts to burn. This is
especially difficult when I'm at work,
because obviously I can't drink water
every five minutes.
It is not a UTI, and it is not a problem
with bladder infection. It is directly
linked to the amount of water I drink, and
therefore how diluted the urine is. The
only thing I can think of is that the
tissue of my urethra is hyper-sensitive
and easily irritated by concentrated uric
acid.
Does anyone have experience with this?
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^Serenity^
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Posted: 01-19-08 15:06pm
Have you ever been checked to see how much
uric acid you produce (24 hour urine test
and blood test)?
Did the doctor mention if your tissue was
red and irritated when he/she did the
cystoscopy?
Are the doctors giving you any indication
of what this might be?
I will do some research in the books I
have and see if I come up with anything.
Sorry for all the questions just trying to
get a little more info to help get an
answer for you.
pm me if you'd want to.
If it is linked to the uric acid there is
medication to reduce the uric acid which
might
be helpful for you.
I know how frustrating it is not to get an
answer and having to suffer.
Take Care
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adnara
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RE: Butterfly6169 Posted: 01-20-08 22:57pm
No, I've never been checked. My doctor
never even mentioned it.
He said everything looked normal on the
exam.
My doctor prescribed me Flomax (which
helps loosen the sphincter, something I
didn't need) and than said if that didn't
help, he couldn't help me. So I stopped
going to that doctor.
I definitely know it is linked to the
concentration of the urine, and the only
thing I can think that would make it burn
is the uric acid. If there are pills for
that, it would be awesome! Do you know
what they are called?
Thank you!
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Posted: 01-21-08 09:53am
Hi
If it is high levels of uric acid the
medications are the same as gout
medications or the med's for kidney stones
such as Urocit-K, (gout med's- Allopurinol
or Probenecid to name a few.
Do you get kidney stones or suffer from
joint pain?
Those are indications of high uric acid
levels. I would ask the doctor to run some
tests to check your uric acid level.
Let me know how you are doing.
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adnara
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Posted: 01-22-08 22:48pm
I've never had kidney stones that I know
of. The only joint pain I suffer is in my
lower back- not the kidneys, the spine
itself.
Thank you for telling me about this avenue
of inquiry- I'll let you know what the
doctor says.
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^Serenity^
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Posted: 01-23-08 11:21am
You're Welcome..
When do you see the doctor?
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adnara
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Posted: 01-28-08 10:52am
Not for another week or so. My schedule is
hectic
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Posted: 01-28-08 15:03pm
Keep us posted..I hope all goes well for
you...
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zupidupi
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Posted: 01-30-08 15:17pm
Hi. I have the same problem. I'm a 22 year
old female. I was treated twice for UTI
but the symptoms came back and the exams
showed there was no infection. The doctors
don't know what I have. Water is my only
saviour.
When my bladder is empty I have pain,
burning sensation and urgency to pee all
the time. I then drink 4 or 5 cups of
water and wait for it to fill up again.
When it fills up, the pain stops. If I
stop drinking water for a long time, the
next time i pee will be more painful. So I
have to keep the water coming in 24/7.
If someone knows what this is please say
something.
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tialia
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Posted: 02-05-08 01:13am
It sounds like Interstitial Cystitis.
It's realy hard to diagnose. It took many
doctors and many years for me to be
diagnosed. Can you see a Urogynocologist?
I have other links I can share if you
think you might have it. One thin you can
do, regardless of what it is, is to stop
eating anything with dyes or high acid
content and see if that helps. Tomatoes
and orange juice and soda are the worst.
I have more info but this is a "personel"
condition and I don't know how much I can
say on this forum. Email me.
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acline
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me too... Posted: 04-30-08 12:07pm
I have the same problem. Have you found
any more information about it?
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