Hi... I'm 23, pretty active healthy
female, but I have an insane problem with
urinating. On a normal day I probably
have to go every 2-3 hours, and atleast
once a night, which honestly I can deal
with. I recently had a bladder infection
(about 3 weeks ago) for which I took
antibiotics and was cleared up, however I
still feel the need to urinate more often
than normal, alteast once an hour during
the day and on some nights i'm also waking
up every hour. I've been back to the
doctors since and they tell me everything
looks fine, but I don't feel fine! I am
sexually active, on birth control pills
and use condoms, I haven't missed a period
but I even took a pregnancy test since I
know frequent urination can be a symptom
of that, but it came out negative. Does
anyone have the same problems as me? Is
it normal to feel irritated this long
after an infection, or could something
else be causing this? I just really need
to get a good night sleep! Thanks so much
to anyone who knows anything about this!
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rjc33c
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Aug 2005 Posts: 14 Location: canada
Herbal Help Posted: 08-02-05 12:58pm
Hi.. I had to take predisone in my early
20's and just one of the side
effects left my bladder in poor
conditon..After seeing a dr and being
told to lose 20lbs and walk a couple of
miles a day..Which I did..And
still do walk daily..It did not help..I
was incontinent..And during the
day had to urinate approximately every 20
mins..Had leakage..And during
sleep, every hour on the hour I was up
using the bathroom..My mother
who has been studiing alternative medicine
for many years suggest a
herb called uva-ursi. I took this for 2
years and because it is all
natural with no side effects..I had a
series of x-rays done 9 months
after stopping the herb..Now I can say my
bladder is 100% confirmed by
me and my Dr..It sure is nice to know the
pharmaceutical co's are not
getting anymore of my money..Thanks
p.S. I do have other stories email me if
you are interested.
Rhonda
