Question 1

is it possible to have a small bladder?

Accepted Answer

Yes: You can have an anatomically small bladder, or a functionally small bladder. You will tend to have had urinary frequency from birth if anatomically small. Small functional bladder can develop with time if you develop interstitial cystitis or an overactive bladder, stress urinary incontinence. Or xs caffeine consumption. Urologists & url-gynecologists are the best people to manage such problems.

Question 2

how can i tell if i have a small bladder?

Accepted Answer

You can measure.: Though true bladder capacity is obtained during cystocopic or urodynamic evaluation, you can get a rough measure of your bladder capacity by holding your urine until you feel urinary urgency, then voiding into a container and measuring the amount. The average bladder volume is between 400-600ml or 13-20 fl. Oz. If you have any urinary complaints, i so recommend evaluation by a specialist.

Question 3

how can one deal with having a small bladder?

Accepted Answer

Small bladder: A formal evaluation by a urologist is the best recommendation as a first step in dealing with a "small bladder." once decrease capacity is determined w/o signs of retention then anticholinergics / biofeedback / behavior modification / dietary modification are some options / posterior tibial nerve stimulation / sacral nerve stimulation are all potential options. www.peedoc.com @drhtay.

Question 4

how can i tell if i have an extremely small bladder?

Accepted Answer

Measure void volume: Hold off urinating for as long as possible, urinate into a container and measure amount you have urinated. This can be repeated 2 or 3 times. Less than 200 ml (7 oz) for an adult is a small bladder, 100 ml or less would be an extremely small bladder.

Question 5

can you tell me what the sign of a small bladder is?

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Frequent urination: Inability to hold more than 8 - 10 oz of urine after withholding urination of as long as you can ; can no longer resist urge to urinate.

Question 6

please tell me what can you do about a small bladder?

Accepted Answer

Evaluate first: Need to find out whether structually or functionally small. Urodynamic studies by urologist can provide this information. There are medications which can relax bladder muscle to functionally increase bladder capacity, others can tighten bladder neck, if necessary. Occasionally some bladders need to be enlarged with surgery (augmentation cystoplastry).

Question 7

what is the hallmark symptom of small bladder functional capacity?

Accepted Answer

Small bladder: Frequent, low volume urination would be common in such circumstances.

Question 8

please explain if it is possible to just have a really small bladder?

Accepted Answer

Yes it is: Some people are born with small bladders. Others can have contraction of bladder due to obstruction, interstitial cystitis or radiation. Normal adult size bladder is about 16 - 20 oz (5 - 600 ml). Many respond to medication, some to bladder stretching under anesthesia. Very occasional really small bladders benefit from intestinal bladder augmentation.

Question 9

is is possible to stretch out a small bladder so that i don't have to go to the bathroom as often?

Accepted Answer

No: Having urinary frequency may be caused from an anatomically small bladder from various causes such as radiation. However, the majority of cases are from outflow obstruction to urine or from inflammation. The treatment is medical therapy after a negtaive evaluation has been performed.

Question 10

what does it mean to have  small bladder infection?

Accepted Answer

A UTI. : We usually do not use the phrase small bladder infection. This might mean an "uncomplicated bladder infection" which is usually an easily treatable bacterial infection of the bladder, or UTI (urinary tract infection), that has not become more complicated to involve the kidneys. 'small bladder infection' likely does not refer to the size of the bladder.

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