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Painful bladder syndrome
Also called interstitial cystitis, this is a chronic condition of the bladder that causes pain in the bladder, pelvis, and lower abdomen.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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Preteen 6-13 | Common | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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A 34-year old asked:
Can I have painful bladder syndrome?
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How do you diagnose painful bladder syndrome?
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Could painful bladder syndrome symptoms come an go.?
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Can painful bladder syndrome symptoms be intermittant?
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What are the core symptoms of painful bladder syndrome?
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Are there any longterm cures for painful bladder syndrome?
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How do you make the diagnosis of painful bladder syndrome?
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A 29-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: painful bladder syndrome?
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A 21-year old male asked about a male:
Please tell me how to deal with painful bladder syndrome? I have it?
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A 41-year old asked:
What is the difference between a nervous bladder disorder and painful bladder syndrome?
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What is the treatment for painful bladder syndrome?
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A 47-year old asked:
What to do with interstitial cystitis or painful bladder syndrome?
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A 31-year old asked:
Good ways to cope with an interstitial cystitis (painful bladder syndrome) sufferer?
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A 32-year old asked:
I was diagnose with "painful bladder syndrome" three years ago and I still have pain in elmiron (pentosan). What can I do?
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A 43-year old asked:
Is pelvic floor rehabilitation therapy effective for interstitial cystitis (aka: painful bladder syndrome)?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Can sjogren's syndrome affect the bladder?
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A 39-year old asked:
Is it possible to have habba syndrome with removed gall bladder?
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Is it possible for you to have habba syndrome if your gall bladder has been removed?
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A 32-year old asked:
I have shy bladder syndrome (public bathrooms only). How to overcome this?
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Is it possible for you to have a dumping syndrome with gall bladder still in ?
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A 25-year old male asked:
Cauda equna syndrome and did surgery but bladder still not emptying and painfull urination?
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A 39-year old asked:
What is interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Had a/p colporrhaphy vaginal repair last year and came out of surgery unable to pee. 1yr on and I still have lazy bladder syndrome. Howdid this happen?
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A 25-year old male asked:
Did disectomy, laminectomy on aug13 , 2012 with cauda equina syndrome - loss of bladder, 2-3 weeks after bladder was improving , now not emptying again?
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A 19-year old female asked:
Starting to urinate more often since I had a hard hit on my womb area.I feel like my bladder is being pressed.Am I having a dropped womb syndrome? :(
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A 25-year old male asked:
I am 24 years old, my nerve damaged due to cauda equina syndrome, did surgery but still bladder not emptying. Will my bladder get its function back?
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A 26-year old male asked:
Does botox helps patients having neurogenic bladder due to partial cauda equina syndrome?Interstim didn't helped now should I try botox for bladder?
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A 59-year old female asked:
Diastatis recti plus bladder prolapse with bowel involvement wondering about surgery have also diabetes and myofascial pain syndrome?
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A 25-year old male asked:
I have a neurogenic bladder cuased by cauda equina syndrome, if i don't take water for 1 hour my urine starts becoming yellow and pain. Why is that?
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A 45-year old female asked:
Which is more likely to cause caudal equina syndrome: a tarvol cyst, a lesion in thecal sac at l4, or nerve damage from tvt bladder sling and removal?
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