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Overactive bladder

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A condition that causes a person to need to urinate frequently, with an urgency that is bothersome.

Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this

39 year experience in Internal Medicine

Is a type of:

Urination disorders

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Common
Preteen
6-13
Common
Teenager
14-18
Common
Young adult
19-40
Very common
Middle-aged adult
41-60
Very common

How it can usually be treated?

Can be cured with medical treatment

How is it usually diagnosed?

Requires diagnosis by a medical professional

Body locations

Pelvis

Symptoms

Blood or red colored urine
Blood in urine
Urinary dribbling
Painful urination
Pain on urination
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Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Overactive bladder
Solifenacin
3.6
59 reviews
Tolterodine
3.5
63 reviews
Darifenacin
3.5
63 reviews
Fesoterodine
3.4
58 reviews
Oxybutynin
3.2
61 reviews
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Other treatments

Lifestyle changes
Bladder training
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Tests

Urinalysis
Cystometry
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Risk factors

Personal

Exposure to radiation

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