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[airmarket.livejournal.com]

i get this thing a few times a month that is sort of like a urinary infection, only it's not. i've had urinary infections before.. where i can't stop feeling like i have to pee and when i do it burns. this is different. there is no burning; only the feeling that i have to go to the bathroom constantly. i can't tell why this happens. sometimes i think it's in my head. i've been to the doctor's before when i had only one symptom and the tests for a urinary tract infection always come back negative. i know i don't have an std or anything like that. and i haven't done anything to damage down there.. ie. horseback riding. does anyone have an idea of what this is and how i could prevent it? it's a horrible feeling..

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[dystatic.livejournal.com]

ive had that before
the bladder infection tests came back negative..
the doctor said it was probably a mild infection at the area that controls the impulse to go (im not sure where that is, but the part that tells you you have to pee, the infection interfears with the nerves and messages and whatnot, but it doesnt show up as a bladder infection)
ive also had bladder infections where thats the only symptom i have, or where i have no symptoms but tests come back showing infection.
i dont think ive EVER had a bladder infection where i get burning. i do think ive had a kidney infection (BAD pain in the back/sides) that also shows up as a 'bladder infection'
any infection in your urinary tract is deamed bladder infection i think? i think my infections tend to be higher up in the tract, so no burning.
so my guess is its a mild infection.
drink cranberry juice!

[airmarket.livejournal.com]

yeah. i have cranberry pills from the vitamin shoppe. thanks for the info. man, this sucks :(

[dystatic.livejournal.com]

yeah ick.
oh, its like where you feel like you have to go constantly but nothing comes out right?
(thats what i have sometimes)
if youre actually peeing constantly it could be something else (possibly more serious).
it generally just goes away..
sometimes i weird bladder things around my period too, and then once thats over with its all better?

[perplexxi.livejournal.com]

in your experience, how long does it take to go away (the kind where you feel like you have to pee constantly but nothing comes out)? i ask because i've been feeling this way for a month, and it doesn't seem to be improving much.

[dystatic.livejournal.com]

ick.
well for me it always goes away in a couple of weeks at the most
maybe you should get it checked out again
you can get bladder stones (like kidney stones, but they form in your bladder) and i could be totally wrong, im not really sure, but i think one of the symptoms of that is feeling like you need to pee all the time
look it up and see.
i know how uncomfortable it is even for a week, over a month.. yikes. i really dont know.

[perplexxi.livejournal.com]

thanks for sharing your knowledge on this. even if limited, i still appreciate it. i'll look some of that stuff up.
the first couple of weeks were much worse, so i figured maybe it would go away on it's own. it's sort of just lingering around though. i drink a good amount of water too, so i thought whatever it was would eventually pass. we'll see.
thanks again.

[dystatic.livejournal.com]

is this still bugging you?
hopefully youre feeling better!

[urania.livejournal.com]

A few other possibilities, just because I've been dealing with the same thing recently and had to mentally "list" what it could be:

(1) do you get thirstier at different times of the month? Yeah, it seems like a no-brainer :) but I'm on a bunch of meds that all dry me out, so I drink water like a maniac sometimes.... and increased input > increased output!

(2) if you do get thirstier, drink more, and therefore pee more.... do you have other diabetic symptoms? This one is more serious and less likely; but if you also get yeast infection symptoms and/or cold hands and feet (tingling) and/or change in appetite and weight and/or a bunch of other stuff you can find online... you might want to get blood-glucose tests.

(3) if this is to a serious point, and stays awhile (which it looks like it might be doing.. sorry! no fun!), I've heard that some people have sensitive nerves in the bladder, etc... not sure what the med stuff behind that is, but i know it can happen. Wouldn't be surprised if I have a tiny touch of it myself; my bf and I joke that I have a small bladder, because I have to go to the bathroom about 3 or 4x for every once that he does....

...anyhow, hope you feel better

[xallix.livejournal.com]

I know exactly how you feel, I've been having the same problem lately. I feel like I am peeing all the time, yet there is no burning or anything like that.

I haven't been to a doctor yet, but eventually I will get to one, hopefully.

[badluckbetty.livejournal.com]

oh i have that at like 6am and i get up to go and i got to crawl abck in bed and i have to keep running back and fortha dn idon't get to go back to sleep cause it doesn't go away!!!!

!!!!!!!!!

[perplexxi.livejournal.com]

omg yes.
i posted this a few weeks ago in womenhealth, and brought it to attention again just a couple of days ago here.
http://www.livejournal.com/talkread.bml?journal=womenhealth&itemid=16281

it feels like i have to go all the time. sometimes i wake up several times a night because i'm afraid i'll wet the bed - but of course when i reach the bathroom it turns out there's nothing in there.

this is the first time i've experienced this, and it's been ongoing for a month if not more. most ppl have suggested that it's a pulled muscle, but i haven't done/lifted anything that would cause that.

btw, great icon.