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I can urinate but can't feel the "urge" to go..What is wrong? Should I call the doctor right away?

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kathy23790
kathy23790

I can go but I don't feel the pressure to tell me to go.

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  • Middlechild79
    Middlechild79 kathy23790

    Posted

    I would definitely get in to see your urologist. That is not normal and can cause problems if urine starts to back up to your kidneys. How do you know when to empty your bladder if you don't have any bladder sensation? Just on a timed schedule?

    • kathy23790
      kathy23790 Middlechild79

      Posted

      I go when I think the time is right been lucky so far.  I need to know what causes it
  • rocky31676
    rocky31676 kathy23790

    Posted

    Everyone should feel the urge, otherwise its called incontinence......

    you will pee in your pants/dress ? 

     

    • kathy23790
      kathy23790 rocky31676

      Posted

      I don't wer dresses.. No I haven't had ny accdients yet. I know I am supposed to feel whn  need t go. What I need to know is what might be the problem

    • Middlechild79
      Middlechild79 kathy23790

      Posted

      I would say there is definitely something wrong with your bladder nerves. The nerve signals from bladder to brain and brain to bladder is complex. If there is injury or disease, that can affect the signals being properly sent or received. I have an overactive bladder (so the complete opposite of you) and that too is a brain/bladder signal mixup. In my case, they never found the cause. I'm otherwise healthy and I did not have an injury to my sacrum or bladder. I would get in to see your urologist. He/she might want you to see a neurologist to rule out things as well.

    • kathy23790
      kathy23790 Middlechild79

      Posted

      Thanks Middle.  What is strange to me is I had the over active thing too, Now its like my bladder is saying I don't want to talk to you anymore.rolleyes

  • davidansy
    davidansy kathy23790

    Posted

    First get your GP to refer you to a urologist.

    How old are you? Sometimes with age the bladder which is a muscle loses it's elasticity like a balloon which has been inflated for a long time. I'm a 72 year old male with the same problem and now have to self- catheterise at least 3 times a day (not difficult). If the bladder is not emptied properly there is a possibility that the urine left inside will go bad and cause UTIs.

    Hope you get sorted soon.

    • kathy23790
      kathy23790 davidansy

      Posted

      I am younger than 72. I was recently tested for UTIs and there isn't any sign of infection.

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