Frequent Urination/Always feel the need

[Tarasa16 7]

Hey guys!!

This may be TMI  but....

I feel like I’m going crazy!!!

For the past month I feel like I have been going to the bathroom, constantly. I just started having to pee maybe every hour but I could hold it.... but that sensation was there. Now it never leaves. Even when I just went. 
 

I’m terrified something is super wrong. I’m scared I have cancer of the bladder, or kidney, or like ovarian cancer (which is probably the one I’m most worried about). 

I know anxiety can cause frequent urination. I’ve struggled with it my entire life. But at least actually emptying my bladder provided relief for at least a little bit... and eventually I would get over it when I was at work or did things to distract myself, now none of that is helping. This just feels like constant pressure and tingling. It’s not an UTI - there’s no burning and I took one of those at home tests. 
 

I keep doing things like squeezing my bladder while I’m using the restroom... and part of me thinks that could be causing it. But I’m just so freaked out. I’m also have some very low back pain.. but I also pulled a back muscle a few weeks ago... 

I still can hold it for around 3 hours or so until I really feel the need. I haven’t seen any blood in the toilet. But I’m still really scared and I feel like I’m going crazy!!

Im trying to resist the urge to go the doctor- I don’t even have a GP right now. And I have spent so much money on this stupid HA...

I’ve been told several times by doctors my urinary issues are anxiety related. But I don’t feel they have ever lasted this long and like I said.... it’s constant which is new. I had a lower abdomen CT scan around 1 and a half ago... just showed a small uterine fibroid. I’m 28 and have never had kids...just fyi. 

I don’t wake up in the middle of the night or anything. 
 

has anyone else experiences anything similar?!!

I can’t take much more of this :( 

[Mrsrpmddo 222]

Yes yes yes, I’ve had it off and on for years, I’m constantly going, the more I focus on it the more I need to go. I also don’t wake up at night but all day long I go. I’m constantly anxious, so I know that’s why it’s happening.

[Ms.Moon 18]

I have this happen to me all the time.  I had a panic attack on Sunday and I was in the bathroom about three of four times in an hour.  

[MARC 428]

When I am nervous or cold, I urinate quite often. 

[Tarasa16 7]

Thanks all!!

Im just so freaked out! It seems like it changes throughout the day now... I’ll have days where it doesn’t bother me... and then days where I go most of the day feeling normal... and then as soon as I go... it feels like I need to go... almost immediately 😞 I keep saying to myself... if it was some kind of cancer or tumor... it wouldn’t come and go... but I’m not even sure if that’s true and I’m driving myself crazy!! 

[Mrsrpmddo 222]

I  Have the same thing, one day it’s fine, next day I’m going all the time. If you’re anything like me, youre subconsciously thinking about it, the more I think about it , the more it happens. I truly think you’re fine, I’ve had this in and off for years

[Tarasa16 7]

Definitely thinking about it a lot... or all the time really. 
 

I find myself timing how long I go... a little bit obsessively, probably. 

I also find myself.... straining and squeezing... after I go to the bathroom... I guess to check? And that seems to make things worse. I just hate health anxiety so much... I worry about c all the time. It’s draining.

I’m very thankful for this forum... I don’t feel so alone!

 

[Mrsrpmddo 222]

That’s exactly why it’s happening! I know how hard it is. I’m going through something now too, I’m obsessed with it. Health anxiety is torture! Try and distract yourself, I’m sure this is all anxiety, 

[Jennifer1 8]

I'm a pee'er. Apparently one can train themselves to ignore the feeling, I've never believed that is healthy. As soon as I feel it a tiny bit, I'm off to the bathroom. 

Even at night, I get up 3 or 4 times and if i drink water, or tea in the evening, watch out. I can pee once and before I leave the bathroom feel like I could pee again. 

Could be absolutely nothing at all other than being a bit hyper aware of that little spasm/feeling. 

 

[Chantsy 31]

I've had this!

It sucks and I'm sorry that you're dealing with it. I have never gotten a proper reason for why I get a sensation of a uti without the actual infection but it happens about once a year and has lasted for weeks and weeks at a time. It's very uncomfortable and feels exactly the same as having a bad uti. Have you had a urine analysis done? That really helped calm my nerves because I knew for sure that there was no infection. I have often wondered if I get some form of bladder irritation or inflammation that causes this. With time, it slowly goes away on its own and eventually isn't a problem. Hope this will be the same for you!

Also, if it's any help, you can order uti test strips on Amazon and keep them for when you feel like this. I found great comfort in testing at home and knowing I was ok. It helped me focus less on the symptoms and let it go.

[Tarasa16 7]

5 hours ago, Chantsy said:

I've had this!

It sucks and I'm sorry that you're dealing with it. I have never gotten a proper reason for why I get a sensation of a uti without the actual infection but it happens about once a year and has lasted for weeks and weeks at a time. It's very uncomfortable and feels exactly the same as having a bad uti. Have you had a urine analysis done? That really helped calm my nerves because I knew for sure that there was no infection. I have often wondered if I get some form of bladder irritation or inflammation that causes this. With time, it slowly goes away on its own and eventually isn't a problem. Hope this will be the same for you!

Also, if it's any help, you can order uti test strips on Amazon and keep them for when you feel like this. I found great comfort in testing at home and knowing I was ok. It helped me focus less on the symptoms and let it go.

Yes!!! I did the UTI test strips. It came up negative... sort of... it said I was positive for one and not the other... I think the Leukecytes were positive. And that’s how it usually goes. So weird... and I asked my doctor about it once, and even asked my gynecologist and they really felt like it was I do this because of anxiety... so I’m just trying to remember it’s probably anxiety... some days it’s better than others. I keep thinking I’m hyperfocusing on it.... like maybe I’m just feeling a slight sensation... and I focus on it too much.. and even squeeze my bladder to try and tell for sure whether or not I actually have to go... by the time I do all that I really do need to go... and it’s probably making it worse. 
 

I even wonder if I have a yeast infection (sorry if that’s tmi 😬) 

and maybe that’s just causing a feeling of inflammation? Idk... I feel like I sound like a crazy person trying to rationalize it all. 🤦🏼‍♀️

[Tarasa16 7]

On 1/29/2020 at 8:31 PM, Jennifer1 said:

I'm a pee'er. Apparently one can train themselves to ignore the feeling, I've never believed that is healthy. As soon as I feel it a tiny bit, I'm off to the bathroom. 

Even at night, I get up 3 or 4 times and if i drink water, or tea in the evening, watch out. I can pee once and before I leave the bathroom feel like I could pee again. 

Could be absolutely nothing at all other than being a bit hyper aware of that little spasm/feeling. 

 

I feel like I’m hyper focused on it!!!

i do this all the time. Like... I’ll have a weird sensation or “symptom” or thing pop up.. and I focus so much I drive myself crazy... then I can’t remember if it was normal feeling to begin with? Like maybe I’ve always had it and have just been able to ignore it kind of thing. 
 

[Jennifer1 8]

1 hour ago, Tarasa16 said:

I feel like I’m hyper  Like maybe I’ve always had it and have just been able to ignore it kind of thing. 

 

It seems like with HA once something sparks that little worry meter, it's really hard to shut it off. 

Something else I've noticed is when I am not focusing my anxiety on something, I feel like it's rooting around looking for something to latch on to. 

 

 

[Chantsy 31]

On 1/31/2020 at 5:43 PM, Tarasa16 said:

Yes!!! I did the UTI test strips. It came up negative... sort of... it said I was positive for one and not the other... I think the Leukecytes were positive. And that’s how it usually goes. So weird... and I asked my doctor about it once, and even asked my gynecologist and they really felt like it was I do this because of anxiety... so I’m just trying to remember it’s probably anxiety... some days it’s better than others. I keep thinking I’m hyperfocusing on it.... like maybe I’m just feeling a slight sensation... and I focus on it too much.. and even squeeze my bladder to try and tell for sure whether or not I actually have to go... by the time I do all that I really do need to go... and it’s probably making it worse. 
 

I even wonder if I have a yeast infection (sorry if that’s tmi 😬) 

and maybe that’s just causing a feeling of inflammation? Idk... I feel like I sound like a crazy person trying to rationalize it all. 🤦🏼‍♀️

Our bodies can be so weird! Add anxiety into the mix and, well, anything is possible. I've noticed at times that I will fixate on my bladder and can start to feel the symptoms come back so it takes not focusing on it and a lot of distraction to make it go away. The last time I had it it was so bad (and SO uncomfortable) that I was running to the bathroom every ten minutes. A family member actually said to me that they were certain I had a uti based on my symptoms and frequent trips to the loo but....my results were negative. I agree that it makes you feel like you're going crazy! Hope you get relief soon 🙂

[Sugata 0]

Going through this right now and ended up getting some antibiotics called in after speaking with an online doctor even though I had the same test and results as you. Also no burning and the only issue being frequent urinatiion and a few times where I thought I had the urge but wasn’t much. I’ve had UTI’s and this doesn’t fit the bill. On top of that he asked about lower back pain and fever (negative), but I keep focusing on both of those now even while I’m on antibiotics. I check my temperature constantly and I feel like I strained my muscles in the “butt” region for lack of a better way of putting it. It’s more around my hip area but of course I keep worrying that this is considered lower back pain and there are kidney issues even though all of the other tell-tale signs of a kidney infection aren’t there plus I don’t even know for sure if I have an actual UTI. Sigh, it’s like living a nightmare health anxiety. 😞

[SighNoMore 63]

I haven’t posted here in ages. My HA has been pretty well controlled. Now, it’s back with a vengeance. I am peeing every few minutes sometimes. I am petrified of ovarian cancer. 
 

I just wanted to let you know you aren’t alone. I am so scared. 
 

[Wesgirl 0]

I realize this is an old post. But I have to comment because you are describing my symptoms EXACTLY. It’s honestly just nice to see there are other people out there like me. I feel like I fixate on my bladder everyday, and constantly feel the urge to pee even if I already did. I’ve been convincing myself it’s cancer or something, but this gives me hope that it could all be in my head. I’ve had severe generalized anxiety (specifically anxiety about my health) since I was a child, and I’m 27 now. And even though I know my brain can create some very real sensations, it’s SO hard not to be freaked out. Fingers crossed it’s all in my head and I can figure out some way to get through this!

[asgoldy 2]

HI to all still reading this thread:

 

Transiently increased urinary frequency without blood is just not a sign of cancer. Bladder and kidney cancers don't do that. (Increased urinary frequency with blood is still much more likely to be antibiotic responsive bacterial infection). Ovaries are not part of the urinary tract at all and generally won't effect urination. When prostate cancer causes increased urinary frequency, its in older men, think above 60, and the symptoms tend to start start before it's cancer. Anxiety does cause increased urinary frequency. 1. It increases blood pressure which increases the filtration pressure at the kidney which increases urine production. 2. It increases sympathetic tone which increases the contraction of the pelvic muscles which can increase the pressure inside the bladder even at lower volume. 3. It increases enteroception, the attention to internal sensations. 4. Increased stress causes increased urination in animal models. 

 

Hope this helps.

[Bobnnat 496]

Plus, the original poster and Wesgirl are in their 20s. You’d be in the medical journals if you had any of those type cancers, unless there is a family history of EARLY such cancers.

[ZenCube 59]

Every change in habits that lasts more than a week (frequence of bathroom use for either the big or small game) is to be at least mentionned to a GP. At first sight, there are like a zillion possible causes for getting the urge to pee often. A bladder infection for example (cystitis) is to be addressed better sooner than later even if it's not at all a life threatening issue. Health anxiety is built in in such manner that one you either goes too often to the doctor to get iterative reassurance, or one does not go often enough out of fear to get bad news. A change in body functions is one robust reason to be checked, and 99,99% of the time will be given the all clear and move on. 

[Ironman 154]

I drink a lot of caffeinated beverages and water/Gatorade for running.  That would be part of it for me.

The other is I noticed that every time I sleep or nap, I have to go when I get up.