Nearly 80% of multiple sclerosis patients in a large registry reported overactive bladder symptoms, and more than one-third of newly diagnosed patients in a different cohort also had urinary dysfunction, researchers reported here.
Analysis of questionnaires returned by 8,380 participants in the registry operated by the North American Committee on MS (NARCOMS) indicated that 6,392 of them reported overactive bladder -- including 5,159 who said they had urgency-related leakage, according to Stacey S. Cofield, PhD, of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and colleagues.
However, barely half had ever seen a urologist for their symptoms, the researchers reported during a poster session at the joint meeting of the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers and the Americas Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (CMSC-ACTRIMS).......... Read More - http://www.ms-uk.org/mssymptomsresearch
MS bladder problems show up early and often
MS bladder problems show up early and often
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Alainaluvsu
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Re: MS bladder problems show up early and often
I don't know if I have MS. They found a lesion in my brain that they think is a vascular malformation. They haven't ruled it out though. I will say accidents are a once or twice a week thing with me. I've never seen a urologist. Everybody is recommending I see a neurologist due to a lot of the accompanying symptoms that I'm experiencing.