People with MS can report a variety of bladder symptoms including frequency, urgency, incontinence, infection, double voiding (urinating twice in a short time), and nocturia (getting up at night to urinate several times).
Not all symptoms are a result of nerve damage from multiple sclerosis. Men and women develop bladder problems due to the aging process, prostate diseases, and from bearing children. No matter what the cause, treatments exist for the symptoms. Bladder symptoms may develop gradually. You may not realize the extent of bladder issues until they impact daily activities like shopping, going out to eat, or attending family events such as anniversaries or graduations. If you always need to know where a bathroom is located, then you should consider seeing a urologist for your bladder issues. Take this simple quiz below to see if you experience bladder problems. Evaluation of bladder related issues can be found under the bladder testing section.