When you eat or drink something that your bladder is sensitive to, it can cause irritation that can lead to bladder irritation. Symptoms of bladder irritation can include: Urgency: a sudden and strong urge to pee that you can’t put…
When we look at bladder urgency and frequency, it is often assumed that the bladder is overactive or that the pelvic floor is too weak. However, research does not support either of these assumptions. When we are assessing our patients…
Painful bladder syndrome is a spectrum of diseases that includes interstitial cystitis (IC) that can cause bladder pain and/or pressure, urinary frequency and urgency that can feel like an infection. Sometimes, people with IC will also have IBS, fibromyalgia, migraines,…
I was telling a friend about pelvic floor physical therapy and I happened to mention that I treat men. She was surprised and asked "You treat men, too?" "Yes", I answered. "Men have pelvic pain, too."Male pelvic pain is hard to…
