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Bladder problems in MS include the following: Urgency; need to reach the toilet quickly, frequency;urination more than 5-6 times a day, hesitancy; difficuly in initiating urination, nocturia; awakening at night because of the need to urinate, incontinence - leakage of urine; incomplete emptying Read more...Click to read more below


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Symptom Severities

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Treatments Patients Take For Bladder problems

Treatments Patients Take For Bladder problems
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Oxybutynin 92 100% Oxybutynin: 100%
Tolterodine 75 82% Tolterodine: 82%
Self Catheterization 43 47% Self Catheterization: 47%
Vesicare 42 46% Vesicare: 46%
Flomax 28 30% Flomax: 30%
Cranberry softgels 25 27% Cranberry softgels: 27%
Oxytrol 22 24% Oxytrol: 24%
Nitrofurantoin 19 21% Nitrofurantoin: 21%
Catheter 15 16% Catheter: 16%
Darifenacin 14 15% Darifenacin: 15%
Bethanechol 10 11% Bethanechol: 11%
Cranberry supplement 9 10% Cranberry supplement: 10%
Sanctura 9 10% Sanctura: 10%
Doxazosin 8 9% Doxazosin: 9%
Glatiramer 6 7% Glatiramer: 7%
Incontinence Pads 6 7% Incontinence Pads: 7%
Ascorbic Acid 5 5% Ascorbic Acid: 5%
Botox injections 5 5% Botox injections: 5%
Solifenacin 5 5% Solifenacin: 5%
Terazosin 5 5% Terazosin: 5%
Baclofen 4 4% Baclofen: 4%
Sanctura XR 4 4% Sanctura XR: 4%
InterStim Therapy 3 3% InterStim Therapy: 3%
Methenamine Hippurate 3 3% Methenamine Hippurate: 3%
Amitriptyline 2 2% Amitriptyline: 2%
Ciprofloxacin 2 2% Ciprofloxacin: 2%
Desmopressin 2 2% Desmopressin: 2%
Diazepam 2 2% Diazepam: 2%
Furosemide 2 2% Furosemide: 2%
Interferon beta 1-b Subcutaneous Injection 2 2% Interferon beta 1-b Subcutaneous Injection: 2%
Naltrexone 2 2% Naltrexone: 2%
Nutritional supplements 2 2% Nutritional supplements: 2%
Phenazopyridine 2 2% Phenazopyridine: 2%
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim (SMX-TMP) 2 2% Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim (SMX-TMP): 2%
Uroxatral 2 2% Uroxatral: 2%
Water water and more water 2 2% Water water and more water: 2%
Acupuncture 1 1% Acupuncture: 1%
Alprazolam 1 1% Alprazolam: 1%
Amoxicillin 1 1% Amoxicillin: 1%
Bumetanide 1 1% Bumetanide: 1%
Celebrex 1 1% Celebrex: 1%
Cephalexin 1 1% Cephalexin: 1%
Clonidine 1 1% Clonidine: 1%
Condom catheter 1 1% Condom catheter: 1%
Cystex 1 1% Cystex: 1%
Doxepin 1 1% Doxepin: 1%
Essential Fatty Acids 1 1% Essential Fatty Acids: 1%
Estriol 1 1% Estriol: 1%
Finasteride 1 1% Finasteride: 1%
Flavoxate 1 1% Flavoxate: 1%
Gabapentin 1 1% Gabapentin: 1%
Herbal Supplements 1 1% Herbal Supplements: 1%
Hydrochlorothiazide 1 1% Hydrochlorothiazide: 1%
Imipramine 1 1% Imipramine: 1%
Interferon beta-1a Intramuscular Injection 1 1% Interferon beta-1a Intramuscular Injection: 1%
Kalawalla 1 1% Kalawalla: 1%
Levaquin 1 1% Levaquin: 1%
Levofloxacin 1 1% Levofloxacin: 1%
Lorazepam 1 1% Lorazepam: 1%
Mestinon 1 1% Mestinon: 1%
Methylprednisolone 1 1% Methylprednisolone: 1%
Modafinil 1 1% Modafinil: 1%
Nortriptyline 1 1% Nortriptyline: 1%
Oxycontin 1 1% Oxycontin: 1%
Potassium 1 1% Potassium: 1%
Potassium chloride 1 1% Potassium chloride: 1%
Pravastatin 1 1% Pravastatin: 1%
Prazosin 1 1% Prazosin: 1%
Prednisone 1 1% Prednisone: 1%
Pregabalin 1 1% Pregabalin: 1%
Prosed/DS 1 1% Prosed/DS: 1%
Stool Softener 1 1% Stool Softener: 1%
Suprapubic Catheter 1 1% Suprapubic Catheter: 1%
Trimethoprim 1 1% Trimethoprim: 1%
Uroxatral 1 1% Uroxatral: 1%
Uva ursi 1 1% Uva ursi: 1%
Vitamin E 1 1% Vitamin E: 1%
Zolpidem 1 1% Zolpidem: 1%
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