Medications and Your Bladder 

Bladder Basics -  Medications and Your Bladder

Leaking can happen when medicines affect any of the muscles or nerves involved in bladder control. For instance, medicines to treat high blood pressure may make the sphincter muscles too tight or too loose. Medicines to treat colds can have the same effect.

Medicine to calm your nerves so that you can sleep or relax may dull the nerves in the bladder and keep them from signaling the brain when the bladder is full. Without the message, the bladder overflows. Drinking alcohol can also cause these nerves to fail.

Water pills (diuretics) take fluid from swollen areas of your body and send it to the bladder. This may cause the bladder to leak because it fills more quickly than usual. Caffeine drinks such as coffee and cola have the same effect. Some foods such as chocolate also can cause bladder problems.


   What can you do about your bladder control problem?

Your doctor needs to know what medicines you take. Before your next doctor visit, make a list of all the prescription medicines you take. Also list medicines you buy without a prescription. Or you can bring all your medicines with you to show the doctor. Ask your doctor if any of the medicines could cause your bladder problem. Your pharmacist can also give you information about your medicines.

You may have to continue taking a medicine that causes a bladder control problem. Ask your doctor to help you find another way to control your bladder.

  Points to Remember

* Never stop taking a prescribed medicine without first talking to your doctor.

* Certain medicines, foods, and drinks can cause bladder control problems.

* Make a list of your medicines--both prescription and nonprescription--to show your doctor. Take the list to talk about bladder control.

* You may have to keep taking important medicines, even if they cause some bladder control problems.

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