Bladder symptoms occur in approximately 80% of people with MS. Common symptoms are:
- Failure to store
- Failure to empty
- Combined failure to store/failure to empty
The pyschosocial Implications of bladder dysfunction include:
- Fear of drinking liquids
- Anxiety over loss of control, particularly during social events or exercise
- Fear of leaving vicinity of bathroom
- Embarrassment/shame; fear of incontinence during intercourse; increased fatigue due to interrupted sleep
- Fear/embarrassment related to catheter use
Inability to relieve the symptoms below may necessitate a urologic consultation for further treatment.