Diet’s effect on incontinence

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A year after radical pros I still have stress incontinence. I do the kegels but not like I should. Fixing that now and it seems to help. But my diet is something that I am coming to realize is affecting me.
I eat a lot of fruit. Green apples and berries. I am up at night about every 1.5 to 2 hours. I tire easily during the day. I think that’s partly due to lack of proper sleep. So I quit the apples. Big difference! Sleep all night with one trip to bathroom. Less stress urge to void. May be something to the diet. We’ll see.

 

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Citrus and carbonated beverages cause me problems. At first I thought coffee did also but I was able to reintroduce 1 cup a day without issues. I usually sleep much of the night now.

 

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Hello, just read last night about the severe post rp surgery effects of IBS irritable bowel syndrome. They don’t address problem because I think they don’t care. If you do some research you can see it is a very big problem. Nerve damage that occurs during surgery damages the bowels. I have been battling this for 7 months now and before the surgery I never had a problem. Now loose stools, pain and gas. Do some research and check it out. Just one more thing we never get told about before they cut you up.

 

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There have been other threads about diet and specific foods/drinks. It seems to really help some people if you can isolate an item or class of items. For me, coffee avoidance after about 2 pm - so that's time of day.
Lots of things they don't tell us, and are hard to research. I'm adding "where else can i research this, it's side affects, post-problems, etc" to my lists of questions to not only the doctor, but the PA and the nurses.
Good luck.

 

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Hi ya, I’m sending you the site; ncbi.nim.nih.gov Article # PMC 3214293. There are a lot of pages but very informative. They identify the problem but no solution.

 

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Thanks Bob

Will check it out.
Have a great day today and Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!


Jim

 

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I wet at night. Not so much during the day. But if I drink certain things like carbonated beverages, juice or tea, I get a sudden urge to pee. I think I am sensitive to artificial sweeteners too.
Sometimes the urge to go is so strong I can't get to the bathroom soon enough. I've had a few pee accidents at home, and a few while driving home in the car.

I go to community college and haven't had an embarrassing accident in public yet, but I worry about it.

I watch what I eat and drink, but I never really know when I might get a sudden urge. It might only happen once or twice a week at the most.

I don't want to wear a diaper during the day, but I think I might have to if I am going to be out of the house for a long time. My mother is supportive and encouraging me to wear one just in case I get a sudden urge to pee, but I hate to cause her any more expense. Up to now, I've never worn a diaper when out in public.