I have Chronic Lyme and Bartonella. For the past 3 years, I have had an overactive bladder and problems urinating (it wouldn't come out). I have been going to a urologist and we found out through a Urodynamic Study that my involuntary Sphincter Muscle doesn't relax. I also have a very narrow urethra.
I have had stomach pain every day for a couple of months and now whenever I go to the bathroom, the severe stomach pain starts. The pain is in my low stomach and the left side of my stomach and it lasts for hours. Then, I will wake up with the same stomach pain again. I also, occasionally, have visible blood in my urine.
If any of you have ideas as to what this could be, I would greatly appreciate it.
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dmc
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ask your MD to RX Baclofen...it is a nervous system relaxant that helped my blasdder relax enough to release.
Periodically my bladder & surrounding muscles spasm & lock. One 10mg of the Balcofen relaxes it with 15 minutes.
It is better since Lyme/Bart treatments.
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dmc
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Oh yeah, in the meantime try whistling. Weird I know, but heard it on a MS msg board and it does work.
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timaca
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I had those symptoms (minus the blood in the urine) from Lyme itself.
Lyme loves the bladder and an overactive bladder is a common symptom.
Plus Lyme many times affects the autonomic nervous system so that automatic things the body does, go haywire--like sphincter muscles can get sent into overdrive (or underdrive).
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Aniek
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There are a lot of bugs that can infect the digestive track. Do you have an LLMD and have you discussed this? I recently discovered I have a lower intestinal overgrowth of Klebsiella, which can get into the urinary tract.
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karenl
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I know that many bartonella people have a problem that the bladder cannot hold the urine, it gets better with treatment. The urethra also can be narrow - because of something is there blocking.
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Don't underestimate non-tick borne infections/conditions either. Many other conditions become aggravated when lyme is mixed in and the immune system is in overdrive (IMO)...
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