Feeling stuck
Hi everyone,
I’m looking for advice or anyone who might have experienced something similar because I’ve been dealing with ongoing symptoms for about 8 months now and I’m starting to feel hopeless…
It all began with a sudden and persistent strong urge to urinate like of nowhere. Sometimes it gets better and then bad again… The sensation comes on very quickly and feels quite intense, and I often feel like I can’t fully empty my bladder in one go. Sometimes it also feels like my body’s signals are just off or delayed in some way. I’ve had urine tests and urine cultures done , and no bacteria were found, so my GP doesn’t see any infection or obvious urological issue.
I’ve also been to a gynecologist, where I was diagnosed with HPV and polycystic ovaries (PCOS), but I think this shouldn’t be the cause of my urinary symptoms. On top of that, I have already been to a gastroenterologist and was diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). I’ve been taking Meteospasmyl for about 10 days, and while it helps a little with the spasms, I still feel like something deeper is going on. For example, I can suddenly get a strong urge to urinate and at the same time experience diarrhea, but at first it feels like I only need to pee. It feels like there is some kind of connection or shared trigger between the bladder and bowel, but I can’t really understand it.
Because of all this, I’ve started avoiding drinking fluids, which I know is not healthy, but I feel like I’m constantly trying to prevent symptoms from appearing. I’ve started wondering if I could have affected my pelvic floor muscles or developed some kind of dysfunction there. Could this be something like overactive bladder or pelvic floor dysfunction rather than an infection? Is it worth pushing for a urologist referral even though basic tests are clear? And is it realistic that something like this could be managed with antibiotics, since nothing bacterial has been found so far?
Right now I just feel a bit dismissed because all my tests come back “normal,” but the symptoms are very real and are affecting my daily life a lot . If anyone has had something similar or can point me in the right direction, I would really appreciate it.💜