University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center ... Although the cause of bladder spasms is not completely understood, some women who have had strokes or other neurological diseases may have bladder spasms. Bladder infection and irritation from certain foods can also produce these spasms.
www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept22047/files/135793.... www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept22047/files/135793.html
WebMD explains what bladder spasms are, who gets them, what they might be symptoms of, and how to treat them effectively. ... What Do Bladder Spasms Feel Like?
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Symptoms of interstitial cystitis (IC) include bladder spasms (which can be very painful), bladder frequency, bladder pain, low bladder capacity, and incontinence. Very often, Interstitial Cystitis patients are wrongly treated for what their doctors assume must be bladder infections, urethritis, or "emotional" problems.
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Bladder Control [posted 1/14/99] ; Question: I am a 54 year old male who recently had a rupture operation. Since the operation I don't get the sensation of having to urinate, except pain and feeling bloated or my kidneys hurt.
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Sounds like you're having some bladder spasms at the bladder neck or even spasms of the pelvic floor. It may be valuable for you to have a pelvic floor assessment and/or to try some kegel exercises to improve your overall muscle tone.
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1 It's interesting that catheterization is both a cause and a temporary solution to bladder spasms. I've heard that bladder spasms can also be caused by a reaction to some foods, and that dietary changes can help. - calea
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Bladder spasm - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A bladder spasm is an acute spasmodic pain which arises from the bladder. Bladder spasms are usually experienced by children following ureteric reimplantation surgery. In spite of adequate post-oper...
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PURPOSE: A recent demonstration of peripheral opioid receptors suggested the possibility of delivering morphine locally into the bladder after reimplantation for ameliorating the discomfort of postoperative bladder irritation with spasms. ... Since we do not use bladder drainage after reimplantation, dripping a morphine...
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Valium and other muscle relaxants may also be used to reduce spasms associated with IC. Amitriptyline (Elavil®) and doxepin (Sinequan®) are tricyclic antidepressants that help to block pain, calm bladder spasms, and reduce inflammation;
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