What Causes Bladder Pain While Treating OCD?

Posted on Sat, 23 Jan 2016

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Question : I have OCD and have been pressing on my Bladder a lot to make myself urinate. Have I harmed myself?
I am taking anti anxiety meds to help OCD . I have developed a disconfort in my bladde from all this pressing . What can I do to help this situation/

Answered by Dr. Sassen S Kwasa (8 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
You do not need to do anything immediately, you need to see a urologist.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,Welcome back to HCM.

Please note that you have not harmed yourself by what you did, it will be sore, however, you may have under-active bladder and urinary retention that needs the attention of a urologist(which You have already sought as I can see).

There are medications that will help you to be regular and not have to strain or force yourself to urinate.

For now I would urge you not to keep pressing on your bladder.

I hope this helps.
Good luck.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee