Frequent Urination

joebig · Oct 23, 2007

Ok here's my dilema....see what you guys think. In the past week I have been urinating like crazy. It seems like every 30min or so. Sometimes after I go, I have the urge to go 10min later. I dont think I am diabetic and I took a urinary tract infection test and came back negative. I usually drink at least a gallon of water per day and havent noticed any problems. It seems I get up during the night to pee atleast 5-8 times. At first I thought it was all the supplements I am taking. Nothing unusual.....multi-vitamins, liver care, glutamine, primrose oil, nac, etc. I noticed my zma formula had vit b6 which acts as a mild diuretic so I stopped taking it before bed and I still am getting up often to pee during the night. I recently started a new sales job which requires me to work 10hrs per day and be highly energetic. I am finding myself drinking several speed stacks, red bulls, and other drinks with caffeine in them. I know caffeine is a diuretic, but if my last drink is around 6pm how come I would still be peeing several times at night all the way up to 5am? I know this may sound like a weird question, but any bros out there have any idea what might be going on? Oh yah, btw I am halfway through my pct so I been completly off gear for atleast 6 weeks or so.

buselmo · Oct 23, 2007

do you feel thirsty all the time??? have you lost a lot of weight???
if i were you, i'd go to the doc's office and check it out

muscle96ss · Oct 23, 2007

I would get a prostate exam just to be safe.

grumpy69 · Oct 23, 2007

Could be a lot of things. You might just drink a lot of water. Maybe it is a prostate infection... I would get it checked out

joebig · Oct 23, 2007

I am not thirsty all the time nor have I lost any weight. I drink tons of water per day just to help flush my kidneys out. I been going to the bathroom so much that my kidneys and lower back have been killing me. I am starting to think maybe there is something wrong with my prostate. I just hope that maybe I pee so much because of all the vitamins I take or from all the amount of water I drink. I dont know why all of a sudden I am going so often. Do you think it has anything to do with all the caffeine drinks I am drinking? If so, how come I am still going to the bathroom so many times at night? I am scared as shit that it may be my prostate. All the medication available for prostate cancer makes it near impossible to get a boner. I dont wanna have deca dick even when I am off gear. I might as well kiss my social life goodbye. I never had a prostate exam. It is recommended getting check when your 25. Well I am 30 and never had one. Personally I dont want a dr shoving his fingering in my a** but I am to the point where I dont wanna let my stubborness stand in the way of potentially having prostate cancer. Anybody here ever have any problems with their prostate? If so, what were your symptoms and what forms of treatment were you given? Thanks in advance for all the responses. I really appreciate everyone's input.

flexmaster · Oct 23, 2007

sounds like prostate problems to me. go get checked man....

Rambo · Oct 23, 2007

I think you're a bit young to get prostate at 30 y.o, it's a genetic thing, so if there is a prostate history in the family, then yea... I would def get it checked out.

Otherwise you may be drinking too much.

flexmaster · Oct 23, 2007

Rambo said:
I think you're a bit young to get prostate at 30 y.o, it's a genetic thing, so if there is a prostate history in the family, then yea... I would def get it checked out.

Otherwise you may be drinking too much.

if he is using AAS then i definately DONT think he's too young. i assume he is using AAS being that majority of the members here do.

oldfella · Oct 23, 2007

You mentioned in the past week. Is this how long this has been going on? I think it is just your body adjusting to all the water intake through the day. Also all those drinks are not helping, but look it is worth a visit to the doc and get everything checked. it is always better to be safe and early detection of a problem will be your best defense if it turns out to be something sinister.

BIGCHIEF78 · Oct 23, 2007

Went through the same problem, even got medication for it (ditropan). After getting several tests (prostate, bladder, video catheters) nothing physical was ever found. After doing research with the urologist, I saw how bad caffeine triggers your bladder. Especially those that are high in artificial sweeteners.

It becomes a dilemma because I try to get caffeine and ephedra for the metabolic boost and the motivation for my morning workouts, but at the same time, I'm going to the bathroom every 30 minutes for the rest of the day. Even if I cut it off by 5pm, I'm still getting up three or more times a night.

I guess you just have to weigh out your priorities. Do you want the caffeine for the stimulant effect, or do you want less trips to the little boys room?

qwerty_uk · Oct 23, 2007

BIGCHIEF78 said:
Went through the same problem, even got medication for it (ditropan). After getting several tests (prostate, bladder, video catheters) nothing physical was ever found. After doing research with the urologist, I saw how bad caffeine triggers your bladder. Especially those that are high in artificial sweeteners.

It becomes a dilemma because I try to get caffeine and ephedra for the metabolic boost and the motivation for my morning workouts, but at the same time, I'm going to the bathroom every 30 minutes for the rest of the day. Even if I cut it off by 5pm, I'm still getting up three or more times a night.

I guess you just have to weigh out your priorities. Do you want the caffeine for the stimulant effect, or do you want less trips to the little boys room?

yep on training days when I have a caffeine based drink its toilet all night for me.

BOOMSHAKER · Oct 23, 2007

Sounds like you have a case of "over active bladder" but not really sure why now would it start to over activate. Like most of the fellas said, best to have a Urologist check you out. It could be something small or big. Hard to tell. Get a check up my friend, then come back and tell us what he/she found. Would be interesting to read.

The most common culprits for bladder irritation are:coffee, tea, alcohol, citrus fruit and juice, tomatoes, and spicy foods. Others are eggs, pork, onions, wheat, corn and milk. Diet sodas are a factor in bladder urgency.

RV63T · Oct 23, 2007

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elvisman99 · Oct 23, 2007

RV63T said:
that is how i found out i was diebetic. i would piss every 20 min or so for 3 or 4 days then it eased up for a couple days. but started right back the same. and it was just like i was fine 1 day then the next it hit pissing non stop in a 21/2 hour drive i stopped 12 times to piss. get it checked out for sure.

Bro i was just gonna suggest that... My father was diabetic and his father was and my mom 1 day explained the sides to look for in case one day down the road i was to become a diabetic.. Do yourself a favor and look into it bro and see a dr.

thebrick · Oct 23, 2007

I would cut the caffeine and stimulants out and see how it goes. I really think that's the culprit. Sounds like you are taking in much more than you realize. If you are still getting up that many times in the night on 0% caffeine, I would get my prostate checked and/or get screened for diabetes.

Deepsea · Oct 24, 2007

I'm going to have to say a prostate problem. I had this exact same thing going on and went to the doctor for it. He gave me a 30 day supply of Doxycycline (spelling may be wrong) and it fixed it. Checking for a prostate exam sucks but it has to be done. The doxycycline is the same medicine given for various other infections ie: the clap but it cleans your sysem out. I would highly suggest getting it looked at soon. I don't think you have cancer but an inection sounds likely.

joebig · Oct 24, 2007

Ok I have a dr appt sent for fri so I will will you guys know. I am hoping it is just from too much caffeine. I don't know how I am gonna be able to get through each day at work (10hrs 5x per week) without it. I had a buddy give me an adderall and that really seemed to help, but I crashed halfway through the day. I will be willing to stop drinking so much caffeine if it makes me stop pissing so much. It really sucks walking all the way to the bathroom every 30min. Worse part is when I am really busy and have to hold it cuz I dont have an opportunity to go. It will really suck if I have diabetes. Well fellas, wish me the best!

Conan21 · Oct 24, 2007

Prostate

How do you check for prostate problems?

is a blood test (PSA) test enough???

or do you need an "exam" too?

I went to the doctors before for the same symptoms. My doc knew i take a little bit of test too. I insisted on having blood
work for prostate and kidneys. I took a urine test too. My PSA was fine and my doctor said there was nothing wrong and
kind of acted like I was being wimp for being so concerned :-/

BrooklynBB · Oct 24, 2007

joebig said:
Ok here's my dilema....see what you guys think. In the past week I have been urinating like crazy. It seems like every 30min or so. Sometimes after I go, I have the urge to go 10min later. I dont think I am diabetic and I took a urinary tract infection test and came back negative. I usually drink at least a gallon of water per day and havent noticed any problems. It seems I get up during the night to pee atleast 5-8 times. At first I thought it was all the supplements I am taking. Nothing unusual.....multi-vitamins, liver care, glutamine, primrose oil, nac, etc. I noticed my zma formula had vit b6 which acts as a mild diuretic so I stopped taking it before bed and I still am getting up often to pee during the night. I recently started a new sales job which requires me to work 10hrs per day and be highly energetic. I am finding myself drinking several speed stacks, red bulls, and other drinks with caffeine in them. I know caffeine is a diuretic, but if my last drink is around 6pm how come I would still be peeing several times at night all the way up to 5am? I know this may sound like a weird question, but any bros out there have any idea what might be going on? Oh yah, btw I am halfway through my pct so I been completly off gear for atleast 6 weeks or so.

Hi Joe.

First of all, relax. You're guessing what your diagnosis is by trying to look at recent symptoms rather than looking at things as a whole. That being said, you made no mention of what your diet is like, nor how long you sleep each night. Post up a typical days eating for the past week from the time you get up to the time you go to sleep.

Second, none of the supplements you are taking would cause you to urinate 5-8 times. If you got up twice in an 8 hour period I'd blame it on drinking alot of water. But 5-8 times during the night is way too much unless you changed your diet to something that is causing you to spill water. (There are lots of reasons for this, which is why I'd like to see your diet)

Third, it's good you finally made the doctor's appointment. You may not want the finger up your ass, but if it means you're going to get an answer as to whether or not you have a swollen prostate, so be it. It's not like the guy is going to enjoy exploring your asshole bro. But it's what needs to be done.

Finally, working a 10 hour shift is hard, no doubt. But you shouldn't rely on stimulants to keep you going on all the time. It's only going to acidify your blood and throw other things out of whack in your system.

Good luck and please post back the results.

mrcat · Oct 24, 2007

Definitely like everyone says, have it checked out. I'm diabetic and had all the symptoms. One thing to be careful of symptom wise is if it stops for a few days, it doesn't mean it's not diabetes. Often what happens is you stop drinking so much, and you think that was the problem, but you have in fact dehydrated yourself. I done that a few times. Hopefully, it's nothing, but better to be safe. On a side note, if you really are in a hurry, most drug stores will run a blood sugar test for a few bucks.