Neurogenic bladder (information)
I don’t see much about conditions effecting the urinary tract so i thought i’d make my own.
The basics: neurogenic bladder (aka; neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction) is a broad term for bladder and lower urinary tract dysfunction caused by neurological disorders
Types: there is 3 types of neurogenic bladder; overactive, under active, and mixed type
Overactive: a hyper active bladder, it will have involuntary contractions
Under active: a bladder that is not active enough and doesn’t contract enough and when needed
Mixed type: a mix of symptoms and features of both under active and over active bladder
Symptoms (not a full list)
Overactive bladder
Urinary hesitancy (difficulty urinating)
Urinary incontinence
Frequency
Urgency
Under-active bladder
Urinary retention
Urinary hesitancy
Overflow incontinence
Not being able to tell you have a full bladder
Causes: neurological disorders (a few examples; spina bifidia, stroke, CNS tumors, Parkinson’s, and much more)
Treatment (not a full list, it also depends on the symptoms and underlying cause)
Urine schedule
Medicine
Sacral nerve stimulation
Catheters
Certain surgeries
Stigma: theres a lot of stigma around urinary disorders and disabilities. Many with them are scared to talk about them. It’s often seen as “gross” and “unsanitary”. Those of us with urinary issues often get shut down in conversations even in disability spaces because people think our disorders and symptoms are taboo and shouldn’t be talked about. All of this not only makes it hard to live with by constantly hearing part of your daily life called gross and unsanitary, but it makes people afraid to talk about it, including to doctors, when they really need to.
Sources
Neurogenic bladder is when a neurological condition affects your bladder function. Learn more about its causes, symptoms and management.
https://www.urologyhealth.org/urology-a-z/n/neurogenic-bladder
Learn about the types of neurogenic bladder and their unique causes from Aurora Health Care.
Neurogenic bladder is the name given to a number of urinary conditions in people who lack bladder control due to a brain, spinal cord or ner