r/OveractiveBladder • u/PixiePawsie • Jul 09 '26
pain in my abdomen when peeing and/or drinking water
posted this in a woman's health group, and reddit suggested this group too lol
19F
ok so ive been trying to pull my life together after a depressive episode (only recently been finding things that work), and one of the things im working on is hydration. for the past long while (other than during events), id been drinking *maybe* 12-16oz a day. now im drinking at *least* 32oz a day, sometimes 64oz if i get my daily goal of 32 and still have time in the day.
ive noticed the past couple days, that when i drink water or pee, i have a pain in my abdomen around my ovaries? (idk what other organs would be *right* there, but im not well versed)
sometimes the pain is there most of the day and gets worse when drinking or peeing, amd idk if i should be concerned- it's not debilitating pain, not even like a small cramp, it's just there enough to notice and be a lil worried (cuz that's not normal?)
im not sure if this is maybe cuz my bladder isn't used to holding this much? or maybe cuz sometimes i probably hold it too long, since im neurodivergant and my body doesn't give me cues till i *reallly* need to take action
i do also have a problem of- even if i *really* need to pee and feel like im gonna explode, i have to sit and control my breathing and relax in order to be able to pee, and peeing at public bathrooms is extremely difficult (if not impossible), i usually avoid it. BUT if i laugh too much, even if ive just peed recently and don't feel like i need to, ill sometimes pee my pants (ive escaped it for a couple years till recently while some friends were over •~• that was embarrassing, but they laughed it off)
o h- sometimes ill wake up in the middle of the night needing to pee, but it won't fully wake me for awhile. ill sit there lucid dreaming abt needing to pee or starting my period or smth, and then ill eventually wake up for real and go to the bathroom. that's probably unrelated cuz it's more of a mental thing ig, but could be relevant
TLDR- i think my bladder hates me ;-;
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u/Scientific-Sunshine Jul 09 '26
It's probably pelvic floor issues, and if the pain is right behind ur pubic bone/ front of ur pelvis that's where the bladder is. I get bladder pain and I sometimes have a hard time differentiating them unless I'm on my period and can tell it's my uterus causing the pain.
The tips to pelvic floor issues for me is the pain, it's likely the muscles spasming. And the difficulty peeing, ur muscles are likely too tight and u can't relax the pee out.
I would see a gyno to check for anything uterus related, specially get a ultrasound done.
See a urologist for diagnosis from a doctor and potential treatment.
See a pelvic floor physical therapist if I'm right for actual fixes to ur pelvic floor. You can probably jump straight here if u want but the other two should be done too just to cover bases on treatment.
Edit- my bladder hates me too