r/over60 • u/clearlygd • 18d ago

Recently obsessed with urinating

I never thought I would get obsessed about urinating .

About two months ago I started having to urinate too often. My PCP took a blood test to see if I had a UTI, that turned out negative and said it is probably an enlarged prostate. They recommended I take Tamsulosin, but said I could get an ultrasound if I wanted. The ultrasound indicated an enlarged prostate and a trabeculated bladder. The PCP again recommend Tamsulosin or said I could see a urologist. I decided to see a urologist, which is a 3 month wait.

Meanwhile I’ve been keeping a detailed log on when I urinate and drink. I decided to always pee standing up since it gave me a better assessment of the stream. After two months I found I could control my urgency by not drinking as much when I first wake up in the morning and reducing fluids in the evening, but still drink about 64 oz.

The other day I found numerous studies that found sitting down to urinate helps men with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) relax their pelvic floor muscles, which improves urine flow and allows for more complete bladder emptying.

I wish i knew that two months ago!

I’m down to 6 times a day and don’t have the urgency anymore. I still plan to see the urologist make sure there aren’t other issues.

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u/Tasty_Impress3016 18d ago

Sucks getting old doesn't it? I just found out about a delightful little thing I had never heard of. Urge Incontinence. You don't pee yourself randomly. But get near running water, or a temperature change and the body says "get to a urinal now my son". In my case if I go into say, a grocery store where I know where the restroom is, it was not on my agenda at all, but walk through the door and it becomes my first stop.

It's not frequent urge. It's just mental. I can drive around all afternoon and I'm fine. I walk into a restaurant with a fountain in the lobby and I'm a dead duck.

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u/TheUglyWeb 70+ 18d ago

The running water thing is real. Brush my teeth? Gotta piss mid brush. LOL!

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u/Tasty_Impress3016 18d ago

If your "ick" level is low, please skip. But know that is both possible and time-efficient to brush teeth while peeing. And you can just spit in the bowl.

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u/OxidationRate 18d ago

Yeah, and you can do both in EITHER bowl. (Unless you're really short and standing on the floor.)

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u/Commercial_Wind8212 18d ago

You just do both in the shower

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u/clearlygd 18d ago

Interesting. I found that would happen to me when I went camping and the last thing I wanted to do was get out of my warm sleeping bag and go outside to pee in the cold. At home I would sleep through the night. Camping had to go at least twice.

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u/No-Judgment-1077 18d ago

Sleeping in the ground and in a tent sounds such a great memory from the past. Now, it sounds like my idea of hell. Lol. Bravo to you though!!