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Re: Low urine pressure.
From: a (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 29 May 2003 17:41:51 -0500 (CDT)
Ask your urologist about urethral dilation. I too had to just let
gravity do the job and it seemed like I spent hours on the toilet. Had
my urethra dilated and am like a new woman. Do your kegels too for any
weak muscles.
At Thu, 29 May 2003, May wrote:
>
>I began to notice this problem when I was in my early teens.
>
>I am a 25 year old female and with a strange problem, almost no
>urinary pressure and it is not a single stream. The best way to
>describe it like pouring water out of a coffee mug, it runs down and
>back too. (Sorry gross). Usually when I feel the urge to go, I go to
>the bathroom and let gravity do the work.
>Of some significance could be that I have had frequent uti since I was
>13 years. A few years back I was given a huge dose of antibiotics to
>get rid of the infection. The episodes were also triggered by
>intercourse,
>not always but many times. I have not had many episodes since the
>antibiotic treatment.
>It could be that the aggravation worked or that my personal situation
>has changed (no regular intercourse)
>
> The urologist also did some kind of an anatomy study where they
>observed my bladder.
>
>I have some auto-immune problems and possibly problems with my adrenal
>glands.
>
>Should I be worried ? We are also trying to get pregnant now will that
>cause any problems with maintaining the pregnancy or delivering ? I
>figure something down there is weak, so I may not be able to push etc
>
>--
>May
>
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