I have had bladder problems all my life. As I child I was a bed wetter. I concealed it and don't know if my parents even knew. I was soooo embarassed.
For probably 8 years of my adult life, I took Detrol La for what was diagnosed as an over active bladder. I had to pee all the time and sometimes at night I would wake up either wetting myself or on a mad dash for the bathroom, even with the Detrol La. It did help some but not completely.
That was all before I found out I had candida.
Flash forward to June 2009 and I was at my wits end trying to figure out what was wrong with me. I had given up gluten and many vegetables that made me feel very ill. I now know it was the candida causing my body to reject certain foods.
I told my husband, "If I don't figure this out, I am going to die" He just looked at me not knowing what to say. Right then and there I decided to give up all processed sugar.
Do you believe with in 2 months, I was no longer taking the Detrol LA. I no longer had to pee all the time and I didn't get up 10 times during the night. I was elated but still had no idea what was wrong with me.
After giving up the sugar, I replaced it with lots and lots of fruit......way to much fruit and I started having problems again (I have a lot of digestive issues also). To make a long story short, I discovered I had CANDIDA. Not a fun thing but now that I knew I was bound and determined I was going to cure this thing.
And.....that is where I am today. I am about 8 weeks into the Anti Candida Diet and doing very well.....although I have a problem with carbs and need to really cut out more of them ( UPDATE....I cut out the most all carbs and am doing great) I think I am doing very well with the diet and really don't miss most of the foods I used to eat. Probably because I know how sick it will make me if I eat them.
As for my bladder problem...... What bladder problem???? I no longer have a problem.
I still get up to pee once in awhile but maybe only once a night, if that.
Who woulda thought that all the sweets that I loved so much caused all my bladder issues. The doctors had no clue.....thats for sure.
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3 comments:
I experienced the same thing with my yeast overgrowth. It's no fun.. that's for sure. I'm glad you got to the root of the problem. This is a great blog post for people having this problem. There's a natural cure with altering the diet. Thanks for sharing!
I just discovered the same thing recently. For about 7 years now, I've had a strange pain that I could tell stemmed from my bladder. The pain actually radiated into my hip and prevented me from walking sometimes. After ultrasounds on my bladder and kidneys and an MRI on my hip, doctors were completely baffled. I don't have to get up in the middle of the night, but my bladder leaked a tiny amount of urine quite often, and way too much during intercourse. It actually was ruining my life. I started thinking that my urinary tract felt coated, like a vaginal yeast infection. While speaking with a friend, she was saying that candida is a fungus that can grow extensive roots and if not controlled can tear holes in the tissues. It clicked immediately that was the problem with my leaky bladder. Ugg! Candida diet is so difficult, but I am determined to cure this thing, so it doesn't take over my body completely.
Thanks for the Anti-Candida Diet suggestion. Now thinking about it, doctors claim a lot of bladder issues are stress related and they don't know why. With American diets, I think more people are plagued with bladder candida than we know. I wish more doctors would put two and two together. I could have avoided years of struggle and thousands of dollars in useless medical tests. I'm glad you have this blog. I hope it helps others. Thanks. Good luck to everyone in their battle with this terrible fungi.
I am doing great with my bladder but now I have discovered candida has caused me to have leaky gut...Now I have to try to heal that.
If it isn't one thing it is another. Candida sucks!!
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