Posted by Simon on 14/3/2011, 12:44 am, in reply to "Is this BBS and what can i do if it is as it's ruining my job prospects."

Hi Liam. I think the worry can definitely be a part of BBS. Non sufferers might get an urgent need to pee and then they will pee, whereas sufferers will feel like they have no where to go and so spend maybe hours waiting to get home, or get somewhere safe, and the whole time they are only thinking about needing to pee. One of the parts of the course is to be aware of urgency levels and to have this at the back of your mind until it gets to a high urgency and a strong need to pee - whereas if you are out and about as soon as you get a low urgency you will only be thinking about peeing - either resulting in trying to pee before you need to and hence not going, or just not going for a long time and worrying about any damage that you might be causing yourself. It is normal to pee say every 3 hours, but it is quite easy to go 10 hours without peeing, or maybe you will pee 2 or 3 times in a couple of hours. Very unlikely to actually wet yourself unless you are an alcoholic or a baby or something. With regard to not drinking fluid, this will not stop your body producing urine, but it will make it undiluted and hence hard to pee. Another thing on the workshop is drinking lots of fluid, something sufferers tend to avoid, and very beneficial when you experience this on the workshop. Often the more uncomfortable feelings is when you are dehydrated but need to pee, so avoiding fluid actually does not help sufferers, in my experience. Lastly, eating well helps. When I have an empty stomach again my bladder feels weaker whereas when I am full I am much more relaxed. Hope this helps.

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