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An overactive bladder refers to a condition in which there is a frequent, sudden, and uncontrollable urge to urinate. This urge to urinate may occur only during the day or night; or both. The urinary bladder is a sac-like muscular organ. It stores urine produced by the kidneys until it passes out of the body through the urethra. When the urinary bladder fills up completely, there is an exchange of a series of nerve signals between the urinary bladder, the brain, and the pelvic floor. The coordination between these nerve signals makes the detrusor muscle of the bladder contract, the pelvic floor and the external sphincter of the bladder relax, and helps the urine to drain out. In the case of an overactive bladder, the bladder muscles contract involuntarily and make the person feel the need to pass urine even when the bladder is only slightly filled.
Homeopathy is a wonderful treatment option to manage cases of overactive bladder. This treatment is completely safe and natural that works wonderfully to give symptomatic relief to the patient. It works by treating the root cause and strengthening the bladder muscles and improving their function. In overactive bladder cases, the conventional mode of medicine mainly utilises medicines that aid relaxation of bladder muscle, botox injection in bladder, nerve stimulation and for severe cases surgical treatment. They can lead to many side effects. Homeopathic medicines have a great advantage as they have no side effects and have natural components.
Homeopathy addresses root cause
Homeopathic medicines address the core of the problem to treat the root cause and give wonderful results in overactive bladder cases. Initially, it reduces the intensity and frequency of symptoms. With a complete course of treatment as suggested by a homeopath, complete recovery and cure occur in mild to moderate intensity cases.
Symptomatic medicine selection
The selection of homeopathic medicines for an overactive bladder is done based on a complete symptom picture of the individual case. So, the characteristic symptoms in every case are essentially given supreme importance to aid homeopathic prescription. A patient should avoid self-medication and consult a physician for the homeopathic treatment of an overactive bladder to get the best results.
Homeopathy can help prevent surgical intervention
Homeopathy is an effective alternative treatment choice in overactive bladder cases. When homeopathy is opted in early stages it shows excellent results and help to avoid surgical intervention in many cases. However, the results vary according to the nature, severity of symptoms, age of person and individual response to homeopathic treatment.
Gentle, harmless remedies
Homeopathy make use of natural and totally harmless medicines to treat overactive bladder cases. These medicines work gently in a very safe manner making it a great choice to treat these cases.
Top 6 Homeopathic Treatment For An Overactive Bladder
Some of the top medicines for the homeopathic treatment for an overactive bladder are Kreosotum, Lycopodium Clavatum, Merc Sol, Causticum, Equisetum Hyemale and Sepia.
1. Kreosotum – Top Grade Medicine
Kreosotum is an effective homeopathic medicine for an overactive bladder with a sudden urge to urinate. In such cases, the patient needs to hurry to urinate whenever the urge arises. The frequency of urination is also high. Usually, the smell of the urine is highly offensive. Kreosotum is also used in cases where there is involuntary urination on lying down or while coughing.
When to use Kreosotum?
This medicine is highly suitable for overactive bladder cases with urgent need to pass urine along with foul smell in urine.
How to use Kreosotum?
It can be taken in 30C potency two to three times a day initially, decreasing the dose gradually once relief sets in.
2. Lycopodium Clavatum – For Overactive Bladder With Frequent Urination At Night
Lycopodium Clavatum is an excellent homeopathic medicine for overactive bladder in cases of frequent urination at night. The quantity of urine in such cases is also very profuse. There is a feeling of bearing down on the bladder region along with the need to wake up at night because of the urge to urinate. Stitching pain in the bladder is also present in some cases. Lycopodium Clavatum is also helpful in cases of an overactive bladder in males suffering from prostate enlargement.
When to use Lycopodium Clavatum?
This medicine can be considered in managing cases of overactive bladder along with an increased frequency of urine, especially at night time.
How to use Lycopodium Clavatum?
It works well in both low and high potency. To start with 30C potency is usually preferred and can be taken once or twice a day.
3. Merc Sol – For Overactive Bladder with Frequent Urination Day and Night
Merc Sol is an important medicine for overactive bladder cases where there is frequent urination during the day and at night. Every time the urge to urinate arises, the person has to hurry. Any delay causes the urine to leak involuntarily. The urine flow may be scanty or profuse. In some cases, there is a feeling of soreness in the bladder.
When to use Merc Sol?
One may use this medicine to manage urgent and frequent urination both in the day and night in cases of overactive bladder.
How to use Merc Sol?
It can be used in low (30C) as well high potencies (like 200C and 1M). The dose varies from case to case. Usually in the beginning 30C potency can be used once or twice a day.
4. Causticum – For Overactive Bladder with Involuntary Passage of Urine
Causticum is a beneficial homeopathic medicine for overactive bladder in cases where there is an involuntary flow of urine. It is very troublesome when it occurs at night or if the patient is walking. Causticum also helps in strengthening the bladder sphincter and in controlling urinary incontinence.
When to use Causticum?
Use of this medicine is suggested for treating overactive bladder cases where involuntary urination is prominent.
How to use Causticum?
This medicine can be used in 30C potency once a day.
5. Equisetum Hyemale – For Overactive Bladder with Frequent and Profuse Urination
Equisetum Hyemale is well indicated for overactive bladder cases with passage of frequent and large quantities of urination. There is a constant feeling of fullness in the urinary bladder. Inspite of passing large amount of urine very often, the bladder fullness is not relieved. Sometimes urine is passed involuntarily both in the day and at night.
When to use Equisetum Hyemale?
This medicine is preferred when there is bladder fullness constantly and large amount of urine passes frequently without relieving this fullness.
How to use Equisetum Hyemale?
It is advised to use this medicine in 30C potency one to two times a day.
6. Sepia – For An Overactive Bladder In Females
Sepia is a good homeopathic treatment for an overactive bladder in women. It is useful when a female has a sudden and uncontrollable urge to urinate. There is a constant bearing down sensation above the pubis. In most cases, the urine is foul smelling and may contain sediments.
When to use Sepia?
Sepia is a leading medicine to help overactive bladder cases in females with sudden, uncontrollable urine urge attended with a bearing down sensation above the pubis.
How to use Sepia?
This medicine can be taken once a day in 30C power.
Causes of an Overactive Bladder
The exact cause for an overactive bladder is not known. However, the chances of getting an overactive bladder increase with age. Other risk factors include obesity, menopause, an enlarged prostate gland, and poorly controlled diabetes. Intake of alcohol and caffeine may worsen the symptoms of an overactive bladder. Some of the other conditions and factors contributing to the symptoms of an overactive bladder are an increase in fluid intake, urinary tract infections, bladder stones, multiple sclerosis, and medicines that increase urinary output.
Symptoms of an Overactive Bladder
The primary symptom of an overactive bladder is a sudden and uncontrollable urge to urinate. Other symptoms include a frequent desire to urinate and involuntary passage of urine, also known as urinary incontinence. Urinary incontinence in cases of an overactive bladder is mainly urge incontinence; which means the involuntary passage of urine that occurs when a person does not promptly attend to the sudden, strong urge to urinate.
Greetings doctor, I’ve had an overactive bladder, or been suffering from urge incontinence, all my life. I’m 67 and 1 year ago was given 10mg of solifenacin which slowed the urges but I’m still waking up 3-4 times at night. This Dr passed away so I’m off solifenacin and the urges are back. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Blessings
Joe
Greetings Dr.Sharma, I have nocturia and am a 76 year old man on warfarin, I urinate up to 5 times per night, at the moment I am taking a herbal product called Natura prostata and have brought it down to 2 times per night when putting 10 drops on my tongue,what product can you recommend that will help me sleep through the night, I am from South Africa
which one is best in an involuntary passage of urine,can it be used along lycopodium
Namaste…. I am a male member 82 years of age.For a few months in past I am experiencing sudden leakage of urine. Sometimes urge is so sudden that going to bathroom becomes impossible. A few drops comes out automatically. I am a one stent implant heart patient. Taking allopathic medicines. Not a diabetic.
Please prescribe Thank you very much.
Kindly let me know the dose and frequency of above drugs for over active bladder
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Over active bladder I suffer frequent and urgency
I was diagnosed with an overactive bladder by a urogynecologist specialist. I had radiation treatments for seven weeks in November and December of 2022 for cancer in my pelvic area. They were targeting a tumor and they think the radiation may have caused the OAB. They wanted to give me a drug called Gemtesa to treat the symptoms but it wouldn’t fix the problem and it costs $550 per month! So I’ve been doing pelvic floor exercises to try to fix it. Would I be able to get the appropriate homeopathic medicine for this from you?
DR. SHARMA,
NAMASKAR
I HAVE THIS PROBLEM OF OVERACTIVE BLADDER FOR THE LAST 6/7 YEARS. WHEN THERE IS URGE TO URINATE, I MAKE TO BATH ROOM BUT SOME TIME WHILE TAKING TIME TO UNZIP
PANT URINE COMES OUT IN UNDERWEAR. I WAKE UP AT LEAST 4 TIMES AT NIGHT TO URINATE.
I DO NOT DRINK TOO MUCH WATER BUT SOME TIME I HAVE TO GO TO BATHROOM EVERY 20/30 MINUTES IF I DRINK ENOUGH WATER. ONE MY RELATIVE USED HOMEOPATHIC
MEDICINE CONTAINING LIQUID ACID PHOSPHATE ETC AND GOT RELIEF. WHAT YOU SUGGEST
AND HOW MUCH IT WILL COST IF I GET FROM YOU INSTEAD OF GETTING FROM INDIA.
THANKS
Dear Dr. Sharma,
I am 72 male, suffering from High B.P., IBS ; untreatable VERTIGO ; + NOCTURIA Over active bladder with enlarged prostate. Frequent Uncontrollable urination.
allopath treatment for above is going on. But Vertigo And OAB ( a long years problems ) persist without results.
Can you pl. help me with your homeo approach ?
Dear Dr. Sharma
My son Ishaan aged 6 completed has started urinating 15 times a day. He had hypospadias surgery 5.5 months,ago. After that his urination frequency was 25 times a day which became normal to less than 10 in 3 months. It gas started increasing again now. Kindly advise.
Thank you,
With Best regards
Dear Dr. Sharma,
I am 72 male, suffering from High B.P., IBS ; untreatable VERTIGO ; + NOCTURIA Over active bladder with enlarged prostate. Frequent Uncontrollable urination.
allopath treatment for above is going on. But Vertigo And OAB ( a long years problems ) persist without results.
Can you pl. help me with your homeo approach ?
Hello, I am a 74 year old female with high blood pressure and sleep apnea. I have also been diagnosed with an irritable bladder with frequent night urination. Please can you advise which remedy to use.
I am 58 yrs old suffering from dm 2 since 2012 hypothyroidism since 2020 under allopathic treatment since 2020 suffering from frequent urination went under allopathic treatment for prostate. Recent 3 months a civil dr. Urologist Diagnosed as over active bladder and given me me medicine and was useful but other urologist much side effects of those medicine and course of time BP increases and take shelter of homoeopathic medicine just 2 weeks and seems to be better. In this course my sleep was totally disturbed. Req suggetion
I am 68 years male for last few days I am having feeling of heaviness in urinary bladder, someone frequency of urination also increases normally in day time, I am taking bp medicine
Hello, my wife is facing overactive urine problem.. Please suggest a Homopathic tonic. She is non diabetes person. Age 35.
Sir,my wife is suffering from over active bladder. In night she is feeling urgent urination and some times there is leakage before going to washroom. She is sugar patient but under control. She also take sleeping pill for insomnia. Please advise
I’m facing overactive bladder problem and drops of urine passes suddenly. Even that after urination, some drops also released. Age:-20 years, non diabetic, female , Iqra
I am having frequent urge for urination at night and I don’t get good sleep due to OAB. Drops of urine passes at night if try to avoid going to washroom. Age 65, Non diabetic. Female – Kakoli chatterjee. Regards
I am having frequent urge for urination at night and I don’t get good sleep due to OAB. Drops of urine passes at night if try to avoid going to washroom. Age 65, Non diabetic. Female – Kakoli chatterjee. Regards
I am 67 years old male and suffering from frequent urination with unstoppable urge to urinate. This is not new but since my younger days years back. But now it has become more problematic.
Please advise some medicine. I have no other problem but take tablet for hypertension; otherwise completely fit and fine and even run or jog
Me 47 sal ki female hu muzhe kafi deno se pani pite hi kuch hi second me urin aa jati he aur fir control nhi rheta urin p chlte firte uthte bethte vkt bhi urin niklta he thoda thoda .khi baher outing k liye jau bhi to der rheta he k toilet vha hogi k nhi .kya homeopathy me eska elaj ho skta he
Respected Dr Sharna ,
Greetings !
My name is Jagdish and I live in dubai ,My age is 52 male ,i have to go to urine frequently at night atleast 5
times ..i have some pain always in my testicles …and abdomen area and lower back ..a pain like in nerves pointing pain all over moving i can feel it when i concentrate on it ..pain moves from testicles to low back and abdomen area …..i used to drink alcohol daily but left before few days …yes i smoke ….i can feel the tingling of urine always in my penis area ..like also after urinating ..usually i urinate every 2 hrs , i got scared once 3 months back when i urinated while driving in car the urge was sudden and unstopable ..but that for once….but after urinating ..wheni sit or move some drops come out ….
please guide what to take as medicine …ilive in dubai so cannot come because of work..
regards
jagdish
Dear Dr Sharma . I am 73 yrs old and have come to US one week ago . I rarely used to wake up at night for urination but after coming to US I am getting up 3 to 4 times every night . I am restricting water or tea intake after 6 PM but still no improvement. I am unable to sleep even . Please advise remedy urgently.
I am 64 year old man. I suffer from incontinence and urgency to urinate. I find difficult to hold the urine. Pre void urinary bladder volume 376 ml and post void study shows 85 cc amount of residual urine. Prostrate size :3.9×3.4×3.1cm;volume 22gms, prostrate specific antigen- 0.620 ng/ml. Please suggest.
Dear Dr Sharma
I am a 69 year old female suffering from the almost constant urge to urinate, especially when I go out anywhere, causing great anxiety and a reluctance to go anywhere if I don’t know where there’s a toilet. When walking I can also involuntarily pass some urine at times. My Dr has prescribed various medications for overactive bladder which have only increased my feelings of needing to empty my bladder and have therefore not helped at all. I take Jude supplements which contain soy and pumpkin seed oil which have helped a little bit but of late not quite as much. I am keen to know if some homeopathy can help me.
Good evening
I am Rajiv Sahai, 67, having prostate about 36 grams. My problem is that of frequent urination particularly in the night and have weak stream.
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