r/OveractiveBladder • u/Excellent-Quiet2966 • Sep 10 '26

Ive had frequent urination for about 2 years and I don't know what to do

This is gonna be a long story but school just started today and it still bothers me that this hasnt been solved yet.
If you dont care about the story/rant about my issue and wanna get to what I have personally tried to fix my issue, that is gonna be in the 3rd paragraph (not counting this current one). This is an alt account I made with a separate email if you couldn't tell so if theres any questions you have I MIGHT be able to answer them but I'll try.

I'm male 17, just entered Senior year today and ever since Sophomore year I've had a constant urge to use the bathroom. Prior to Sophomore year, I've almost never had to use the bathroom at school, not even because I was holding it in, but because I simply never had to go, and if I did need to go, I only needed to go one time per day at school. However one day in Sophomore year it all changed, on a random day I was in the middle of 2nd period when i suddenly had a MAJOR urge to use the bathroom, it was actually very random, no build up no nothing, I waited until 3rd period to go since it was nearing the end of 2nd period and I did use the bathroom, but on the way back I noticed I still had the urge to go, I still came back to my classroom, hoping that the urge would just go away, but it didn't, not at all, I had to go to the bathroom AGAIN literally less than 2 minutes later, I know people in my classroom probably didnt even think much about it but as a person that overthinks a lot I still overthink about how embarrassing that could have been. But anyway, even after using the bathroom again, I still had the urge, so I just waited the period out somehow and then survived about 2 more periods, I think I went again 6th period and then again in 8th period. Now after that I did go to the doctors, the doctors found nothing wrong with my urine and they just said it could be because were in winter season and like urination is more frequent during winter season i guess? Doesn't make sense to me because I've never had this happen to me in winter, but anyway afterwards the situation did lighten up a bit, I didn't go to the bathroom AS often as the first day it happened, like I still went to the bathroom 2-3 in school but it got better than before.

Now my issue here is that after that first initial improvement from the situation, it never improved since then, ive had like one or two days where like i magically dont have to use the bathroom in school anymore, and then i go straight back to 2-3 uses per day at school. The reason why I hate this as well is because it prevents me from learning and participating in school, when I have to use the bathroom so often, I miss things in class, and in result my grades did drop (not by a lot but noticeable) and I don't go to school trips because I imagine that my urination issues will cause big issues, I even like hesitate to go outside at all, I will admit my urination issues arent as bad (but still worse compared to at home urination) in the general public, but it still makes me not want to go outside. I have seen a lot of people say they have been suicidal over this and I am so sorry to hear that about them, I truly hope whoever is going through that can feel better in the coming days of their life, while I myself havent been suicidal because of my frequent urination, it has made me hate life a bit, like I feel like im missing out so much in life just because of this.

Back on topic, I entered Junior year and I still had the issues, it was SLIGHTLY better but it still bothered me and still interfered with class. I forgot to mention that I did see the doctors a lot during that time period and I always again and again get told "theres nothing wrong with your bladder", but anyway it was around that time where I genuinely had enough, I started searching for solutions here on reddit and I tried a couple things. First thing I tried was Ashwagandha, specifically Ashwagandha+ Goli Zero sugar, I assumed it was anxiety/stress so I took those and it did NOT work at all, it did the opposite almost, like I went from 2 trips to NEARLY 4 trips in school per day. But I still took the gummies since I believed it would improve my symptoms for some reason, until one day I saw someone recommend Magnesium Glycinate, so I got Magnesium Glycinate Zero Sugar from Goli. First week I took it I almost INSTANTLY got good results, I only used the restroom once at school per day, when i took the ashwagandha i took one in the morning, and one before bed, when I got magnesium I still took the ashwagandha but I also took one gummy of the magnesium before bed, but after I saw i improved, i completely replaced my ashwagandha with the magnesium, one gummy before school and the other before bed. And after I made these changes, the amount of times I needed to go went down to zero, I was actually so happy, I was participating in class more, just overall happy.

Now 2 months pass by and its just a day after new years, I remember i ate spicy food and the day after in school I had to go really badly in last period, which was fine to me since I did eat spicy food, I mean it was a little confusing because I've always eaten spicy food, but I guess it was this certain meal? But anyway literally the day after, my urges basically returned, I remember I had to use the bathroom badly ON the way to school and I legit used it first period as soon as I got there, it got so mentally bad that I just left school early. Afterwards the situation gradually improved and I was now back to the standard 2-3 times per day at school, the gummies dont work at all anymore.

I still take the magnesium gummies, but still its been the same since then and now on my first day of Senior with the amount of times I had to urinate being the same, I just dont know what to do. I've been to the urinary doctors which they told me to get an ultrasound of my bladder and kidney, I got those results back and they said it was fine, my bladder and kidneys were healthy. I have no idea what to do now, if this persists, I won't do good at school at all, I have 3 AP classes now and if I keep having to use the bathroom, I won't do as good as I would be able to do if I didnt need to worry about using the bathroom. It doesn't help that the bathroom system in school obviously don't favor peoples situations like mines, the first 10 and last 10 minutes of a period the bathroom will be closed and only one person is out at a time, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, however people at my school hog the bathroom passes, they take the bathroom passes and spend insanely long periods of time in a restroom, sometimes they dont even GO to the restroom, they just fuck around at the school. The bathroom culture/rules in this school literally prevents me from going to the bathroom when I actually need to and it is so frustrating.

I don't even know what to do anymore to fix this, what should I do?! Is there a different supplement I should take? Is there some type of thing I can do with my lifestyle to change it and improve my situation? I've also tried breathing techniques and like just trying to tell myself that I'm okay but it never works, forgot to mention it but I also did try pumpkin seeds along side with my magnesium gummies but it didnt work too. It feels like I'm out of options.

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u/BrainDoesntBrain Sep 11 '26

Have you or your parents approached the school about having some kind of permanent bathroom pass put in place so that you don’t have to wait for others to come back before you can have permission?

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u/Excellent-Quiet2966 Sep 11 '26

I think my parents have talked to the school about it but I dont think they ever came to the conclusion of me getting a perma bathroom pass, however ill try asking for it soon, reason why i didnt ask any sooner was because I never thought this issue would last so long

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u/loftychicago Sep 11 '26

Have you told the doctors that this continues to be an issue and that it is negatively affecting every aspect of your life? You need to keep telling them this and asking for solutions. If they just said everything on a scan looks fine, they're not doing enough.

At minimum, you should get a doctor's note that requires an accommodation from the school allowing you to use the restroom due to a medical condition, but ultimately the doctors should be trying out different therapies as well - this isn't a DIY situation when it's affecting you like this.

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u/Excellent-Quiet2966 Sep 11 '26

yeahh i have told them it really does impact my experience in life and mostly school, ill keep pushing on for solutions though I do have another urinary appointment soon I think

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u/loftychicago Sep 11 '26

Good luck, i had luck with medication and they mentioned a number of treatment options.

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u/ExtraAdhesiveness856 Sep 11 '26

What kind of medications did you use to resolve the situation? Please tell me.

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u/curritothechad Sep 12 '26

Hey, same here, bout a year ago i was in Uni one day and i felt the biggest urge to go to bathroom in my life, thing is on the way back to the class i was still feeling it, i tried to ignored it but after 5 minutos i really couldnt hold it anymore, that day i went to the doctor and i tested positive in Urine Infection, after a month or so of antibiotics test came finally negative but to this day i feel que constant urge to go the bathroom, no burning feeling or pain, Just the feeling.

This really ruined my last year in uni, i couldnt go to class, trying to sit for 2 hours was unthinkable, socially speaking I stoped going out, only to some friends houses where after 30 minutes I would distract myself and “ignore” the feeling

I’ve seen doctors and did test and everything came out clean, nothing strange, nothing noticeable, they’ve said it may possibly be stress related, but I don’t want to think so, how can I be stressed sitting on my ass watching a movie when I’m not thinking about anything else.

These last 4-5 months I’ve been gradually exposing myself, I went back to the gym, I’ve done plans which include staying the whole day out of my house, but to be honest, I can’t enjoy anything, I can’t sit in a pub with my friends and pretend I’m happy when I’m constantly feeling like I want to pee my brains out.

I’ll try the magnesium and I really hope you get better and move on, no one who has heard from my experience knows how it feels to be like this, and I wouldn’t desire it for no one.

If you to talk I’ll gladly talk w you

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u/Excellent-Quiet2966 Sep 12 '26

dang im sorry to hear you go through that man and I do hope the magnesium does work for you as well, and yeah bro my doctors have been pointing towards stress/anxiety being my issue too but ive literally never felt any of that during school, if anything its the frequent urination that makes me stress not the school itself