I have had a few sever episodes of urinary retention in the last year or so. I have had catheter bags for 10 days each time. I went to the urologist and he put me on Flomax. It helped until yesterday. I have been on the medicine for approximately one month. Today, I figured out what seems to trigger my urinary retention. Every time that I have had an episode, I have been on my period. I have an IUD. Could there be some connection between my period or my IUD and my urinary retention?? If so, what are the possibilities?? Thank you!!!
Hi there,
If your period is causing urinary incontinence you should go to gynecologist and see what can be done. Your IUD is not really helping in the situation so you might want to consider removing it out. When you have menstrual period you might have a blockage in your urethra which then causes you to have problems while urinating. the medication that you are on might not be enough. Is there a chance that your dose it too low and you might just need to take bigger dose to avoid problem with urination. My suggestion would be to see a doctor and talk about removing the IUD because I think that this might be causing you more problem than good.
All the best,
Danella
I have experienced the same issue every other month for the last six months. Mine is on set three days before I start though. Nobody seems to be able to give me any answers have you found any?