What is neurogenic bladder?

Neurogenic bladder is the dysfunction of the urinary bladder due to problems with the nervous system pathways involved in the control of urination. It may present as an overactive or hyper-reflexive bladder or as an underactive or flaccid bladder.

How do members experience neurogenic bladder?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with neurogenic bladder*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for neurogenic bladder*

*Data from patients with neurogenic bladder, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with neurogenic bladder*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Suprapubic Catheter)
Perceived effectiveness
for neurogenic bladder (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
neurogenic bladder (4)

*Data from patients with neurogenic bladder, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has neurogenic bladder on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 3
20s 20
30s 62
40s 96
50s 130
60s 129
70+ 108

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 138
Female 402

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What is neurogenic bladder?

Neurogenic bladder is the dysfunction of the urinary bladder due to problems with the nervous system pathways involved in the control of urination. It may present as an overactive or hyper-reflexive bladder or as an underactive or flaccid bladder.



Common symptoms reported by people with neurogenic bladder

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for neurogenic bladder

Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Suprapubic Catheter)
Type
Equipment
How many have tried
51
Tried for
neurogenic bladder (4)

Data from patients with neurogenic bladder, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with neurogenic bladder

Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Suprapubic Catheter)
Perceived effectiveness
for neurogenic bladder (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
neurogenic bladder (4)
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
  • Severe
  • Moderate
  • Mild
  • None

Data from patients with neurogenic bladder, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has neurogenic bladder on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 4 new patients joined this month
  • 181 say neurogenic bladder is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 3
20s 20
30s 62
40s 96
50s 130
60s 129
70+ 108
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 24
20-29 years 30
30-39 years 55
40-49 years 43
50-59 years 26
60-69 years 10
70+ years 2

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 138
Female 402

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 236
Not Diagnosed 9

These charts show data from neurogenic bladder patients who have completed their condition history
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