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@kellytrench17 

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Bladder/bowel assessment

I have an appointment for a bowel / bladder assessment today at my GP clinic. For anyone that has had this done. What do they do? Feeling a bit anxious with it
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@Katielane 

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Need some advice on bladder/bowel urgency

OK I know this isn't the nicest topic but I think you guys will be the folks to ask. I've lived with bladder/bowel urgency for about 10 years but recently it's bowel urgency I'm really struggling with, I get so stressed when I'm out and worry that I might need to use the bathroom but won't be able t...
London, United Kingdom
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@shiftms-films 

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Bladder/Bowel Issues With MS | Animated Symptoms series

In the third and final instalment of Dean's Animated symptom videos he shares his story of how he overcame bladder problems. It's often a really difficult problem to talk about, but around 75 in every 100 people with MS experienced bladder problems. What resonated with you in Dean's story, how do y...
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@Emilyvizza 

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Emilyvizza

Bladder/bowel issues??

So my last relapse was in October and I’ve been doing really well since then, I had a steroid IV for treatment. But the last three weeks I want to say, I can’t be away from the bathroom for more than half an hour. It’s almost like my bowels aren’t holding onto anything and my bladder always feels fu...
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@BillySmith 

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What are your main MS symptoms?

Hey everyone 👋 I wanted to share some amazing interviews we did with Shift.ms members about their MS symptoms and how it affect their day-to-day lives. I found these mega useful when I first joined here so I thought I’d reshare them :) Check the videos out below👇 • Grace on sensory Issues - ht...
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@Joanna_Livermore 

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Awaiting a Referral

Hi, I'm Jo and this is my first post. On Monday, following a tough few months of going blind in one eye and then it coming back completely unexplained, I had a follow up appointment at the hospital. I was asked questions about tingling in my legs and bladder/bowel problems and dizziness it balance i...
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@ks2108 

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Sacral Neuromodulation

Hi, I have been offered Sacral Neuromodulation to assist me with my bladder/bowel issues and am a little nervous about the whole thing. Has anyone else been offered this? If so, how have you found it? Has it helped? Have there been any issues along the way? Any help / advice that can be given is...

@HeidiHelps 

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Testing the Efficiency of Stress Reduction at Reducing MS Symptoms

As part of my Masters Degree program, I devised and tested a psychological hypothesis. My hypothesis was: Daily Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction meditation measured in 50 minutes per day, will reduce MS-caused anxiety, measured by the Kurtzke Expanded Disabilities Scale and the Hamilton Anxiety Sc...
Kamloops, Canada
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@mutley64 

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mutley64

Latest MRI Scans

I've just received a letter from my Neurologist following my most recent Brain and C Spine MRI. Radiologists have raised the possibility of one " tiny" new lesion in the left frontal lobe. My Neurologist has had a look at my scans and he isn't convinced. He is going to raise this in the next Radiol...
Manchester, United Kingdom
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@Kristin 

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Active ms, your experience?

Hi friends I was diagnosed with RRMS in November of 2021 I think (these past few years have mushed my sense of time). I had all the things, you guys know what I mean. Anyway, since then I have had two sets of MRIs. Since my first set last year (March 2022) my MS has remained active. I had several...
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