Frequent urges to urinate in perimenopause and menopause
Is getting the urge to pee a common perimenopause or menopause symptom? The answer is yes, and several factors can contribute to it.
Falling hormones can just weaken your bladder, generally, making it less able to hold enough urine, so you end up having to go to the toilet much more often. It can be dehydration. If you're not drinking enough, this can cause your urine to become acidic and concentrated, irritating your bladder and making you go more often.
It could be a prolapsed or weak pelvic floor muscles affecting the position of the bladder. Your bladder can get all squashed, making you need to go to the toilet much more often. In this situation, if you suspect a prolapse or a weak bladder, Pilates can be really, really effective.
However, if you're getting pain on urination, if you're getting blood in your urine, please see your doctor just to rule out bladder infections such as cystitis.
More advice and support for you
For more information and advice, head over to my blog ‘Bladder control problems & how to deal with them’, where I cover this topic in more detail, as well as some other common bladder problems and ways to help yourself.
For perimenopause and menopause symptoms, you can try our Menopause Support tablets. This menopause supplement contains a combination of soy isoflavones, magnesium and hibiscus and can be used through all stages of menopause.
You may also find these topics helpful:
6 vaginal and urinary symptoms of menopause
How does menopause affect your pelvic floor muscles?
UTIs during menopause & why they keep coming back
Urinary incontinence in perimenopause and menopause – what you need to know
