Urinary urgency or incomplete emptying?

Is this a side effect of UC? It always happens in the morning as I'm getting ready to leave the house, and usually after I've had 1 or 2 BMs.

So even though I have urinated during the BMs and my bladder should be empty, I still find myself having to urinate 3 or 4 times (small volume each time) before I can take the leap and leave the house.

My morning fluid intake is a small 10oz cup of coffee and however much water it takes to swallow my UC meds.

Once I'm on the road, the feeling usually goes away after 30 minutes and then I don't need to urinate again for a few hours.

It almost seems like this is panic related and is a recurrent fight or flight response in my brain. I know that animals will evacuate their systems under dire circumstances to get away from danger.

Old Hat said...
10 oz. coffee = caffeine stimulation to bladder. Plus, when taking oral med one should drink at least half a glass of plain water. Rethinking your breakfast options would likely improve your situation. Several common drinks such as colas can irritate the bladder, too. If taking 5-ASA meds, for sure you need to drink water throughout the day to stay adequately hydrated. / Old Hat (40 yrs with left-sided UC; in remission taking Colazal)

Great point.. but the coffee is also what makes the morning BM happen. No way I can leave the house until I've emptied out the colon.

Guess I'm stuck with the overactive bladder then?