Symptomatic Covid-19 Infection Is Associated With An Increased Risk Of Overactive Bladder Symptoms

A new study finds that symptomatic Covid-19 infection is associated with the risk of developing or exacerbating overactive bladder symptoms. As an overlooked area of study, only a handful of investigations have focused on the impact of Covid-19 infection on the urinary system. Previous studies have found increased urinary tract symptoms, including the frequency, urgency, and waking up to urinate, post Covid-19 infection; they attributed the symptoms to inflammation and described the condition as Covid-Associated Cystitis (CAC). Read more.

Source: Forbes, December 5, 2022

COVID-19 Infection Increases the Risk of New or Worsening OAB Symptoms

Patients with COVID-19 infection are at increased risk of developing new or worsening symptoms of overactive bladder (OAB), according to data presented at the American Urological Association’s annual meeting in 2022 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Ly Hoang Roberts, MD, of Oakland University, Royal Oak, Michigan, and colleagues noted that they were the first American group to identify de novo genitourinary symptoms, such as frequency, urgency, nocturia, and pain / pressure in people with previous COVID 19 infection. They called this condition COVID-19 associated cystitis (CAC). Read more.

Source: Community 99, May 15, 2022