Its been a while since my last post but this one was always going to be about the problem I have with always needing a wee. Its been a growing concern of mine and even more so since signing up to do the Women Can Marathon. Here's the thing, I always need a wee. That's it, it really is that simple. I always need a wee. No matter where I am or what time it is, I always need a bloody wee. Its not a case of holding it in, like I used to be able to do and I'm sure that most of you still can, no no no, its a case of 'I need to and I need to now!'
So what's the big deal? I agree that its not the end of the world, not by any stretch of the imagination. I go to the loo before I leave the house and immediately when and where I arrive. I then make sure I go again before I leave said place and so forth. This is all well and good in practice (and it has taken some practice) but what's a girl to go when out in the countryside or I the middle of a 26.2 mile marathon? Oh crumbs, the panic just thinking about it.
There are 3 things that I can think of that is causing me the 'wee' problems.
1. The amount of water I am drinking throughout the day
2. I have had 2 children
3. I have MS (dum dum dum)
Breaking them down, no.1 the amount of water I drink. Well I try to drink 4 litres a day as this is the recommended daily amount and if you bare in mind that I sweat a lot due to the amount of physical activity I do every day, plus that I suffer from extreme night sweats, I don't think this is too much. It is to my understanding also that you do tend to need the toilet pretty frequently when you first start to take on more water than normal but that is just until your body gets used to it. I have been drinking this much for a good few months now and to be honest, I'm only managing 2-3 litres a day at the moment so surely this couldn't be major contributing factor could it?
No.2, carrying 2 children. Hum, not sure about this one. I have many 'Mummy' friends and I am not sure that any of them have complained about having to rush to the toilet like I do. Yeah, we all have the occasional accident but that's occasional, I'd give anything for occasional. I am totally ruling out issue no.2.
That leaves no.3 MS. As always, I know every little about this part of the illness, only that I notice people mentioning the urinal issues that MS can effect so I have done a little research. 'The nerve pathways in the spine are interrupted, even a small amount of urine in the bladder can cause it to contract. This causes a need to urinate frequently. Another (oh yes, there's another) problem is an inability to hold on'. And there it is, right there. To me it seems that I am going to be needing a wee regardless but I am increasing the problem to drinking so much fluid throughout the day. As I said before, this is not a huge problem but I am training to do long distance running and for me, that makes it a big problem.
As it stands, when I go out running now I plan a route where I know there will be public toilets which makes it easy for me. As an example, on my 10-13 mile route I go before I leave home, then once I arrive at the car park at the start of the run, stop at public toilets approx. 4 miles in, stop again as I pass back through the same path now 6 miles in and then for the last time when I finish at the first public toilet stop. That planning just about sees me through my run, yay, but how the hell am I going to be able to go for the length of a full marathon without needing a wee?
Is this something that 'mindset' will deal with? Being a strong believer in ones mindset I absolutely plan on this being my lifesaver, either that or I plan on wetting myself all the way through LOL
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