Interstitial Cystitis goes a long way in our family, but apparently I've been spared from that. However, I believe genes play a role (or rather, act out) in my toilet-dances
. As I've told on the other forum pages, I have very sensitive kidneys and get the urge to urinate much faster than most guys my age. No prostate problems. That was the first thing the doctor at a student healthcare centre checked. She was not a urologist, but prescribed the medication and gave some advice regarding living with the issue. I've been better ever since, but of course the problem remains. I've grown to think of it as an inconvenient and annoying trait which I can control at least to some extent.
My diagnosis, if you can call that, and you probably can as I was given a prescription, and you don't get one without a diagnosis is something on the lines of "Frequent urination and quickly renewing/emerging need to urinate". So, OAB. Probably it has something to do with my medical history, abnormal or sensitive nerves of the bladder and also psychology. When you are worried whether you can find and reach a toilet in time, the stress is like a jinx, your bladder goes
haywire.