My urologist has done numerous cystoscopies for a (urethral) stricture that started with me yanking out a catheter (I don't know how many times) after a head injury. I dealt with occasional sudden incontinence and on-going dripping after normal voiding, and some wet nights. However, when daytime accidents went from less than once a month to 3 or 4 times a day I was given a diagnosis of OAB. I thought it would have been the stricture at the root of the issue, but was told it wasn't. No real cause was discovered and I was told it would be permanent and that it would get worse over time. However, it cleared up - almost to the point it was 18 months before. That lasted about a month and now I'm having episodes daily. I don't wear as much protection at home or while I am at work, but any other time, I am wearing a diaper. I just do it and forget it, usually. To answer the question, though, I don't consider OAB to be a diagnosis of what is really going on. That being said, I am not going to use meds to deal with this.
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