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Clinical Services at Rush Bladder Problems


10 Warning Signs of Bladder Problems:

  1. Leakage of urine that prevents desired activities.
  2. Leakage of urine that causes embarrassment.
  3. Leakage of urine that began or continued after an operation (hysterectomy, caesarean section, lower intestinal or rectal surgery).
  4. Inability to urinate (retention of urine) following an operation.
  5. Urinating more frequently than usual without a proven bladder infection.
  6. Needing to rush to the bathroom and / or loosing urine if you do not " arrive in time "
  7. Pain related to filling the bladder and /or pain related to urination.
  8. Frequent bladder infections.
  9. Progressive weakness of the urinary stream with or without a feeling of incomplete bladder emptying.
  10. Abnormal urination or changes in urination related to a nervous system abnormality (stroke, spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, etc.)

Consult with your physician or a specialist, if you are experiencing any of the above signs.


Program for Abdominal
and Pelvic Health at Rush

The specialist team at the Program for Abdominal and Pelvic Health includes, colorectal surgeons, gastroenterologists, gynecologists, physiatrists (rehabilitative and physical medicine specialists), physical therapists, psychologists, radiologists, urogynecologists and urologists. These teams work closely together in a coordinated effort to provide the outstanding care that is the hallmark of Rush.

At Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, our team is on the leading edge of advances in medicine, whether it’s a new minimally invasive technique or a novel drug. Because Rush is an academic medical center, our patients benefit from all of the latest innovations, including some that are unavailable anywhere else in the world.

For more information about the Program for Abdominal and Pelvic Health at Rush visit their Web site at www.rush.edu/paph.

Or phone the Program for Abdominal and Pelvic Health at (312) 942-7274.

Our program manager will guide patients through the program and discuss the patients' symptoms with them to determine the appropriate specialists for each patient.






Contact Name
Program for Abdominal Pelvic Health
Contact Phone
(312) 942-7274
Contact E-mail
contact_rush@rush.edu


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