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Re: Embarassed - Looking for Advice

Posted by Alamo Joe on May 08, 2008 at 10:15:23:

In Reply to: Embarassed - Looking for Advice posted by drene on April 23, 2008 at 07:39:14:

I remember an earlier post. A woman had complained about getting up 4 or 5 times a night to urinate. Following treatment for OSA it was once a night.

I think that it works this way:
When you have an apnea the diaphragm tries harder to overcome the obstruction. The body interprets the force as a desire to urintate and away you go.

In my opinion (I am not a doctor) the same thing happens for defecation.

I experience fewer trips to the bathroom for # 2 following OSA treatment.


Hang tough
CA Alamo Joe


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