Total fluid intake, caffeine, and other bladder irritant avoidance among adults having urinary urgency with and without urgency incontinence: The Symptoms of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction Research Network (LURN).
Anne P CameronMargaret E HelmuthAbigail R SmithH Henry LaiCindy L AmundsenZiya KirkaliBrenda W GillespieClaire C YangJ Quentin Clemensnull nullPublished in: Neurourology and urodynamics (2022)
Individuals with urgency consume a lower volume of fluid than those without urgency. UUI participants more often abstain from caffeine, but among those that consume caffeine, the dose is similar to those without UUI. One explanation for these results is that only a subset of individuals with urgency or UUI are caffeine sensitive.