\r\n \r\n I am a college student who suffers from frequent trips to the loo. I feel the urge to pee many times during the day; I\'ve noticed that I feel more urges when I\'m outside my dorm than when I\'m in it (maybe because it\'s the \'homey\' feeling the place has and the fact that I\'m just down the hall from a toilet). (It\'s also not an infection as I\'ve had numerous tests done and nothing is wrong with my kidneys either.) None of my friends ever have to pee when we\'re hanging out around town, but I always do. I feel like such a burden to them, especially since we always have to drive to find bathrooms.
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\r\nMy doctor suggested retraining my bladder and although this does give me a better sense of security, I still find that I revert back to getting anxious when I\'m out with my friends and not around a loo.
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\r\nAnd now, I also get frequent upset stomachs (stomach pain, gas, bloating, loose stools). I\'ve been tested for celiacs disease and numerous others, but nothing is out of the ordinary. It\'s not a food allergy either as I\'ve kept track of what I\'ve been eating and have only found random triggers. I think this too is related to me being anxious if I\'m not near a bathroom or not able to get to one (such as being in a class where the teacher won\'t let me go or the fear of other students thinking I\'m weird for having to always come and go from the class.)
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\r\nI don\'t want to eat or drink anything before I go out so I can reduce my chances of having to go to the bathroom. I\'m already extremely skinny and because I don\'t want to eat or drink much I lose weight. These problems are making my life a living hell. I don\'t know any other college student who suffers from these problems; I seem to be the only person in the world who has to deal with this. I don\'t even want to go out with my friends anymore, let alone make any new ones (it\'s also hard for me to make friends since I\'m so shy so I\'m alone most of the time) for fear of them finding me weird or a burden.
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\r\nI\'ve spent months crying over this, I just can\'t seem to shake this problems since they always come back when things are finally going good. I feel like everyone else would just be better off without me. I\'ve become extremely sad and I feel like a lost cause.
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\r\nHow can I cope with this? What can I do if I\'m stuck in the car for a long period of time such as being stuck in traffic? I live near a beach that doesn\'t have a bathroom and my friends always want to go there but I avoid it and I hate having to do that. What can I do?\r\n

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