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Can Prednisone Cause Urinary Incontinence?

Took 30 mg prednisone for facial rash last night before bed, plan is to reduce 5 mg per day after day 2. Had some urinary incontinence last night which has never happened before ( either on previous courses of predniSone or for any other reason). Is it Likely to be from the meds? This is a common side effect when my dg takes more than 20 mg per day, which is why I am asking....thanks in advance
Mon, 26 May 2014
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Hi and thank you so much for this query.

I am so sorry to hear about this urine incontinence. This is not recognized side effect of prednisolone. Maybe for some other reasons, you experienced this. Most of the times, it is just a transient occurrence with no pathological significance of risk of recurrence. I will recommend monitoring for now to see if this continues. If that be the case, seek for evaluation and treatment as this is not a possible side effect of prednisone.

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Can Prednisone Cause Urinary Incontinence?

Hi and thank you so much for this query. I am so sorry to hear about this urine incontinence. This is not recognized side effect of prednisolone. Maybe for some other reasons, you experienced this. Most of the times, it is just a transient occurrence with no pathological significance of risk of recurrence. I will recommend monitoring for now to see if this continues. If that be the case, seek for evaluation and treatment as this is not a possible side effect of prednisone. I hope this helps. I wish you well. Thank you so much for using our services and feel free to ask for more information and clarification if need be.