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There can be little doubt that there is a sensory interaction between the neighbouring viscera urinary bladder and lower bowel. Anatomical, neurological findings show this clearly and prove has been found in animal and human studies. The interaction does not only creates an influence of one system to the other in the normal function but can induce spreading of pathology from one to the other. A clinical consequence is that when examination is done of one system, a proper interpretation of the findings can only be made if information is available of the other system. A simple example is the urodynamic testing where sensory data can differ if a bowel is empty or full. Pelvic sensory syndromes as BPS/IC and IBS often are present together.
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Wyndaele, J.J. (2022). Sensory Interaction of Bladder and Bowel. In: Sensation in the Pelvic Region. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-16964-9_13
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