digestive · symptom

Overactive Bladder

Needing the loo urgently and often.

3 supplements reviewed0 proven

Might help

Real research, but thin or split. Worth knowing, not worth counting on.1

Real research, but thin or split. Worth knowing, not worth counting on.

Pumpkin Seed Extract1000 mg · any

Proposed to settle an overactive bladder muscle, though the mechanism is not well established in people.

Evidence · 2 of 2 studies agreeResearch →

No research yet

People take these for it. We haven’t found trials we would stand behind.2

People take these for it. We haven’t found trials we would stand behind.

Magnesium Hydroxide300–400 mg · any

Proposed to relax the bladder muscle, easing the involuntary squeezes behind urgency.

No trials we can vouch forResearch →
Saw Palmetto320 mg · with_food

Proposed to act on the nerve receptors that trigger a bladder squeeze.

No trials we can vouch forResearch →
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