6. Bowel and Bladder Dysfunction
Bladder dysfunction is another common symptom for people who suffer from MS. In fact, nearly 80 percent of people diagnosed with MS suffer from this symptom. While there are many health-related issues that may cause a person to experience a strong urge to urinate, frequent urination, or the inability to hold in urine, if you are experiencing other symptoms on this list, it is important to discuss them all with your doctor as it could be a signal of MS.
Most of the time a person with MS will be able to manage any urinary symptoms quite easily. People with MS may also experience issues with their bowels such as diarrhea, constipation, or a loss of bowel control. Symptoms with the bowels are not as common as symptoms with the bladder, but they do occur on occasion and can be quite embarrassing and problematic when they occur.