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Over the past 2-3 years I have started to have some urinary issues, which I still haven't totally figured out. Basically, a frequent need to go, difficulty or inability to go when I feel as though I have to and also intermittent pain and discomfort. I've also been taking pre-workout or work-out related energy drinks like Redline, Bang, etc. for at least 14 years and funnily enough, there seems to be some correlation between my issues and whether or not I'm taking these sorts of products. For a time, my issues seemed to have gone away when I had completely stopped taking caffeine and then, after I resumed my habits, they came back. I stopped, they went away again, and, coincidence or not, came back when I tried out Bang's caffeine-free drinks.
Correlation doesn't mean causation and I'm no doctor, but I do wonder if anyone else has had similar experience with pre-workout or work-out related energy drinks or has any knowledge about their long-term effects, if any? My doctor has no clue about what pre-workout even is, and thought that it was the same as a protein drink, so obviously he isn't going to be shedding light on this issue.
Correlation doesn't mean causation and I'm no doctor, but I do wonder if anyone else has had similar experience with pre-workout or work-out related energy drinks or has any knowledge about their long-term effects, if any? My doctor has no clue about what pre-workout even is, and thought that it was the same as a protein drink, so obviously he isn't going to be shedding light on this issue.