Epidural?

[messyman]

Not that I really intend to try this but would an epidural given as low as posible be a viable temporary incontinence treatment? The very bottom nerves apparently are for the sphincter and epidurals basically turn them off.

[babyalan]

It's  drug to numb pain so you feel less pain so maybe but why would you ? Yikes

[Babypants]

You are confusing an epidural, which is a spinal anesthetic, with a pudendal nerve block.  I doubt if you would ever find a physician to perform this.

The pudendal nerve is the one that interests you, and you may already be damaging it in ways that weaken bladder and/or bowel control over the long haul.  Read up on pudendal nerve entrapment, which is also known as bicyclist's syndrome. Just sitting at a desk for too many hours over a long stretch of time can do it.  If you experience a burning sensation in your rectum when you sit for a meaningful length of time, then there's a good chance that you are experiencing PNE.