Symptom Management

Maintaining Dignity with Bladder, Bowel Problems

Changes in elimination patterns can create feelings of loss of control, embarrassment, dependency, and isolation.

Getting the Word Out: Speech Difficulties and MS

As many as 40 percent of people who are diagnosed with MS will face speech difficulties at some time.

Drug Treatment and Cognitive Dysfunction

Research shows that failure to comply with a treatment regimen will likely leave you vulnerable to cognitive decline.

Cognitive Deficits in Multiple Sclerosis

Cognition involves the coordinated activity of your entire brain. Your cognitive symptoms can result from problems in any part of it.

Dysphagia and MS

As many as half of all MS patients experience some difficulty in swallowing, a symptom called dysphagia (dis-FAY-juh).

Fighting Fatigue

Fatigue manifests itself quite early in the course of the disease, sometimes long before the initial neurological symptoms.

Bladder Problems and MS

There are techniques for managing bladder problems. Educate yourself so that you can determine the quality of your daily life.

Rounding Up Those Elusive ZZZZs

For those of us with MS, the solution to sleeplessness is rarely as simple as a new mattress or a sleeping pill.