Understanding Incontinence

Millions of people all over the world suffer from a symptom known as an over active bladder, and as a result incontinence can be suffered. Incontinence or losing small amounts of urine involuntarily, affects all ages in both men and women and quality of life can be affected. Incontinence is classified into three different categories:

*        Stress Incontinence; which is the involuntary loss of urine during exercise, coughing, laughing, sneezing, or even traveling on a bumpy road.

*        Urge Incontinence; when urine is lost if the bladder is completely full with the desire to urinate without delay. Leakage may occur before a person manages to reach a restroom because of inability to control the strong urge.

*        The combination of both Stress and Urge Incontinence which is most common in women who can suffer from both.

An Over Active Bladder affects a person's quality of life in many ways.  Sufferers may have restless nights, decreased desire for sex, avoid exercise and strenuous activities, always look for areas with close proximity to restrooms and avoid social occasions. The acute awareness that urine could leak at any time is a constant pressure which can affect daytime productivity. In women Urinary incontinence can be caused by different factors including childbirth, weight gain, or other conditions and activities that stretch the pelvic floor muscles. When these muscles cannot support your bladder properly anymore, then the bladder drops further down in the body cavity and pushes against the vagina causing incontinence.

You probably are suffering from incontinence or an over active bladder if you urinate more than 8 times per day; regularly find your pants or underwear is wet after sneezing coughing or other activities as mentioned above; or wake more than twice to use the toilet during the night. Incontinence occurs when the large bladder muscle known as the detrusor muscle becomes overactive. In normal cases this muscle relaxes while the bladder fills and will only contract when the bladder is completely full. In incontinence or over active bladder problems this detrusor muscle will contract more often causing the urge to urinate even if the bladder is not completely full yet. As a result people's lives are affected by the urge to urinate at the most inconvenient times.

There are a number of different treatments available on the market for incontinence with surgery being one of the options if the case is very serious. There are also some very effective drugs on the market as well, but the most important aspect is having your incontinence investigated by a doctor first. Some lifestyle modifications can also help with examples being limiting the intake of certain foods and drinks that can irritate the bladder. Some of these include caffeine, alcohol and gassy soft drinks.

Bladder Exercises can help Incontinence.

You can retrain your bladder muscles which will help reduce leakage of urine. Starting by gradually increasing the time between your visits to the toilet can be a great first step though may be difficult to begin with. You can also research pelvic exercise known as Kegel exercises, which have been designed to strengthen the pelvic floor muscles which control the release of urine.

There are a number of superior natural medicines which you can take to manage over active bladder or incontinence. These medicines calm the bladder detrusor muscles and reduce the urgency to urinate. If you are prone to suffer from restless nights because of the need to get up and urinate often, then these medicines are the best solutions.

There is no need to sufferer the embarrassment of incontinence with the variety of different solutions available on the market. Some simple investigation into your options and consulting with your doctor is a sensible choice. For women with serious problems certain surgical procedures known as strapping and lap band procedures can be done by professional gynecologists. For less serious cases it can be as simple as taking a natural remedy which will allow you to manage this problem.

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