Urinary Incontinence - A common yet embarrassing problem!

Urinary incontinence is the involuntary release of urine. It may be caused by physiologic, pharmacologic, pathologic, or psychological factors.There are two main types of urinary incontinence: stress incontinence and urge incontinence.

Women experience incontinence twice as often as men because the structure of female urinary tract, pregnancy, childbirth, and menopause.

It is often temporary, and it almost always causes from an underlying medical condition such as urinary incontinence infection, constipation, vaginal imflammation in women, stroke, neurological injury, arthritis, and side effect from certain medicines.

However if your urinary incontinence symptoms still persist, after these temporary cause of urinary incontinence have been treated, it could be cause malfunction of the bladder such as nerve disorder, enlarged prostate in man, weak of pelvic floor or bladder muscles.

The best you should do is consult to your doctor if you are experiencing symptoms of urinary incontinence, so your doctor can determine your type and cause of incontinence and make the best plan for treatment.

Drink 6-8 glasses of water daily unless your doctor advises you otherwise.

Avoid or limit your intake of alcohol, carbonated drinks, and caffeinated drinks.

Eat a balanced diet, so keep you healthy and a normal weight range. Enough of fiber in your diet so can prevent constipation.

If you are over weight, try to lose weight because carrying extra weight also puts further stress on pelvic floor muscles.

Do pelvic floor exercises or Kegel exercise regularly to help strengthen your pelvic floor muscles, which may help you to have a strong pelvic floor muscles.

Good bladder habits such don’t holding back too long when your bladder is full or persistently emptying it when it is not.

There are some tips for prevent urinary incontinence by following the good habits in our lifestyle.

Remember if you suffer from urinary incontinence and if it affects your life, you should discuss the problem with your doctor, as it may be a symptom of underlying medical condition that requires treatment.