Do You Wet Yourself When You Don't Want To?

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Do you sometimes wet yourself, especially when laughing or sneezing? You are not alone. When urine leaks out unintentionally, it is called incontinence. It is estimated that over 13 million Americans experience at least occasional incontinence.

Many people think that the only way to deal with the problem is to wear the adult diapers all the time. This is no longer the best way to take care of this problem. Today there are medications, surgery, and devices to correct or improve the problem.

Treatment of Urinary Incontinence

The type of treatment you receive for your incontinence varies depending on type of incontinence that you have.

One method is to keep a bladder diary. This is detailed diary in which you record a day to day account of your urinary habits. With this diary you can help determine the causes of your problem.

Another method is bladder training. Your health care provider will instruct you to urinate at set times (perhaps once an hour). If you can stay dry during this hour, then the time may be lengthened to every one and a half hours. You may be instructed to not drink anything with caffeine (tea, coffee, or sodas). Caffeine has a tendency to irritate a sensitive bladder.

Another method is Kegel exercises. This exercise works to strength the muscles surrounding the bladder which help you to hold your urine longer. You practice tightening the muscles that are used to stop your urinating and then release. You do this several times a day, holding the muscles in for 10 seconds at a time. Gradually you increase the number of times that you do this each day.

Some medications can help, but these require a doctor's prescription (Detrol or Ditropan).

Generally as a last resort, surgery may correct the leakage problem. The surgeon may move the bladder slightly or the tubing (ureters) that connect to the bladder.

Do You Wet Yourself When You Don't Want To?

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