What is Urge Incontinence?
Get the Facts about UI
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Urge Urinary Incontinence
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If you have issues with frequently running to the bathroom, you might have Urge Urinary Incontinence. But once you know what kind of Urinary Incontinence you have, you’re one step further toward treating it!
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There are specific symptoms associated with Urge Incontinence. Urge Incontinence occurs when you have a sudden urge to urinate. With Urge Incontinence your pelvic floor muscles are hyper active, this is why it is also known as Overactive Bladder. The bladder contracts when it should not, causing urine to flow through the sphincter muscles, and out of the urethra. This happens because defective nerves send inaccurate signals to the bladder, causing its muscles to suddenly squeeze. These contractions are known as bladder spasms, hence the other name Overactive Bladder. When your bladder spasms, it feels like you have to urinate, even when there is no urine in your bladder. If these symptoms of Urge Urinary Incontinence are associated with pain in the pelvic region, lower stomach, and burning or painful urination it could be an indicator of a greater issue, like kidney stones.
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Many cases of Urge Incontinence are hard to specifically diagnose. It could be a combination of issues. But according to HealthLine some instances are actually quite obvious. Some potential causes are bladder infection, bladder inflammation, bladder stones, bladder cancer, obstruction of the sphincter muscle, enlarged prostate, diseases of the nervous system (like multiple sclerosis), and injury to the nervous system (like a stroke or trauma to the spinal chord). Sometimes Urge Incontinence is caused by pregnancy, childbirth or menopause. This is why Urge Incontinence is found twice as much in women than in men.
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Your Urge Incontinence could be causing you to wet yourself before reaching a toilet. It may impede your lifestyle because of the uncomfortable and awkward fear of wetting yourself. You may avoid frequent trips to the bathroom for fear of judgement. Or the urge comes on so suddenly you simply cannot get there in time. If your Urge Incontinence majorly hinders your lifestyle, you should contact your doctor. Even if it’s a small part of your life, there are ways to alleviate the symptoms. Urge Incontinence is a common form of Urinary Incontinence and its treatable in a variety of different ways.
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One of the least invasive ways to treat Urge Incontinence other than surgery, etc. is the use of electrical stimulation. This might sound scary, but it really isn’t! With electrical stimulations electrodes are used.
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Electrodes are thin devices, temporarily inserted into your vagina or rectum in order to stimulate and strengthen the pelvic floor muscles. The electrical stimulation is gentle. It can be very effective for those with Stress Urinary Incontinence and Urge Urinary Incontinence. You may need consistent treatment over the course of several months to see results. If you remain patient, positive results over controlling your bladder leakage are most likely to result.
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Another treatment specifically designed to treat Urge Incontinence is the use of nerve stimulators.
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Nerve stimulators look very similar to pacemakers. They are placed under your skin (sometimes in a nerve in the ankle) and deliver painless electrical pulses to the bladder nerves (sacral nerves). Sacral nerves are involved in controlling the bladder. Those with Urge Urinary Incontinence try nerve stimulators quite often if other treatments have not been successful.
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If all else fails, or if your other treatments for Urge Incontinence prove less fruitful, there’s always adult absorbent pads to wear. By sporting a disposable adult liner pad or any sort of adult diaper you are ensuring absorbency while you’re out on the town. Worries of public leakage will fly from your thoughts and allow you to enjoy your life. So even if the other treatments do not diminish your Urge Incontinence completely, adult diapers are a great option!
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