Urinary incontinence, the involuntary leakage of urine, is a common condition that affects millions of people worldwide. It can be an embarrassing issue, but understanding its causes and exploring treatment options can significantly improve the quality of life. When you’re able to treat the root cause of urinary incontinence, it can help you feel secure knowing that you have it under control.
Understanding Urinary Incontinence
There are several reasons why you might struggle with urinary incontinence. When your OBGYN can deduce the exact cause, it makes treatment easier to determine. Common causes of urinary incontinence include:
- Week pelvic floor muscles
- Overactive bladder
- Neurological disorders
- Urinary tract infection
- Certain medications
- Excessive caffeine or alcohol consumption
- Obesity
It’s important to know how to treat your urinary incontinence so that you don’t feel nervous in public. Urinary incontinence can affect your self-confidence and make you feel ashamed when you’re out and about. Strengthening the pelvic floor muscles through regular exercises can significantly improve bladder control. These exercises are simple and can be done at home. Reducing caffeine and alcohol intake, losing weight, quitting smoking, and managing fluid intake can help alleviate symptoms.
You can train your bladder by scheduling regular bathroom visits and gradually increasing the intervals between them. It helps train the bladder to hold urine longer. There are also various medications that your OBGYN can prescribe to help manage incontinence. Anticholinergics reduce bladder spasms, while beta-3 agonists relax bladder muscles. Topical estrogen may benefit postmenopausal women.
In some cases, surgery may be required to help treat problems within the bladder and help reduce the risk of urinary incontinence.
Contact Our OBGYN Today
Find out how you can strengthen your bladder and control your urinary incontinence so that it doesn’t control you! Contact your OBGYN to learn more about what could be causing your urinary continence and how it can be treated.