Regain Bladder Control With Supplements
Few people want to talk about incontinence, but according to the National Association for Continence, nearly 25 million Americans struggle with bladder control. Of those, 75 to 80% are women.
Increased Incontinence Due To Food And Beverages
For some people, incontinence is treatable and in many cases, it can be controllable. The urge to go is often triggered by what we eat and drink. Today we will take a look at some of these culprits and expose them for the urge makers they are. If you have the overactive bladder form of incontinence indulging in these can spell disaster.
The Use Of Kegel Exercises For Urinary Troubles
Kegel exercises for women work for all kinds of urinary incontinence. They strengthen the pelvic floor muscles, which are used to hold in urine. Kegels are done by repeatedly squeezing and relaxing the pelvic floor muscles. Step-by-step instructions for doing Kegels are available from the Harvard Women’s Health Watch. If you have trouble doing Kegels, or they don’t seem to be working, a physical therapist can use techniques like biofeedback to help you find the right muscles to squeeze. Pelvic floor physical therapy can also improve posture, which helps keep pelvic floor muscles functioning properly.
Incontinence And Biofeedback
In earlier blogs I discussed several different types of incontinence. Today I want to talk about one way to help cure it, biofeedback. Biofeedback has been an accepted practice for many years in the pain management area. It has become part of retraining for UI, also.
Urinary Incontinence And Exercises
Anti-incontinence exercises are designed to strengthen and improve the pelvic floor muscles (the muscles that hold the bladder in place). These muscles are also called "levator ani" muscles. They are named levator muscles because they hold (elevate) the pelvic organs in their proper place. When the levator muscles weaken, the pelvic organs move out of their normal place (prolapse) and stress incontinence results. Physical therapy is usually the first step to treat stress incontinence caused by weakened pelvic muscles. If aggressive physical therapy does not work, surgery may be necessary.
Men's Incontinence
Normally when you have to urinate (for men and women) the nerve signals tell the muscles in the walls of the bladder to squeeze, this forces urine out of the bladder and into the urethra. At the same time that the bladder squeezes, the urethra relaxes. This allows urine to pass through the urethra and out of the body. This is how it should work anyway.
Incontinence Caregiving How Tos
Urinary incontinence, or involuntary leaking of urine, is a problem for at least 30% of people over age 60. It is more common in woman than in men and can range from occasional dribbling to total loss of bladder control. What can you do?
5 Ways To Deal With Caregiver Stress
Almost a third of U.S. adults (29 percent) act as a caregiver for an ill, elderly or disabled relative, per the National Alliance for Caregiving. Of those, roughly 66 percent are female, many of them also caring for children at home. The role can take a serious toll on your health and well-being. There's of course the emotional strain, especially if you're caring for a relative with dementia or another illness that requires constant monitoring. Moreover, 17 percent of caregivers in an AARP report said that their own physical health had worsened from caregiving.
Men And Incontinence
Normally when you have to urinate (for men and women) the nerve signals tell the muscles in the walls of the bladder to squeeze, this forces urine out of the bladder and into the urethra. At the same time that the bladder squeezes, the urethra relaxes. This allows urine to pass through the urethra and out of the body. This is how it should work anyway.
Foods And Beverages That Increase The Effects Of Incontinence
For some people, incontinence is treatable and in many cases it can be controllable. The urge to go is often triggered by what we eat and drink. Today we will take a look at some of these culprits and expose them for the urge makers they are. If you have the overactive bladder form of incontinence indulging in these can spell disaster.
The Female Urinary System:
The Kidneys start the process by cleaning our blood and removing waste, this becomes urine and flows from the kidney down the ureters into the bladder. The bladder holds the urine until the brain tells us it’s time to let the sphincter release the urethra and let the urine out. This is called “voiding the bladder” or in more common terms “peeing”.
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