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Monday, 23 August 2010

Things To Consider In Loss Of Bladder Control

By Jacaranda Flagg

Stress test, urinalysis, blood tests, ultra sounds and urodyamics are a some approaches of finding the causes for the decline of bladder control. In today's difficult environment, issues relating to loss of bladder control sound to be on the rise. It is said that further than 13 million people in the United States experience from bladder control difficulties.

Urinary incontinence, which is the clinical term for the loss of bladder control, is the failure to hold one's urine till one gets to a toilet. Let's look into how this incontinence involves women. Bladder problems affect women of all ages, but it is more prevalent in older women. Up to 35% women over 60 years of age are affected by loss of bladder control. Still it is not just women who are around this age that are affected by bladder control problems. It has been found that women of all ages have urinary leakage problems. Some of the reasons for the loss of bladder control in women are weak muscles because of child birth / maternity, some women leak when they exercise or sneeze or even laugh hard. Women who have come to the last part of their menopause also seem to have loss of bladder control.

In men, loss of bladder control may start at a primitive age. Bed-wetting is more typical among boys than in girls. Arguments for loss of bladder control in men are many. Men who have diabetes are noted to lose control of their bladders, because they develop nerve damage which in turn have an effect on their bladder control. Parkinson's disease and multiple sclerosis which affect the brain and the nervous system also causes loss of bladder control. Overactive bladders also go ahead to urinary incontinence. These reasons are also common to women.

Medication that one takes, or alcohol and caffeine also leads to loss of bladder control in both women and men. These reasons may cause the body to rest, so far the signals from the brain to the bladder can be disrupted, thereby leading to leakage. Being fat also contributes towards this problem.

Prostrate issues are also another source for the loss of bladder control in men. The prostrate is a walnut shaped gland which is associated with the urethra, just under the bladder. This little walnut gland expands as men grow older. This development causes it to press towards the urethra causing undecided, interrupted, leaking and dribbling, especially in the nights.

Loss of bladder control can be resolved. The Kegel exercises are well known and an option that many assume. Kegel exercises improve the pelvic muscles without the need for any gear. One can do these workout routines anywhere at any time. The trick in this exercise is locating the right muscle to squeeze. These muscles are called the sphincter muscles. If one manages to strengthen these muscles it would help to stop the bladder spasms that cause incontinence. Weight loss, modify in one's diet can also help control the bladder. In the worst of circumstances, surgery may be the only solution.

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