| If you have problems sometimes getting to the | | | | about include Detrol and Ditropan. You need a |
| bathroom in time to urinate, you aren't | | | | prescription to get either of these |
| alone. In fact | | | | medicines. For a non prescription or |
| there are millions of adults who suffer from | | | | medicinal treatment option you can go to a |
| this problem known as incontinence. Some | | | | local drugstore and pick up a throw away |
| might immediately thing of wearing diapers or | | | | patch. The main companies are UroMed and |
| pads but there are now medications you can | | | | Miniguard. This patch is a small quarter |
| take that can help treat the condition. | | | | sized patch that is placed sticky side down |
| Bladder problems can sometimes be caused be | | | | on a woman's urinary opening to help hold in |
| an illness. So when the illness is gone the | | | | light to medium leakage. |
| incontinence goes with it. It is more common | | | | |
| for women to develop bladder infections | | | | You can try bladder or habit training which |
| because it is easier to get bacteria in their | | | | will train your bladder to retain urine |
| urinary tract. When this occurs you may | | | | longer. Your doctors will likely have you |
| experience incontinence until the infection | | | | urinate at specified times, such as once |
| has gone away. If you are experiencing long | | | | every hour. The longer you are able to stay |
| lasting incontinence then it may be caused by | | | | dry, the longer the time will become. Your |
| something other than a bladder infection such | | | | doctor will also instruct you to avoid drinks |
| as a weak bladder, weakening of the muscles | | | | that include caffeine such as many coffee, |
| around the bladder, a blocked urinary | | | | soda, and tea products. You will also likely |
| passageway, the damage to the nerves that | | | | be told to cut on how much liquid you drink |
| control the bladder, as well as diseases such | | | | before going to bed, but remember being |
| as arthritis. If you talk with your doctor | | | | hydrated is important so don't cut back |
| and do the necessary treatment then you won't | | | | during the day. You can exercise your bladder |
| have to deal with any rashes, sores, bladder | | | | this is easier than it sounds. To make your |
| infections, inability to sleep, or sexual | | | | muscles around the bladder stronger you can |
| problems due to incontinence. There are great | | | | try holding the urine in your bladder for |
| and easy ways to treat this condition and can | | | | longer periods of time. Tighten the muscle |
| be stopped or greatly decreased in almost | | | | for about five to ten seconds and then relax |
| everyone who is willing to try the | | | | for equal amounts of time, increasing the |
| medications and other treatments available. | | | | number of repetitions as you can. |
| Some medications you can ask your doctor | | | | |