Bladder Control Exercise

If you suffer from bladder control problems therethe muscles and hold it for five to ten seconds
are many options you can choose that can helpabout twenty times while increasing the
you with your condition. One of the healthiestrepetitions gradually over time. Make sure you
ways to restore function to your bladder isrelax the muscles for equal amounts of time.
through Kegal exercises which are exercises thatThe great thing about Kegal exercises is that
strengthen your pelvic floor muscles. These arethey are so convenient and easy to do that you
the muscles that support your vagina, urethra,can literally perform them anywhere, anytime. It
and bladder which is where your body storesis impossible for anyone to see that you are doing
urine. The body then sends the urine out of yourthem, and the fast results will be encouraging.
body through the urethra.Even when you have achieved the level of control
It has been proven that strengthening your pelvicyou were looking for you should still perform the
floor muscles will lower the possibility and evenexercises regularly to keep the muscles strong.
help prevent stress incontinence. To defineYou should check your personal technique in the
incontinence it is the frequent or severe leaking ofmirror every now and then to make sure that
urine from the bladder. Sometimes this leaking canyou aren't using your stomach or buttock muscles
be caused by laughing, sneezing, coughing, orby placing your hand on your stomach or
physical activity and is still referred to asbuttocks as you tighten. If you are doing the
incontinence.exercise correctly you shouldn't feel your
Bladder muscles are commonly weakened bystomach or buttocks tighten. You should see
frequent heavy lifting over time, the loss of theresults within three or four weeks.
female hormone estrogen after menopause, beingThe women who are over the age of fifty and
extremely obese and recurrent urinary tractare experiencing bladder control problems can talk
infections.to their doctors about using an estrogen cream.
You can begin by starting and stopping the flowAn estrogen cream combined with Kegal
of urine while you are urinating. Doing this will helpexercised will greatly improve the strengthening
you use the muscles and familiarize you withof the muscles that are around the bladder and
them. When you aren't urinating you can tightenvagina.