| Overactive bladder (OAB) is defined as | | | | - Urinating more than eight times in a |
| being a chronic urological condition | | | | 24 hour period |
| that causes urgency, with or without | | | | - Feel an overwhelming and |
| urge incontinence, and commonly with | | | | uncontrollable urge to urinate |
| frequency and nocturia. The cause of | | | | - Urinary incontinence, control |
| this condition is unknown, but | | | | problems, leaking |
| researchers are sure that it involves | | | | If you have too, plan your trips and |
| dysfunction of the detrusor muscle. | | | | excursions around the bathrooms. Knowing |
| Recent surveys have found that about one | | | | where they are and how many are there |
| in six American or European adults | | | | and experiencing anxiety about having to |
| suffers from symptoms caused by OAB. | | | | use them, then you may be suffering from |
| With this in mind it is estimated that | | | | OAB. Also if you are using adult |
| there are more than 33 million adults in | | | | incontinence devices, such as adult |
| America with OAB which is common in both | | | | diapers or mattress protection liners, |
| men and women. OAB increases with age. | | | | these are also sign that you are |
| To help manage your OAB symptoms you | | | | suffering from OAB. |
| will need to modify your lifestyle. This | | | | The symptoms of OAB do not appear |
| can include fluid restriction, caffeine | | | | suddenly and all at once. This |
| restriction, bladder retraining, | | | | affliction comes on gradually so you may |
| antimuscarinic drugs such as | | | | find yourself adjusting your lifestyle |
| darifenacin, hyoscyamine, oxybutynin, | | | | little by little. The anxiety of OAB my |
| tolterodine, solifenacin, and trospium. | | | | be limiting your lifestyle and you might |
| There are also various other devices | | | | be unwittingly accepting the |
| that are helpful in curing OAB symptoms. | | | | limitations imposed on your day to day |
| - OAB is one of the most uncomfortable | | | | ability to do the things you would like |
| conditions to suffer from whether you | | | | to be doing. |
| experience frequent urination, or urge | | | | You don't have to accept OAB as art of |
| incontinence. There are symptoms | | | | the normal process of aging, you can |
| checklists that you should consider and | | | | fight back and reclaim your ability to |
| take with you to your doctors' | | | | live and enjoy a normal active life. |
| appointment. These checklists can help | | | | Don't let OAB come between you and all |
| in determining the best treatment option | | | | the things you would like to do. Talk to |
| for you. Here are some of the questions | | | | your doctor about these symptoms if you |
| that will likely be included: | | | | are experiencing them. You don't have to |
| Do you frequently experience the | | | | live your life with these preventable |
| following? | | | | limitations. Don't accept OAB, fight it. |
| - Get up to urinate two or more times in | | | | Call your doctor soon. |
| a single night | | | | |