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