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