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    Urinary incontinence is the involuntary loss of urine and can happen for many reasons such as weak pelvic floor muscles, childbirth, or certain medical conditions. There are different types of incontinence including stress, urge, and overflow incontinence. Treatment depends on the cause but may include pelvic floor exercises like Kegels, bladder training, physical therapy, or medication to strengthen the muscles and improve bladder control. Seeking treatment is important as doing nothing will not make incontinence go away and it may get worse over time. Help is available through physical therapists or continence organizations.

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    Urinary incontinence is the involuntary loss of urine and can happen for many reasons such as weak pelvic floor muscles, childbirth, or certain medical conditions. There are different types of incontinence including stress, urge, and overflow incontinence. Treatment depends on the cause but may include pelvic floor exercises like Kegels, bladder training, physical therapy, or medication to strengthen the muscles and improve bladder control. Seeking treatment is important as doing nothing will not make incontinence go away and it may get worse over time. Help is available through physical therapists or continence organizations.

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    What Is Urinary Incontinence? Types of Urinary Incontinence?

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    Urinary incontinence is the involuntary loss of urine and can happen for many reasons such as weak pelvic floor muscles, childbirth, or certain medical conditions. There are different types of incontinence including stress, urge, and overflow incontinence. Treatment depends on the cause but may include pelvic floor exercises like Kegels, bladder training, physical therapy, or medication to strengthen the muscles and improve bladder control. Seeking treatment is important as doing nothing will not make incontinence go away and it may get worse over time. Help is available through physical therapists or continence organizations.

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    WHAT IS URINARY  Alzheimer’s

     Multiple Sclerosis
    INCONTINENCE?
    Urinary incontinence is the loss of your TYPES OF URINARY
    bladder control when urinating. It can INCONTINENCE?
    be just a small amount of leaking when
    doing simple activities such laughing or Stress incontinence: urine leaks
    coughing or the strong urge to urinate caused after a sudden pressure on the
    that you are no longer able to control. lower stomach muscles such as when
    coughing, laughing, sneezing, lifting HOW IT CAN BE
    This is not about aging. This is not etc. usually happened when pelvic floor TREATED?
    about somebody else. This can happen muscle are weak.
    to any one at any age. Treating incontinence depends of the
    Urge incontinence: need to urinate cause. Bladder behavioral training,
    WHAT CAUSES that occurs suddenly, before you can extracorporeal magnetic innervation,
    get to the bathroom. Usually found in electrical stimulation of the pelvic
    INCONTINENCE? elderly, urinary infection or overactive floor, Kegel exercise accompanied with
    Urinary incontinence can happen for bladder. biofeedback can help to cure or manage
    many reasons including: you incontinence problem by
    Overflow incontinence: uncontrollable
    strengthening the pelvic floor and a
     Weak pelvic floor muscles leakage of small amounts of urine
    licensed physical therapist may help
    caused by an overfilled bladder.
     Diabetes you.
    Diabetes or certain medicines can cause
     After menopause
    the blocking of the urine.
     Stretching of pelvic muscles
    after childbirth Mixed incontinence: involves more
     Certain medicines than one type of incontinence listed
     Overweight above. WHAT IS KEGEL
     Urinary infections EXERCISES?
     Vascular disease
    Pelvic muscles help to stop the flow of contracting the pelvic floor muscles going to disappear and it might
    the urine. Weakened muscles cause and how effectively the bladder get worse.
    urine leakage. Fortunately, pelvic floor muscles are being released
    can be trained just like other muscle. There is always something that
    Kegel are strengthening exercises that can be done and physical therapy
    any one can do at any time. Patient Other thins that you can do to help your might have the solution.
    need to pull in like trying to stop the pelvic floor muscles:
    urine flow hold the squeeze about 10 Visit the web site:
    seconds and then rest 10 seconds.  Eat fruit and vegetables and drink
    6 to 8 glasses of water daily.
    www.APTA.org to find a
    Daily exercises can strength the weak  Don’t strain when using your
    bowels physical therapist that can help
    muscles and improve the bladder
    control by 70% of those who use them  Keep your weight within the range you.
    frequently. of your age and weight.
    For more information visit:

    www.familydoctor.org
    WHAT IS BIOFEEDBACK?
    National Association for
    Women who are unable to learn Kegel Continence P.O
    muscle contraction with verbal Box 1019
    instruction can be helped with the use
    Charleston, SC29402-1019
    of feedback.
    SEEK HELP 1800-BLADDER
    A vaginal probe is inserted by the
    patient and the probe will send There is help to regain your Created by: Diana Roldan.
    information while the patient is freedom
    performing the Kegel exercises. The
    monitor connected to the probe will If you do nothing about your
    emit a visual or auditory signal urinary incontinence, it is not
    indicating how strong the patient is
    If you do nothing about your urinary
    BLADER incontinence, it won’t go away.

    CONTOL
    PROBLEM?
    Don’t give up!

    It is time to seek for help.

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