Urinary Incontinence in Women

According to the National Association of Incontinence, over 25 million people in U.S.A. experience incontinence. One in three women experiences urinary incontinence.

Typical health problems
Statistically, the most common urinary incontinence for women is stress incontinence. That means weak pelvic floor muscles, followed by lack of bladder control, resulting in frequent trips to the bathrooms. Many reasons contribute to weaker pelvic floors among women. As women go through major life events, their bladders and pelvic floors become challenged for a variety of reasons. These can include menopause, surgeries, pregnancies, diabetes, medications, obesity, and natural aging.

Stress incontinence means when coughing, sneezing or exercising, urine is leaked involuntarily. A constant challenge is making it to the bathrooms on time. Incontinence also means interrupted sleep patterns at night by waking up to go to the bathrooms.   Sleep is not immediate after going to the bathroom. Not having a good night’s sleep be a problem during the day at work.

Tips to help minimize incontinence
To help overcome some of the little(or major) inconveniences in everyday routine, here are some tips for women to help overcome a bladder that does not respect time or place.

Top 5 tips are,

1. Contract exercises for pelvic muscles,
2. Eat less spicy foods,
3. Keep weight down,
4. Seek medical advice’
5. Keep acidic juices e.g. grapefruit juices, tomato juice and orange juice down to a minimum.

What kinds of protective underwear one can use?

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