Overactive bladder disorder seriously affects the quality of life of patients. Its treatment is divided into behavioral therapy, pharmacotherapy, biofeedback, sacral nerve electrical stimulation, and surgery, among which behavioral therapy is the preferred treatment modality. It can be used alone or in combination with other methods and is very important to improve the treatment outcome. The following are some of the methods of behavioral treatment.
1.Changing poor lifestyle.
1.Pay attention to the intake of water and beverages.
2.Daily water intake? Ensure that a 24-hour urine volume of 1500-1800 ml is sufficient.
3.Avoid intake of large amounts of water at one time.
4, give up alcohol and all foods and beverages containing caffeine.
5, try to consume most of the water during the day and stop drinking towards night.
6.Adjusting the diet.
7, avoid intake of foods and drinks that stimulate the bladder, such as coffee, tea, chocolate, and certain medications.
8.Avoid early toileting, confirm the toilet beforehand, make a toilet map, etc.
2.Bladder training.
(1) hold urine training
Do not rush into the bathroom immediately when you have an urge to urinate, but hold it for some time first if possible and wait for the feeling of urination to diminish.
(2) Regular urination
Try urinating once every hour. After that, gradually increase the time between urination until you can hold urine for 2-3 hours.
(3) Suppress the urge to urinate
What should I do if I feel the urge to urinate before my regular urination time? Try the following techniques to help you delay until the urge to urinate has passed.
(4) Relax
Don’t tense up and focus your attention on relaxing the outer pelvic floor area, such as the abdominal wall muscles.
(5) Focus your mind
Turn your attention to other body sensations, such as breathing. Take 5 to 10 slow, deep breaths. This exercise interferes with your brain’s misinformation about the urgency of urination.
(6) Rapid contractions
Squeeze the pelvic floor muscles quickly and forcefully, 5 to 10 times each, and the urge to urinate will often diminish.