Exercises
Kegel exercises strengthen the pelvic floor muscles and sphincter muscles and can reduce or cure stress urinary incontinence. Kegel exercises can be learned and practiced by women of all ages. Most Kegel exercises do not require equipment. However, there is one method that requires the use of a weighted ball. In this exercise, you need to stand and put a spherical object in your vagina and keep it from falling down. You can gradually increase the weight of the ball to strengthen the muscles, which will help the urethra to close.
Electrical stimulation therapy
Brief electrical stimulation can strengthen the pelvic floor muscles in a similar way to muscle exercises. A brief electrical current in the vagina or rectum stimulates the surrounding muscles. It will stabilize the overactive muscles and stimulate contraction of the urethral muscles. Electrical stimulation therapy can be used to treat stress and urge incontinence.
Biofeedback therapy
Biofeedback therapy is the use of a measurement device to help you understand your body’s function. The function of your bladder and urethral muscle contractions is recorded through the use of electronic devices or a voiding diary, which allows you to consciously strengthen these muscles. Biofeedback therapy can treat stress and urge incontinence with pelvic floor muscle exercises and electrical stimulation.
Timed voiding or bladder training
Timed voiding and bladder training are methods that utilize biofeedback. With timed voiding, you start by filling out a chart of voiding and leakage, and following the pattern reflected in the chart, you can plan to empty your bladder before you are likely to leak. With biofeedback and muscle reflexes, known as bladder training, you can adjust the schedule of bladder storage and voiding. These methods are very effective for urge urinary incontinence.
Medication
Medications can reduce many types of urinary leakage. Some medications can inhibit the contraction of an overactive bladder. Others can relax the sphincter muscle, resulting in better bladder emptying. Some medications can tighten the bladder neck and urethral muscles to stop leaks. Still others, especially hormones (like estrogen), can make the various muscles function more normally during urination.
Some of these drugs can have harmful side effects if taken for a long time. In particular, estrogen therapy has been linked to the development of breast cancer and endometrial cancer. The risks and effects of long-term use need to be discussed with your doctor when using them.
Urethral injections
A number of substances can be injected into the tissue around the urethra. The injections can augment the tissue, assist in closing the urethra, and reduce stress urinary incontinence. Collagen and the patient’s own fat can be used for implantation. The treatment can be done by a physician under local anesthesia and injected in about half an hour.
Urethral injections have an excellent cure rate. The injections must be repeated frequently, as the body gradually removes these substances. Before receiving collagen injections, the doctor must perform a skin test to determine if you are allergic to such substances.
Surgical treatment
The most commonly performed procedure is the tension-free midurethral suspensory banding (TVT, TVT-O procedure) to treat female stress urinary incontinence. The surgeon fixes the sling tension-free in the mid-urethra during the procedure, and only very small incisions will be made in the vagina and at the base of the thighs. It is a minimally invasive surgical procedure with minimal trauma, quick recovery and long-lasting results.
Catheterization
A catheter is used to empty the bladder if it is never completely empty (filling incontinence) or if incontinence is due to a weakened forceps urinaryis muscle, and if incontinence is caused by surgical trauma or spinal cord injury. A catheter is a tube that is inserted through the urethra into the bladder to drain urine. A catheter can be used only once or for a period of time, the latter requiring a bag to be attached to store the urine. If you catheterize for a long time, you need to watch out for urinary tract infections.
Other methods
Many women use pads to address small amounts of urinary incontinence during activity. Likewise, incontinence can be reduced by limiting the consumption of certain fluids, such as coffee, tea and alcohol.
In short, many women can be treated without the use of very thick absorbable diapers or pads, especially older women in welfare homes. The use of diapers is unfortunate because of the emotional stress and skin irritation and ulcers they can cause. If you are an older woman, you and your family should discuss effective treatment options with your doctor before using pee pads, such as regular urination, pelvic floor exercises and electrical stimulation, or surgical treatment.
Conclusion.
1, Urinary incontinence is common in women.
2. All types of urinary incontinence are treatable.
3, Urinary incontinence can be treated at all ages.
4, There is no need to feel embarrassed by urinary incontinence.