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What is urinary incontinence?
If you miss a little urine when you cough or laugh, if, when he put the key in the lock when you get home you can not suppress the urge to urinate, if you went to the bathroom for half an hour and feel like new, if urine over 8 times a day if you wake up each night to urinate all, if you have loss of urine unconscious … then you have a problem with urinary incontinence. In contrast, a good bladder control means you urinate only when and where they want to.

One problem, many affected
More than 5% of the Spanish population, and twice as many women than men – suffer loss of bladder control. In fact, urinary incontinence affects 10% -25% of women younger than 65 years and 15% -30% of older. The message from the experts: “Suffering in silence urinary incontinence does not make sense. In the vast majority of cases, the problem can be treated without surgery. “

Causes transient or persistent
Incontinence can be due to transient problems such as urinary tract or vaginal infections, severe constipation, obesity, smoking, or the effect of certain drugs (antidepressants, diuretics, narcotics, anti psychotics …). It may also result from neurological problems or stroke, diabetes, enlarged prostate (in men), abnormalities in the urethra, prolapsed uterus or bladder … When no other pathology is secondary (which happens in most cases), usually taken for loss or damage tone of the muscles involved in urination, the bladder muscle, sphincter muscles and pelvic floor muscles.

Urinary tract infection or cystitis due to an infection of the urinary bladder usually caused by intestinal bacteria. It is more common in women than in men. At urinary tract infection, you feel pee more often than usual and it stings when urinating. Urine can sometimes be cloudy and smell bad. To relieve symptoms you should drink a lot and urinate frequently. Antibiotics are a common drug therapy for urinary tract infection

Why urinary tract infections occur?
Urinary tract infection due to bacteria that penetrated into the bladder through the urethra. Typically, the intestinal bacteria that man carries himself. If the bacteria at a urinary tract infection continue further up the body from the bladder up to the kidneys, a renal pelvic inflammation occur, which is a more severe form of urinary tract infection. Read the rest of this entry »

Systemic yeast infection is a much more serious form and is usually felt all over the body. Many people who have this condition are not aware they have an overgrowth of yeast because the symptoms present themselves in the same way many other diseases do. The most common systemic yeast infection occurs in the gut and many people start to have stomach problems which are often mistaken for other illnesses. The symptoms may be fatigue, diarrhea, bloating, constipation, mood swings and the symptoms are many and unique to the individual person. What the yeast does is to cause a ‘leaky bowel’ syndrome where with their strong roots, they are able to penetrate through the stomach walls and find their way to the bloodstream. This will happen if the yeast has multiplied at a very high rate due to enabling environment.

When yeast finds the right condition in the gut to multiply, it changes from its simplicity to a very strong and complex form which is more dangerous because it has very strong roots and it is able to implant itself very easily in the intestine walls. As a result, a way or passage is created where yeast can multiply in the bloodstream. All this causes so much discomfort and the result is an irritable bowel cycle and a host of other conditions. They include oral thrush, food sensitivity, muscle pain, respiratory problems, bladder inflammation, urinary tract infection, confusion, memory loss, short span of concentration, depression, insomnia, learning disability, eczema, acne, hives, multiple sclerosis, arthritis, systemic lupus, anemia and the list goes on. This is how serious systemic yeast infection is.

Some specialist can tell what the problem is by just listening to the symptoms but the conclusive tests for systemic yeast infection are available. They will include testing of the stool to determine if yeast is present. The test is really simple unlike other tests. If you are found to have a very high amount of yeast then this proves that there is an imbalance of organisms in your intestines which has caused the yeast. There are so many medication options available to treat the illness and going through the internet will reveal so many remedies and solutions to the problem. One practical solution I found was the use of diet and supplements to overcome yeast. It is a process that takes time to see how certain foods will react in your body. In the treatment, patients are advised to keep off every food that contains yeast.

Whole foods are highly advised together with green vegetables. The foods that you should stay away from include all refined sugars. Honey is also not good for this condition because it will encourage yeast. You should take fruits that are recommended in the treatment and the fruits that are not good for you are grapes, raisins, dates, prunes and figs. Alcoholic drinks will make you case worse and avoiding them will improve your condition. The supplements include probiotics and they work very well to discourage the growth of yeast. There are so many other treatments for systemic yeast infections an you have to be careful to get a treatment that will not harm your health and one that will work.