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Problem With Urinary Incontinence
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
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 »