Stress Incontinence

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009 at 3:46 am

stress incontinence in women Stress Incontinence is a condition where in there’s a loss of urine when Coughing, Laughing, Changing posture, Sneezing, Exercising, etc. So, wherever there’s stress indulged, this Stress Incontinence is occurred. This is mostly found both in Men and Women. For men, this usually is seen when there is a surgery of the prostate gland [Prostatectomy]. And this is commonly seen in women, who had multiple pregnancies, suffering from obesity, constructive smoking etc. This can be treated medically and apart from that needs your personal attention towards it as sometimes this Stress Incontinence can be easily cured with easy diagnosis. Before you consult a doctor, you can self diagnose this by keeping track of your urination. Not only that, it is also very important to keep track of the amount of fluids you intake within 24 hrs of time. With this diagnosis, you can come to a conclusion and you can also get to know the condition. In order to treat this Stress Urinary Incontinence, physicians often follow the procedure of “Cystoscopy” in which they examine the inner parts of bladder and the urethra. This test usually helps the doctor to find out the functionality of the bladder and the urethra post which a biopsy can be done if any of the tissues are abnormal. The other ways of treating this Stress Urinary Incontinence is Pelvic Muscle Exercises and Biofeedback.

Stress Incontinence in Women

Female Stress Incontinence gets worse mostly a week before the menstrual period. At this point of time, there’s a possibility of muscular weakness around the urethra which increases the leakage of urine, sometimes the leakage can also be more. Female Stress incontinence mostly happen in women when there is an extra stress on the pelvic floors or extra pressure in the bladder. This can be eradicated or the best treatment for stress Incontinence is with Pelvic Floor Exercises. There’s at least 60% chance of curing the Female Stress Incontinence by doing these Pelvic Floor Exercises. You got to do these exercises everyday which allows strengthening your pelvic floor muscles and you need to do this exercise for at least 10-20 weeks for better performance. Fortunately, if this treatment for stress incontinence helps you to cure your problem, then it is advised to continue these exercises for the rest of your life. However, it is advisable to consult a physician or a good gynecologist who also has specialization on Urology.

There are several methods of surgery to treat this Stress Incontinence which actually help to tighten the muscles under the bladder.

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