Question 1

what can be used to prevent urinary incontinence?

Accepted Answer

Kegels: Kegel exercises which contract the muscles used to start and stop the urine stream increase the strength of the pelvic floor muscles which support the bladder.  This helps prevent the most common type of incontinence where control is lost with an increase in abdominal pressure (such as with a cough or sneeze) called stress incontinence.

Question 2

how is urinary incontinence fully treated?

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Meds surgery & rehab: The  first step in incontinence treatment is the correct diagnosis of type and cause. Then a treatment plan can be created consisting of medication, rehab, surgery or a combination of all three. A test called urodynamics can help determine the cause and help create the treatment plan.

Question 3

can urinary incontinence be totally cured?

Accepted Answer

Depends: Incontinence is a symptom.  Finding a "cure" means idenfying the problem and correcting the problem.   The problem could be a medication or dietary irritant causing urgency and incontinence associated with it.  Or the problem could be a nerve problem related to back surgery. So the cure is really based on what the problem is and identification of the problem is often times the challenging part.

Question 4

what are the tests for urinary incontinence?

Accepted Answer

Urodynamics: And a pelvic exam.

Question 5

what exactly is urinary incontinence in women?

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Urine leakage: Urinary incontinence (ui) is the unintended loss of urine or urine leakage. The most common types of ui in women are stress (sui)  and urge incontinence (uui). Sui is leakage associated w/ physical stress on the bladder, such as cough, sneeze, jump, lifting & causes are weak ligaments and muscles around the bladder opening. Uui occurs with an urge & leakage starts before one is seated on toilet.

Question 6

can seroxat cause urinary incontinence?

Accepted Answer

Seroxt: Seroxt or Paxil (paroxetine) can cause urinary urgency and occasionally urinary incontinence.

Question 7

what's the remedy for urinary incontinence?

Accepted Answer

Tvt sling : Is the gold standard. Diet and kegels can help too.

Question 8

can you go jumping with urinary incontinence?

Accepted Answer

Be careful: If you leak with stress (cough, sneeze etc) then you probably will leak when you jump (or at least when you land).  Do keels, get checked out by your doc.  If it's urge incontinence jumping may make it worse but there are good meds for this. www.peedoc.com.

Question 9

can cystoscopy cause urinary incontinence in women?

Accepted Answer

No: Cystoscopy is simply a technique to view the inside of the bladder with a video camera. It would not cause incontinence but may be part of the evaluation of incontinence in some patients.

Question 10

can catheter of large size cause urinary incontinence?

Accepted Answer

Unlikely: Only if the catheter was inserted for a very long time.

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