Question 1

can you tell me if i have urge incontinence?

Accepted Answer

Severe urgency: Of urination which results in inability to control voiding bladder contraction which results in uncontrollable wetting. Can be due to uti, overactive bladder, interstitial cystitis etc.. Can usually be treated with appropriate medication.

Question 2

i have urge incontinence. what are my options?

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Many: There are many options to treat urge incontinence. They include: behavior and diet modification (ie timed voiding, avoiding bladder irritants), pelvic floor rehabilitation/physical therapy, medications (ditropan, detrol, (tolterodine) etc, etc, etc), percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation, sacral neuromodulation (interstim), Botox bladder injections and more radical surgical procedures to augment the bladder.

Question 3

what exactly are the signs of  urge incontinence?

Accepted Answer

Unable to hold urine: It means when the sensation occurs that the bladder is full and needs to be emptied, the patient is unable to hold the urine and it drips out.  There are many causes such as chronic infection or inflammation, abnormal neural input to the bladder, bladder stones or other foreign bodies,  etc.

Question 4

what are the common symtoms of urge incontinence?

Accepted Answer

Urge Incontinence: Incontinence that is caused by a sudden urge to go and unable to make it to the bathroom is urge incontinence.  Kegel and pelvic floor exercises can help with holding it in.  There are many causes of urge incontinence. You should see a urogynecologist or urologist for a full work up.  Further information can be found at www.voicesforpfd.org.

Question 5

what percentage of women develope urge incontinence?

Accepted Answer

Unknown: Unfortunately, there is no way fully capture the number of women who experience urge urinary incontinence in the United States. The urologic diseases in america project reported  1, 845/100, 000 outpatient visits for incontinence by women in 2000. Population based studies in finland show that 16-32% of adult women have experienced urge or stress incontinence, with or without urinary tract infection.

Question 6

please explain what are some symptoms of urge incontinence?

Accepted Answer

Urge incontinence: Sudden desire to urinate, low abdominal discomfort and inability to control urination leading to leakage of urine.

Question 7

what is the definition or description of: urge incontinence?

Accepted Answer

Can't hold it!: It is leakage of urine while feeling an urgency (sensation of got-to-go!).

Question 8

what are the symptoms of urge incontinence and how is it treated?

Accepted Answer

Can't wait or hold: Urge incontinence is the involuntary loss of urine when you can't postpone or wait to get to the restroom.  This is different from stress incontinence, the leakage you get when you cough/sneeze/laugh and also different from over active bladder (oab) & urge/frequency - when you need to urinate often.  Usually treated with medications after small work up to make sure it's not other.  www.peedoc.com.

Question 9

urge incontinence, does it require surgery or not?

Accepted Answer

No, however: Typically this is treated with medication rather than surgery. Recently the use of Botox injections in the bladder via a cystoscope has been applied for this problem as well with good results. One could consider this a surgical procedure.

Question 10

are there better diapers than depends for adult urge incontinence?

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Adult diapers: I did a quick search and found 2 websites that might be helpful for you:

http://www.Diaperbuys.Com/the-diaper-buys-blog/top-10-adult-diaper-brands

http://www.Xpmedical.Com/dtest.Html

good luck!

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