Issue Codes Incontinence Accessories and Hygiene
A number of medicines can be taken to relieve symptoms of urge incontinence , a medic has said.
Responding to a reader’s question about urinary incontinence in his column on the STL Today website, medic Dr Paul Donohue revealed that medicines can play an “important” role in treating this condition.
He explained: “They calm the bladder muscles so they aren’t contracting when the bladder is only slightly filled.”
However, medication is less likely to be effective in people with stress urinary incontinence, in which a person leaks urine when they cough, laugh or sneeze.
Dr Donohue also noted that certain foods and drinks should be avoided by those with urge urinary incontinence.
He advised people to “stay away from alcohol, carbonated beverages, milk, milk products, honey, sugar and artificial sweeteners.”
NHS experts also suggest drinking between six and eight glasses of water a day, although a person’s GP may make a different recommendation depending on an individual’s particular bladder condition.
Exercising – particularly pelvic floor muscle exercises – may also be beneficial for those with urinary incontinence.
Issue Codes Incontinence Accessories and Hygiene
A number of medicines can be taken to relieve symptoms of urge incontinence , a medic has said.
Responding to a reader’s question about urinary incontinence in his column on the STL Today website, medic Dr Paul Donohue revealed that medicines can play an “important” role in treating this condition.
He explained: “They calm the bladder muscles so they aren’t contracting when the bladder is only slightly filled.”
However, medication is less likely to be effective in people with stress urinary incontinence, in which a person leaks urine when they cough, laugh or sneeze.
Dr Donohue also noted that certain foods and drinks should be avoided by those with urge urinary incontinence.
He advised people to “stay away from alcohol, carbonated beverages, milk, milk products, honey, sugar and artificial sweeteners.”
NHS experts also suggest drinking between six and eight glasses of water a day, although a person’s GP may make a different recommendation depending on an individual’s particular bladder condition.
Exercising – particularly pelvic floor muscle exercises – may also be beneficial for those with urinary incontinence.