If you have frequent or sudden urges to urinate, and most often are not able to reach the bathroom before you leak a little, you are suffering from urinary incontinence.
It usually starts with little leaks and then becomes a routine thing. Urinary incontinence results in an inability to control the bladder. And this can lead to small or major urinary leak accidents.
Urinary incontinence is not gendered specific and both men and women can get affected by it. However, according to research women experience this condition about twice as often. It is said up to 45% of women have urinary incontinence to some degree.
Many countries set up agencies to help people achieve a balanced life such as the NDIS Australia. You can get yourself registered and reviewed and then avail the benefit of this scheme in Australia.
Here are a few things that you can practice at home and get relief from urinary incontinence:
Lose That Extra Baggage
Extra body weight can also lead to urinary incontinence. Because of the pressure fatty tissues can put on the bladder. For many sufferers, losing weight improved and even eliminated the problem of incontinence. So, if you try working out and follow a healthy and balanced diet you can completely overcome this condition. Remember if your incontinence is because of increased weight and not due to any other reason you can easily improve your condition by losing weight.
While exercising you can use Confidence Club pull up pads for adults to avoid any mishap caused to the pressure exerted on your bladder.
Include Magnesium In Your Diet
According to several studies’ magnesium is an important mineral for proper muscle and nerve function. And it has also been found to alleviate incontinence symptoms.
Some other studies have established that supplements of magnesium have been shown to improve symptoms of urinary incontinence. More than 50% of the females who took part in the research have benefitted.
You can either take supplements or include magnesium-rich foods, such as corn, potatoes, and banana in your diet.
Maintain A Diary
Yes, this is a very useful step towards recovering or rather regularizing your bathroom habits.
Try maintaining a voiding diary, or Uro-Log will let you create a record of when you have used the bathroom and the circumstances surrounding it.
The diary must include the time of urination or leakage, the type and amount of fluid that preceded it. In fact, when you are very specific such as the amount of liquid intake in ounces, or amount of leakage – small, medium, or large, the activity due to which the leakage happened and so on, you will be better equipped to deal with your urinary incontinence.
If not for a week, try maintaining a record for at least 5 days before you see a doctor determine the severity of your incontinence. And if you require any medicines or home remedies such as exercising and change in food habits will help you control your condition. Till then you can also use Confidence Club pull up pads for adults to help you with urinary incontinence.
Smoking Aggravate Incontinence
Yes, so if you are a smoker, quit. Nicotine can irritate your bladder, and for heavy smokers, coughing can contribute to stress incontinence.
Final Words
If you have just noticed that you have started to leak urine, the above tips can be of great help. But if you are facing this issue for a very long time, please seek help from doctors to help you recover or reduce the severity of this condition.
