About eight percent of Dutch people from the age of 20 suffer from pee problems due to an overactive bladder. A bladder is ‘overactive’ when it often sends a signal of urge. If you have to pee more than eight times a day and sometimes suffer from unwanted bladder leak, you can say that your bladder is overactive.
An overactive bladder is a condition that is also called incontinence. The muscles in the wall of the bladder may quickly pull together and trigger an unwanted emptying of the bladder. But it can also prevent, despite a constant sense of insistence, peeing is hardly possible or hardly succeeds.
Uncertainty
The feeling of loss over bladder control gives a lot of uncertainty. It can even lead to social isolation because people who suffer a lot from it for fear of urine loss are avoiding meetings, parties and days out. Another common consequence is that people are going to drink less, so they don’t have to go to the bathroom very often. In the long run, however, dehydration is lurking, moreover, the complaints do not decrease. An overactive bladder can occur in both men and women. If you suffer from it, it is best to consult with the general practitioner. It provides a treatment plan and can possibly prescribe medicines.
Causes of an overactive bladder
The bladder can become overactive due to various causes. It can be caused by bladder inflammation or a thickening in the bladder wall that prevents muscles and receptors from working properly. Sometimes there are abnormalities to the nerve pathways of the bladder or disorders in the brain, making control of the bladder more difficult. In men, a setup prostate can be the reason for overactivity, in women it is often common for the pelvic floor muscles to play a role. If they are unknowingly spat on, the bladder may arise. But pelvic floor muscles can also be sagging, for example by childbirth. Then they provide a less effective closure of the bladder. An overactive bladder can sometimes also be the result of the side effects of certain medications.
6 tips to control your bladder:
Tip 1: Keep a diary
First, make sure you get an overview of your bladder problems. Keep a diary and put what you drink, when and how much you drink, when you go to the toilet and how much you pee, when you have sudden insistence and when you may have to deal with unintentional urine loss. The diary gives you insight into the seriousness of your problems and is useful if you want to provide the GP with some data.
Tip 2: Keep drinking enough
People who suffer from pee problems tend to drink less. This is not only unhealthy for the whole body, but the condition of the bladder also gets worse and it can cause more pee problems. Research by the University of Maastricht shows that drinking a little more water spread throughout the day is good for an overactive bladder. It increases the capacity of the bladder, improves the reactions of the bladder wall and the pee problems decrease slightly in the long run.
Tip 3: Train your bladder
By training your bladder, you learn the muscles of your bladder so as not to immediately follow the urge to urinate. In bladder training, you learn to postpone your puddle a little further. As a result, the bladder becomes accustomed to containing more urine without leading to control problems immediately. A pee journal helps because you can keep track of whether you are able to postpone the urination a little more and more. Your doctor can give you information about bladder training and may give medicines.
Tip 4: Train your pelvic floor muscles
You don’t have much to say about the muscles in your bladder, but you can control the pelvic floor muscles on which your bladder rests. Learn how to tighten and relax the pelvic floor muscles. Sit on a chair and tighten the muscles with which you have to stop an imaginary puddle. These are your pelvic floor muscles. Release the muscles and tighten them again. Try to get clear to yourself what muscles it’s about. Try to tighten the muscles a hundred times throughout the day. A physiotherapist can teach you more about this during pelvic physiotherapy.
Tip 5: Pay attention to coffee and alcohol
Without you perhaps realizing that tantalizing substances can force your bladder into overactivity. Caffeine and alcohol can irritate the bladder wall and incite overactivity.
Tip 6: Weight loss
Overweight can cause an overactive bladder, or worsen existing bladder problems. A thick belly can press the bladder. According to a scientific study, losing weight can have a pretty beneficial effect on problems with incontinence. Although the study did not clarify exactly what caused it, a combination of healthy eating and more exercise worked best.
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