URINARY INCONTINENCE

Urinary incontinence is an uncontrollable loss of urine that is common in older adults and women who have given birth or who have gone through menopause. Urinary incontinence affects social life and many people are afraid to do their daily activities.

Normally, the brain and bladder control urinary function. The bladder stores urine until you are ready to empty it. Muscles in the lower part of the pelvis hold the bladder in place. Normally, the smooth muscle of the bladder relaxes, which keeps urine in the bladder. The neck (tip) of the bladder is closed. The sphincter muscles are closed around the urethra, the urethra is the tube that carries urine out of the body and when the sphincter muscles keep the urethra closed, urine does not leak. When you are ready to urinate, the brain sends a signal to the bladder, the bladder muscles contract, forcing urine out of the tube that carries it out of the body, when the bladder contracts the sphincters open. In people with urinary incontinence, weak pelvic muscles also cause urine to leak, which is one of the most common types of urinary incontinence. Although it is common in older women, it is also seen in men. In addition, physical activities also put pressure on the bladder and urine leaks: Exercise, walking, bending, lifting, even sneezing and coughing can cause a few drops to leak.

Causes of Urinary Incontinence

Stress-related urinary incontinence: Women who give birth and men who have had prostate surgery are at higher risk of having stress-related urinary incontinence. When they cough, sneeze, run