{"id":10412,"date":"2023-09-07T13:53:27","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T20:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/?page_id=10412"},"modified":"2023-10-25T10:52:14","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T17:52:14","slug":"urinary-incontinence","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/health-services\/all-services\/obgyn\/urinary-incontinence\/","title":{"rendered":"Urinary Incontinence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Continence Therapy & Treatment<\/h1>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n
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You Don\u2019t Have to Live With Urinary Incontinence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In many cases of urinary incontinence, the discomfort and irritation may be unnecessary. Many treatment options are available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t stay silent. You do not have to live with urinary incontinence. Talk with your primary care provider or your OB\/GYN provider today.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Types of Urinary Incontinence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It is very important to find out exactly which kind of incontinence you have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An exam and complete evaluation will help your doctor decide the best course of treatment \u2013 which may include physical therapy, medication, and\/or surgery performed by a gynecologist or urogynecologist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Common kinds of urinary incontinence include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • <\/strong>Stress incontinence –<\/strong> Due to weak pelvic floor muscles, often happening when coughing, sneezing or laughing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Urge incontinence –<\/strong> Peeing suddenly for no apparent reason while suddenly feeling the need or urge to pee, often with triggers like hearing running water or being close to the toilet.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Overflow incontinence –<\/strong> Inability to stop constant dribbling or continuing to dribble for some time after peeing because of urinary retention (the bladder not emptying fully).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Mixed incontinence –<\/strong> Accidents due to more than one of the causes above, usually with symptoms of both stress and urge incontinence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n
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    Kinds of Treatment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    More than one kind of treatment may be recommended at a time, for the best results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Physical therapy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Pelvic floor muscle exercises.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Education about bladder health and ways to manage urge or stress incontinence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Biofeedback \u2013 to help with awareness and control of pelvic floor muscles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Devices and non-surgical intervention<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      • Pessary \u2013 a ring-shaped device inserted into the vagina to provide support.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Nerve stimulation \u2013 done in the doctor\u2019s office to work on the communication problem between the brain and the nerves that control the bladder.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Botox \u2013 relaxes the bladder muscle in cases of urge incontinence, may be done in the doctor\u2019s office.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        Medication<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        •  <\/strong>Smooth muscle relaxants \u2013 medications to relax the bladder muscle wall to reduce accidents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          Surgery<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          • Sling \u2013 mesh material, placed through a few small incisions, providing support.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Prolapse repair \u2013 to correct prolapsed organs or vagina, which can cause incontinence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\t
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            You don\u2019t have to live with urinary incontinence, discomfort and irritation. Many treatment options are available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":0,"parent":10406,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":"","_shs_workflow_notes":"","_shs_exclude_from_navigation":false,"_shs_promote_article_on_blogs":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10412","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10412"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10412\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}