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Urge incontinence treatments include: Some general lifestyle measures which may help. Bladder retraining, which is a common treatment. This can work well in up to half of cases. ...
For people with urge incontinence, lifestyle measures (for example, weight loss and cutting down on caffeine and alcohol) and bladder retraining are normally tried first. If there is not enou...
Bladder Cancer, The most common type of bladder cancer in the UK is transitional cell bladder cancer, other types of bladder cancer are rare in the UK. What causes bl...
Overactive Bladder Syndrome (OAB), Sometimes medication may be advised in addition to bladder training to relax the bladder. What is overactive bladder syndrome? Overac...
Neurogenic Bladder, What causes neurogenic bladder? (Aetiology) [ 1 ] Any condition that impairs bladder and bladder outlet afferent and efferent signalling ca...
Interstitial Cystitis (Painful Bladder Syndrome), This measures bladder pressures as your bladder fills and empties. In patients with IC/PBS the bladder has a small...
Use of bladder retraining and regular voiding. Bladder training is less effective than surgery for bladder outlet obstruction. , Benign prostatic hyperplasia Urethral stenosis Uri...
Patients with neurological disease may also benefit from bladder retraining or habit retraining after assessment by a healthcare professional trained in such techniques. , Urinary in...
Bladder and Urethral Injuries, Aggressive surgical debridement of the bladder may result in a small bladder, giving rise to bladder spasms and urge incontinence. Ov...
Catheterising Bladders (Method and Indications), Long-term indications include: Treatment of chronic urinary retention due to bladder outlet obstruction not amenable to other t...
Overactive Bladder (Urinary Incontinence and Urge Incontinence), What is overactive bladder syndrome? Overactive bladder (OAB) syndrome is characterised by urgency, often...
Bladder Cancer (Diagnosis, Symptoms, and Treatment), There are around 10,300 new bladder cancer cases in the UK every year. There were 5,485 deaths per year from bladder ...
Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome, Synonyms: bladder pain syndrome, hypersensitive bladder syndrome, trigonitis Painful bladder syndrome (PBS) i...
Urolithiasis (Urinary Tract Stones and Bladder Stones), Calcium oxalate precipitates form in the basement membrane of the thin loops of Henle; these eventually accumulate in the subepithelial...
Urodynamic tests help doctors assess the function of your bladder and the tube from your bladder that passes out urine (your urethra). They are often done to investigate urinary inco...
Problems with the nerves supplying the bladder Urinary retention can result from problems with the nerves that control the bladder and the valves (sphincters) that control the urine flow from the ...
Sterile water is passed down a side channel in the cystoscope to fill the bladder slowly. This makes it easier to see the lining of the bladder and the bladder wall. As the ...
The ureter passes through the wall of the bladder at an angle. So, when the bladder contracts to pass urine, the wall of the bladder squeezes the end of the ureter to preven...
For an overactive bladder there are bladder training exercises. Try to empty your bladder at a set time before you are desperate to go - for example, every hour. , Stress in...
This includes the ureters, bladder and urethra. The ureters take urine produced by the kidneys to the bladder. The bladder stores urine until it is ready to be passed out.