Question

What is urinary incontinence, and how is it classified? What treatment options are available for urinary incontinence?

Answer 1

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Urinary incontinence:- Urinary incontinence is loss of bladder control, varying from a slight loss of urine after sneezing, coughing and laughing ,to complete inability to control urination.

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Urinary incontinence is also known as involuntary urination is any uncontrolled leakage of urine.

Classification of urinary incontinence is as follows:-

- Urge incontinence:- due to an overactive bladder.

- stress incontinence:- due to poor closure of the bladder.

- Overflow incontinence:- due to either poor bladder contraction or blockage of the urethra.

- Functional incontinence:- due to medications or health problems.

Treatment options that are available for the urinary incontinence are as follows:-

- Behavioral therapy,

- lifestyle changes,

- Medications like fesoterodine, tolterodine, and oxybutynin.

- Exercise like kegel exercises, bladder training etc.

- Surgeries like transvaginal mesh implants, bladder suspension, tension free vaginal tape etc.

- Devices like :- indwelling catheters, intermittent catheters, and fixer occluder devices.