What is urinary incontinence?

What is urinary incontinence?

Urinary incontinence is the loss of bladder control, causing the inability to hold urine.

What causes?

Said loss of control can cause from a small loss of urine to the total and uncontrollable discharge of it.

Who are affected by it?

It usually affects more women than men, but it occurs in both cases. In the case of women, the percentage is higher (1 in 3 women) since urinary incontinence is usually a problem associated with the reproductive health of women, such as pregnancy, childbirth and menopause.

What are the causes?

There are several causes that can cause it, as we have commented previously, those associated exclusively with women, pregnancy, childbirth, menopause. And it can also be due to being overweight, age, prostate problems or neurological disorders.

What types are there?

Effort: the loss is caused by physical activity or movement. That is, when carrying an object, bending over, or even laughing or sneezing.

Urgently: when the urge to urinate occurs suddenly.

Due to overflow: it may be due to obstruction or inability to empty the bladder completely.

Neurological cause: physical or mental problems that make it impossible to get to the bathroom on time.

Mixed: when more than one type of incontinence occurs.

How to prevent it?

A series of measures can be adopted to help prevent it, such as:

- To eat a balanced diet.

- Avoid alcohol and caffeine.

- No smoking.

- Take foods with fiber to avoid constipation.

- Exercises to strengthen the pelvic floor.

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