| Overactive bladder (OAB) is defined as being | | | | - Urinating more than eight times in a 24 |
| a chronic urological condition that causes | | | | hour period |
| urgency, with or without urge incontinence, | | | | |
| and commonly with frequency and nocturia. | | | | - Feel an overwhelming and uncontrollable |
| The cause of this | | | | urge to urinate |
| condition is unknown, but researchers are | | | | |
| sure that it involves dysfunction of the | | | | - Urinary incontinence, control problems, |
| detrusor muscle. Recent surveys have found | | | | leaking |
| that about one in six American or European | | | | |
| adults suffers from symptoms caused by OAB. | | | | If you have too, plan your trips and |
| With this in mind it is estimated that there | | | | excursions around the bathrooms. Knowing |
| are more than 33 million adults in America | | | | where they are and how many are there and |
| with OAB which is common in both men and | | | | experiencing anxiety about having to use |
| women. OAB increases with age. To help manage | | | | them, then you may be suffering from OAB. |
| your OAB symptoms you will need to modify | | | | Also if you are using adult incontinence |
| your lifestyle. This can include fluid | | | | devices, such as adult diapers or mattress |
| restriction, caffeine restriction, bladder | | | | protection liners, these are also sign that |
| retraining, antimuscarinic drugs such as | | | | you are suffering from OAB. The symptoms of |
| darifenacin, hyoscyamine, oxybutynin, | | | | OAB do not appear suddenly and all at once. |
| tolterodine, solifenacin, and trospium. There | | | | This affliction comes on gradually so you may |
| are also various other devices that are | | | | find yourself adjusting your lifestyle little |
| helpful in curing OAB symptoms. | | | | by little. The anxiety of OAB my be limiting |
| | | | your lifestyle and you might be unwittingly |
| - OAB is one of the most uncomfortable | | | | accepting the limitations imposed on your day |
| conditions to suffer from whether you | | | | to day ability to do the things you would |
| experience frequent urination, or urge | | | | like to be doing. |
| incontinence. There are symptoms checklists | | | | |
| that you should consider and take with you to | | | | You don't have to accept OAB as art of the |
| your doctors' appointment. These checklists | | | | normal process of aging, you can fight back |
| can help in determining the best treatment | | | | and reclaim your ability to live and enjoy a |
| option for you. Here are some of the | | | | normal active life. Don't let OAB come |
| questions that will likely be included: | | | | between you and all the things you would like |
| | | | to do. Talk to your doctor about these |
| Do you frequently experience the following? | | | | symptoms if you are experiencing them. You |
| | | | don't have to live your life with these |
| - Get up to urinate two or more times in a | | | | preventable limitations. Don't accept OAB, |
| single night | | | | fight it. Call your doctor soon. |
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