Sometimes I Pee A Little When I Laugh, Cough or Sneeze. How Do I Stop?

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Stress incontinence can usually be cured by toning your pelvic floor muscles. Read on to learn about Kegels and how to strengthen your PC muscles.

What is incontinence?

How to cure incontinence

Why you shouldn't use Depends as a first solution

Sometimes I Pee A Little When I Laugh, Cough or Sneeze. How Do I Stop?

Stress incontinence (losing some urine when you sneeze, cough or laugh) is typically found in women over the age of 40 who have had several children, or in post-menopausal women. It occurs when you put physical stress on your bladder, like when you cough, sneeze, laugh, stand up, lift something heavy or exercise. Stress incontinence could be caused by a bladder infection. But it can also be caused by poor urinary control due to childbirth or prostrate surgery, and sometimes smoking, diabetes, caffeine or alcohol consumption or certain medications.

You will have to see a doctor to determine the exact cause of your stress incontinence. He will check out the area and administer a urinary stress test to observe how much urine you lose when putting stress on your bladder. He might call for urodynamic tests, which look at the function of your bladder.

You may be able to treat stress incontinence with several lifestyle changes. You will have to watch the amount and types of fluids you ingest daily and go to the bathroom on a more regular basis. You may have to quit smoking or shed a few pounds. You should try Kegel exercises to strengthen your pelvic floor (to make these exercises easier to perform and more effective, try vaginal weights like Lelo Luna Beads. You can also wear absorbent pads to protect your underwear from any leakage. Some devices, like vaginal weighted cones, bladder neck supports and urethral plugs can control your condition. Surgery to improve the closure of the sphincter or support the bladder neck might be necessary.

Don't let stress incontinence cause you emotional stress. Conditions like this are natural occurrences and can be treated.


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