A few days ago I had a great conversation with a patient who I was seeing for a routine visit, who I will call Sarah for the purposes of this SharePost. She has urinary urgency with retention and incontinence. Sarah is on multiple medications which help her quite a bit and she is pretty satisfied with her overall state. Yes, she still... Read more
When people talk about incontinence, they are often referring to the problems women face. And although it can be very embarrassing and difficult to have incontinence as a woman, it is often accepted and considered "a part of aging." I do not believe this to be true, but because incontinence in women is fairly common, it doesn't... Read more
Everyone is talking about the obesity epidemic these days. There are multiple news magazine shows and reality shows devoted to this topic. It is a real health emergency in this country. According to the CDC, "Data from two NHANES surveys show that among adults aged 20-74 years the prevalence of obesity increased from 15.0% (in the... Read more
Recently, a very interesting and promising article was published in Lancet, a very respectable medical journal. The article describes a new possibility for the treatment of stress incontinence in women, but may be able to be translated over to men eventually. The article describes a study in which cells taken from a woman... Read more
Reader Question: I drink a lot of water and occasionally I have some terrible urgency in running to the bathroom. I just turned 60 and this has become more of a problem lately. My mother has so little control that she needs to wear pads all the time. I have heard that the exercise Kegels can help incontinence. Will they... Read more
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