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Friday, October, 16, 2009

Urge Incontinence

Health Encyclopedia: Urge Incontinence

Alternative Names

Overactive bladder; Detrusor instability; Detrusor hyperreflexia; Irritable bladder; Spasmodic bladder; Unstable bladder; Incontinence - urge


Prevention

Early initiation of bladder retraining techniques may be useful in reducing the severity of symptoms.


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Expert & Community Posts

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I Had Surgery for Stress Incontinence and Now I Have Urge Incontinence! What Happened?
By Jennifer Sobol, D.O. , Health Expert

...discuss what happens when after surgery you end up with urge incontinence.  Urge incontinence... Read more »

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Botox for Urge Incontinence: My Treatment Results
By Pete , Health Expert

...enough to have access to Botox injections to treat my urge incontinence. My last procedure was... Read more »

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Botox for Urge Incontinence: How It's Done
By Pete , Health Expert

...written many SharePosts about the efficacy of Botox for urge incontinence. In reviewing my... Read more »

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Urge Incontinence and Botox Redux
By Pete , Health Expert

...saying Botox injections into my bladder!) for my urge incontinence (UI). My UI developed as a... Read more »

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Botox for Urge Incontinence: How to Get Coverage
By Pete , Health Expert

...demonstrated that Botox is an effective treatment for urge incontinence (UI), its use for this... Read more »

Health Guide

Urge incontinence
......Undesired bladder muscle contractions may occur from neurological problems and bladder irritation. URGE INCONTINENCE Urge incontinence is leakage of urine due to bladder muscles that... Read more »
Urge incontinence
... Treatment There are several different approaches that may be used in managing and treating urge incontinence. If evidence of infection is found in urine culture, antibiotics will be... Read more »
Urge incontinence
Overactive bladder; Detrusor instability; Detrusor hyperreflexia; Irritable bladder; Spasmodic bladder; Unstable bladder; Incontinence - urge Symptoms ... Read more »
Urge Incontinence
......However, most people (60%) with overactive bladder experience only urgency and frequency. In some cases, urge incontinence occurs only at night. This is called nocturnal enuresis.All cases of... Read more »
Sacral Nerve Stimulation for Urge Incontinence
...regulating bladder control. A sacral nerve stimulation system (InterStim) is now available for patients with urge incontinence. The systems ends electrical pulses to the sacral nerves to help... Read more »

Related News

Electrical device may calm overactive bladder
December 17, 2008

A surgically implanted electrical device may help many of the American who suffer from urinary urge incontinence, researchers say. The device... Read summary »

FDA approves two new doses of generic incontinence med
October 03, 2008

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved two generic versions of the urinary urge incontinence medication Ditropan XL. Drugmakers... Read summary »

Tips on ways to "retrain" your overactive bladder
July 13, 2009

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Getting Over the Urge to "go": Which Surgery is Best?
May 29, 2007

By Andrea Hughes, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Many women suffering from urinary incontinence may be able to... Read summary »

Treating Urinary Incontinence
June 14, 2006

RICHMOND, Va. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- About 30 percent of all women suffer from urinary incontinence. Many are too embarrassed to seek help for... Read summary »