Staying Well With Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Medical Author:
Fernando Dangond, MD
Medical Editor:
Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor
Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical EditorMelissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Anatomic Pathologist with subspecialty training in the fields of Experimental and Molecular Pathology. Dr. Stöppler's educational background includes a BA with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia and an MD from the University of North Carolina. She completed residency training in Anatomic Pathology at Georgetown University followed by subspecialty fellowship training in molecular diagnostics and experimental pathology.
Staying Well With MS OverviewStaying healthy is important for everyone, but persons with multiple sclerosis (MS) have to pay extra attention to their health. Multiple sclerosis symptoms and sometimes the medications used to treat the disease can have an impact on a person's mobility, energy level, eating habits, and feelings, thereby compromising a person's overall well-being. Although a cure for multiple sclerosis does not yet exist, by coping with multiple sclerosis and its symptoms, those affected with the condition can still try to stay well. |
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Bladder Control Medications Introduction
People who have bladder control problems have trouble stopping the flow of urine from the bladder. This problem is also called urinary incontinence. (Incontinence is a term used to describe uncontrollable leaking of a body secretion.)
Medications
Any underlying disease or condition that may cause loss of bladder control must be treated. For example, antibiotics are necessary for treatment of urinary tract infections, and drugs that specifically decrease symptoms caused by an enlarged prostate gland may decrease urinary urgency. Drug treatment may be directed to relax the bladder so it can hold more urine, decreasing the need for frequent urination. Other drugs help tighten the sphincter muscles to avoid uncontrolled urine leakage. Still other drugs are used to help empty the bladder for conditions in which the bladder does not empty completely.
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory, demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS).
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