Bladder Control Medications
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Mary L Windle, PharmD
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Bradley Fields Schwartz, DO, FACS
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Martin I Resnick, MD
Bladder Control Medications IntroductionPeople 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.) |
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People who have bladder control problems have trouble stopping the flow of urine from the bladder. They are said to have urinary incontinence. Incontinence is uncontrollable leaking of urine from the bladder. Although urinary incontinence is a common problem, it is never normal.
Incontinence is both a health problem and a social problem.
- Most people with incontinence suffer social embarrassment. Many become depressed and limit their activities away from home, often becoming socially isolated and lonely.
- Physical conditions linked to incontinence include infection, skin irritations and infections, falls, fractures, and sleep disturbances.
- Many people with incontinence are too embarrassed to talk to their health-care provider about it. They "cope" or "just learn to live with it." This is changing gradually as people realize that help is available.
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