What medicine should elderly women take for frequent urination

As people age, their body functions begin to gradually deteriorate, and they are prone to certain symptoms. One of the most annoying symptoms is frequent and urgent urination. There are many reasons that lead to frequent urination in elderly women, and different reasons require different treatment methods. Many people are concerned about what medicines elderly women can take for frequent urination. In fact, this must be treated symptomatically to achieve good results, and you cannot simply rely on drug treatment.

The degeneration of physiological functions in the elderly is a factor that causes frequent urination, but certain urinary system diseases, such as pyelonephritis, renal tuberculosis, cystitis, prostate hypertrophy, etc., are also common causes of frequent urination. When treating frequent urination in the elderly, the first thing to do is to nourish the kidney and strengthen the essence. If the cause is found, symptomatic treatment can be given. In daily life, some medicated diet therapy can be used to strengthen and consolidate the therapeutic effect.

Mushrooms stewed with red dates: 40 grams each of mushrooms, red dates and rock sugar. Steam the three ingredients together. Take it once in the morning and evening every day for one week as a course of treatment.

Chicken Rice Noodle Rolls: 1 pair of rooster intestines, cut open and clean, dry them over fire, and grind them into fine powder. Take 10 grams daily with warm water, twice a day, for 7 to 10 days.

Pork liver rice: 35 grams of pork liver, 15 grams of black beans, and 150 grams of glutinous rice. Wash the pork liver and black soybeans, mix them with glutinous rice and cook them into rice, which can be used as the main dish for dinner.

Eat jujubes raw: Eat 3 large dates (double the number of small dates) raw, eat at 8 o'clock every night, and go to bed on time at 9 o'clock. You will feel thirsty after eating, but don't drink water. Taking it continuously for one month has good effect in treating nocturia.

Acupuncture for treating frequent urination and urgency in elderly women

Moxibustion on abdominal acupoints: Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the kidney controls water and the opening and closing of the two yin organs, and the bladder is the official of the continent, which controls qi transformation and eliminates water and dampness. If an elderly person has frequent urination, increased nocturia, incontinence or even enuresis, it is mostly due to lung, spleen and kidney yang deficiency. If the lung qi is deficient, the qi will not return to its roots, if the spleen is deficient, the qi in the middle will sink, if the kidney yang is deficient, the fire in the life gate will decline, the lower part of the body will not be solid, and the bladder's gasification function will be insufficient, so urination is uncomfortable and there is residual urine. Especially for bedridden elderly people in winter, frequent nocturia will affect their rest and sleep, and may also easily cause them to catch a cold. Use moxa sticks for hanging moxibustion, or use moxa cones separated by ginger, salt, or aconite cakes to moxibustion the abdominal acupoints, such as Shenque (navel), Guanyuan, Qihai, etc.

Exercises for treating frequent urination and urgency in elderly women

Exercise the pelvic floor muscles by tightening the anus: Whether it is the urgency of urination that is difficult to control, or stress urinary incontinence caused by coughing or laughing, it is related to the relaxation of the pelvic floor muscles and the weakened control ability of the urethral opening. Therefore, medical staff can guide the elderly to practice the ancient "Shegu Dao" to exercise the pelvic floor muscles. Shegu Dao is a health-preserving method proposed by Sun Simiao, the King of Medicine in the Tang Dynasty. It is actually a method of anal lifting exercise. According to legend, this is the health-preserving exercise that Qianlong, the "Ten-Perfect Old Man", liked to practice the most. The action of Shegu Dao is simple. When you inhale, gradually tighten the muscles from the anus to the urethra; hold your breath for a few seconds until you can no longer bear it, then exhale and relax.