Why does urinary incontinence occur?

The main function of the human bladder in the body is to control defecation, and the bladder can play a certain restraining role on urination, so of course when you don't want to defecate, you can control it through the bladder. However, some people suffer from urinary incontinence, which is a very shameful symptom of the disease. Therefore, after urinary incontinence occurs, it is necessary to find out the cause of the urinary incontinence and take appropriate measures.

What causes urinary incontinence in women?

Urinary incontinence refers to the involuntary leakage of urine from the urethra. It can occur in any season, but is most severe in autumn and winter. Urinary incontinence is a disease that can occur in people of any age and gender, but it is more common in the elderly and women. Some female friends may leak urine involuntarily when coughing, exercising, laughing, or always want to urinate, the frequency of urination has increased significantly, or sometimes they suddenly want to urinate and urinate without time to find a toilet, etc., you should be alert that you may have female urinary incontinence.

1. Mental factors. Due to work stress, high pressure, anxiety or neurotic bladder, the bladder muscles react allergicly and cannot inhibit bladder contraction, causing urinary incontinence.

2. Production damage. Multiple births, urethral prolapse, uterine prolapse, etc. This is because during childbirth, the pelvic muscles are damaged to varying degrees, and the ability to support some organs in the pelvic cavity is reduced, which can also lead to stress urinary incontinence. Clinically, it is found that the incidence of urinary incontinence in vaginal deliveries is higher than that in cesarean sections.

3. After menopause, women's estrogen levels decrease, causing the urethral mucosa to become thinner and its tension to decrease.

4. As you get older, fat accumulates in your abdomen and increased abdominal pressure creates greater pressure on your bladder.

5. Racial factors: A large-scale survey shows that Asians have a higher rate of urinary incontinence than Europeans.

6. Surgical injuries directly damage the pelvic floor muscles and nerves, such as surgery for cerebral cortical diseases (stroke, dementia, etc.) that damage the urethral sphincter or pelvic nerves.

7. If there is a problem with the human body's urinary organs, symptoms such as frequent urination, urgent urination, painful urination, and urinary incontinence will occur. Urethritis, cystitis, pyelonephritis, etc. can cause urinary incontinence. Pus cells or a large number of white blood cells can be found under the urine microscope. In severe cases, there are symptoms of systemic infection and poisoning.

8. If you have frequent urination and a large amount of urine each time, but no other symptoms, you should first pay attention to whether you drink too much water, especially children who like sugary water are prone to urinary incontinence.

9. If you have frequent urination accompanied by a large amount of urine, and you are thirsty, drink more, and lose weight, you should check your urine. If the urine contains sugar, you should consider diabetes. If there is no sugar in the urine but the specific gravity is low, you should think of diabetes insipidus.

How to treat urinary incontinence in women?

1. Naturally contract the pelvic floor levator ani muscles 3 times a day, at least 15 to 30 times each time, and each time last for more than 10 seconds.

2. Actively interrupting urination during urination and then repeating the exercise of continuing urination can help restore the function of the urethral sphincter.

3. Urinate at the prescribed time and gradually extend the time interval between urination to gradually increase bladder capacity, use consciousness to control the sensory stimulation of the bladder, rebuild the cerebral cortex's control over bladder function, and eventually restore normal urination patterns, reducing the frequency of urination to once every 3-4 hours.

4. Insert vaginal cones of different sizes into the vagina, ask the patient to contract her vagina to hold it, and gradually increase the weight of the cone to enhance the contraction force of the patient's vagina.

5. Surgical treatment. The goal of urinary continence surgery is to elevate the bladder neck, support the mid-urethra, or increase urethral resistance (artificial urethral sphincter). Surgery is often used for severe stress urinary incontinence.

6. Treatment with traditional Chinese medicine. The therapeutic effect is definite and there are no obvious side effects. Such as Suquan Pills, Sangpiaoxie Powder, our empirical formula for treating urinary incontinence, acupoint pressing combined with moxibustion, etc.

7. Control your emotions appropriately, don’t laugh too loudly, and control the intensity of your coughs and sneezes.

8. Don’t drink a lot of water at one time, as this will instantly increase the pressure on the bladder. Try drinking small amounts frequently.

9. It is not shameful to go to the toilet more often. Observe the shortest route to the toilet in advance and wear loose clothes in case of emergency.

10. If the patient has frequent urination but the amount of urine is not much each time, and he does not show any pain when urinating and has no other symptoms, local factors should be considered first, such as inflammation of the urethral orifice or pinworm irritation of the genitals.

11. If you are taking medication, contact your doctor as soon as possible and ask which of the prescription and over-the-counter medications you are taking may cause urinary incontinence.

12. If you have a strong urge to urinate and cannot control it, you'd better clear your way to the bathroom and wear clothes that are easy to take off (such as clothes with elastic waistbands), or place a potty where you sleep and sit so that you can urinate in time.

13. Reduce or avoid caffeinated beverages such as coffee, tea, and some carbonated drinks.

14. When doing exercises such as jogging or dancing, place a small cotton ball in the urethra to apply some pressure to the urethra to temporarily slow down or prevent urine leakage.

15. Avoid drinking too much or too little fluid. Excess fluid increases the frequency of urination and can increase the likelihood of incontinence. Too little fluid can lead to kidney dehydration. Drinking about 2.268 liters of water every day can better maintain the health of your kidneys and bladder.