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| Dianna Malkowski Physician Asst & Nutritionist |
Exercise is a great alternative to surgery if you do not
want to want to go under the knife. With exercise your goal is to focus on
strengthening the pelvic floor muscles. You have to use Kegel exercises in
order to properly strengthen your pelvic muscles and you will easily be able to
improve your bladder and its ability to hold the urine in. When you run and
jump during exercise you will likely still experience problems with
incontinence but as you work on the muscles over time you may start to see that
you do not drip as much urine throughout the day.
Stress incontinence surgery is used but not recommended
if you are planning to have future children. It is important that you consider
the physical shape your body is in and to make sure that you are doing all that
you can in order to strengthen the muscles as it will be able to give you a
swift recovery from surgery. Physical therapy is often used after surgery in
order to properly strengthen the muscles and to help repair the damaged nerves
as well.
There are some risks that are associated with
incontinence surgery including the following:
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Overactive bladder, often leading to urge
incontinence
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Pelvic organ prolapsed
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Difficulty urinating
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Urinary tract infection
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Painful sexual intercourse
For individuals suffering from stress incontinence the common type of surgery used is known as a sling procedure. The sling procedure is performed by stripping the body of tissue and creating a pelvic sling that will go around the neck of the bladder and will help to support urethra and will allow it to stay closed. Slings do work well as they will support the bladder and urethra when you sneeze or cough.
One option that may be used is to have a bulking agent
like collagen injected into the tissue that surrounds the urethra in order to
help it stay closed so you don’t have as much leakage throughout the day. It
will give you more control over the bladder and actually holding urine in. With
bulking agents you will likely need multiple injections as they don’t work just
one time and you have to have it done about 3 or more times a year.
In addition to surgery it is recommended that you also
follow instructions of your physician to help improve your bladder and your
life. What you need to do is watch your fluid intake and only drink water. Do
not consume caffeine, alcohol, and artificial sweeteners as they will all cause
you to have additional problems with incontinence. It is also a wise decision
to have incontinence products to use as well as they will be able to make it
much easier for you to get by with your day to day life. To find quality
incontinence products visit this link: http://www.caregiverpartnership.com/incontinence-product-finder/.
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