How To Control Your Incontinence Using The Urge Strategy
Incontinence is one of those problems that most people simply do not want to deal with. Incontinence--the sudden loss of control over one's urination--is a potentially embarrassing problem for which most people do not seek medical treatment. In fact, studies have indicated that roughly half the people who suffer from some form of incontinence do not seek out professional help for this common medical condition.
Indeed, incontinence is a common medical condition. But just because it is common does not mean that you have to get used to it. In fact, most forms of incontinence are entirely treatable. There are many ways to treat incontinence. The most common forms of treating mild forms of incontinence include doing kegel exercises. These are exercises that help to strengthen the pelvic area so that you can gain better control over your bladder. Other common types of therapies include controlling your diet, including cutting caffeine and alcohol from your diet. The next step is the use of prescription medicines. There are many different prescription medications that have been used to help treat incontinence. The last resort for many people is the use of surgical procedures to alleviate incontinence.
However, there is also a very effective treatment option that does not involve prescription drugs and surgical procedures that is not as well known as these other options. This is an all natural physical exercise treatment that is known as the urge strategy. So what is the urge strategy and how can it help you overcome your bouts with incontinence?
The urge strategy is a way to gain control over the urge to urinate. To get started, imagine that you have the urge to urinate. This strategy is used to treat people with urge incontinence, which describes a common type of incontinence in which individuals find that they lose urine before being able to make it to the bathroom. Some doctors have found that people with urge incontinence can find that their bladder control worsens from this type of incontinence. All the rushing caused by urge incontinence causes the bladder to work hard, and causes you to lose control more easily. The urge strategy works to allow you more control over your body.
Here is how the urge strategy works. The next time that you feel the urge to urinate, stop yourself from running to the restroom. Stay put in one place. Try to sit or stand calmly. Try to stay very still. Now, while staying calm and still, attempt to squeeze your pelvic floor muscles several times very quickly. Do not let your muscles relax fully between contractions. Let your body relax. Inhale a few deep breaths. Allow your tension to dissipate. Focus on suppressing the feeling of urgency. Wait calmly until the urge to urinate subsides. Finally, make your way to the bathroom at a very calm pace. Continue to squeeze your pelvic muscles on the way to the bathroom. Train yourself to regain this type of control each time you feel the urge in order to get control over your bladder.