Are you suffering from Frequent Urination?

Frequent urination is passing of urine often than usual. Usually day frequency of more 8 times is taken as abnormal. Increased Frequency of urination is either because of increased production of urine or increased voiding of same quantity of urine.

 

Causes of frequent urination:

• Increased consumption of liquids
• Urinary tract infection
• Anxiety
• Enlarged Prostate
• Over active bladder
• Some neurological conditions
• Tumor in the pelvic area
• Weakened pelvic floor muscles
• Interstitial cystitis
• Kidney or bladder stones
• Cancer in the bladder
• A sexually transmitted disease like Chlamydia
• Colon diverticulitis
• Diabetes
• Medications
• Psychological

 

 Frequent urination remedies

• Avoid consuming alcohol, caffeine which has a diuretic effect
• Drink only adequate quantity of fluid.
• Minimize late night fluid intake to avoid nocturia
• Avoid stressful activities 
• Try to lose weight, if you are overweight
• Keep bowels regualr
• Quit smoking as it could irritate the urinary bladder

 

Frequent Urination Treatment

The treatment for frequent urination, is treatment of the cause.  Various types of treatment are available for frequent urination.

1. Treatment of the under lying cause like stones , infection, Diabetes, neurological conditions, prostate and tumors.
2. Identify medications like diuretics and stop them will reduce the frequency.
3. Medications: Off late there are many effective medications available for the treatment of the over active bladder. They are Darifinacin, Solifinacin and  Mirbegron. They reduce the frequency of contraction of the bladder muscle. They slow inaction but very effective in majority of patients.

Pelvic floor muscle exercise: This exercise would help to strengthen the pelvic floor muscles that help in urine control. It is otherwise called as Kegel exercises and it is effective for stress incontinence, frequent urination.

Electrical stimulation: In order to strengthen pelvic floor muscle electrodes are temporarily inserted into vagina or rectum and stimulated. 

Botox

In OAB treatment when all the other options have failed to give effective and satisfactory results BOTOX injections in to the bladder is very effective. This is a day care procedure done under anesthesia in Operation Theater. Injections need to be repeated every year if needed.

 

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