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These questions might be similar to 'If I reduce the amount of water I drink, will that help me not have any wetting accidents?'
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Does drinking less water help with incontinence?
Hi Robyn, Many people withhold their fluid intake hoping that it will help with their incontinence. In fact, this can often have the opposite ef...
Category: Natural changes
Answered over 2 years ago
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Hi, Im a 25 year old married female. Yet to plan any pregnancy till now. I have been observing that I keep experiencing urge to go to the bathroom very often though I have never had any leakage. But this keeps happening every half an hour or 1 hour.
It sounds like you pelvic floor muscles are stil nice and strong as you are able to hold on even when you have the urge to go. It is best to speak ...
Category: Young women
Answered over 2 years ago
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Hi, I am a mum of 5 and was diagnosed with MS 18 months ago and have many days where i am leaking and lately i have had 2 days where i have the sudden urge to go but i never make it in time and end up wetting myself, full bladder or not, i just cant hold
Hello Jenny, Thanks for your enquiry. You are not alone in experiencing light bladder leakage or LBL as this is very common among women of all ag...
Category: Mothers
Answered about 1 year ago
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After trying to have sex for the first time in a year it was painful and since then I have experienced an urgent need to urinate which is difficult to control. When I do go I get an ache in my pelvis area as though I still need to go. Could this be a prob
Hello Karen, Thanks for your enquiry. Based on your description it sounds you have the symptoms of a urinary tract infection. Our recommendation ...
Category: Natural changes
Answered about 1 year ago
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Could a GBS (Group B Strep) Urinary Infection cause incontinence?
Hello Sharleen, Thanks for your enquiry. A Group B Strep Urinary Infection can cause the same symptoms as any other Urinary Tract infections whic...
Category: Mothers
Answered about 1 year ago
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I have small leakage the moment my bladder has any urine in it. When I drink a glass of water I get the urge to urinate approximately 10 minutes after drinking. What is happening to me?
Dear Ingrid, Sounds like you have the symptoms of Urge Incontinence. This usually happens when you suddenly leak urine after feeling an urgent and...
Category: Natural changes
Answered about 1 year ago
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Since I can remember I have suffered from bladder weakness. When I was only six I had to be taken into a toilet in every shop we passed. I am nearly 18 and I still suffer from bladder weakness. It is not constant, sometimes I have it but sometimes I am co
Hello Rebecca, Although you may be a bit scared to visit the Dr, it sounds like you may need to go to pay them a visit GP. Visit a GP that you fee...
Category: Young women
Answered 11 months ago
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If I reduce the amount of water I drink, will that help me not have any wetting accidents?
Not at all. The less fluid that you drink, directly affects the strength the bladder muscle, lessening it. This in turn, results in increasing...
Category: Mothers
Answered over 3 years ago
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I have to pee alot at night, how can i fix this? It's so embarrasing!
Hello Maddie, The best bet would be to discuss this issue with your doctor or GP. They will be able to recommend an appropriate course of action b...
Category: Young women
Answered 11 months ago
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I have taken Zoloft 150mg for the past 15 years and suffer urge incontinence. Could the medication have any effect on my problem?
Urinary Incontinence is not a common side effect of Zoloft and it appears to me that as you have been taking it for quite a while but it hasn’t see...
Category: Mothers
Answered over 2 years ago