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Whether 'tis nobler to suffer the leaks & drips of an overactive bladder
A video lecture: "To pee or not to pee." The problem is clinicians don't ask about urinary incontinence. It's under recognized, under diagnosed, under treated, under discussed, understudied despite the fact it affects close to half of older women and about a third of older men. FAQ for an overactive bladder.
More from the Geripal podcast transcript: I've seen many cases where patients come in and they're basically homebound, and then you see that, you know, they shouldn't be homebound. Their mobility isn't that bad. And then you realize the reason they're homebound is because, you know, they have urgency or urge incontinence, literally every hour, every half hour...
Dr. Jen Gunter on menopause and incontinence and how best to clean your vulva if you have incontinence.
More on urology.
posted by spamandkimchi on Jul 02, 2024 at 4:06 PM
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One of the main symptoms of magnesium deficiency is over active bladder, many adults in the US are deficient.
posted by bannana at 4:19 PM
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My friend is a sonographer, and some of the interesting work she's been doing lately is scanning bladders, telling people they've only got a teaspoon or so in there and they can definitely hold, and in holding build up a tolerance to hold larger amounts for longer.
posted by freethefeet at 6:50 PM
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The gerontocracy approves.
posted by y2karl at 8:04 PM
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Overactive Bladder Syndrome, pelvic floor dysfunction, benign prostatic hyperplasia—a perfect storm of discomfort. Physical therapy can help with some of it, but retraining the bladder, odd as it may sound, really is both necessary and useful.
posted by the sobsister at 9:37 PM
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