Urine Incontinence Treatment

There can be causes of urinary incontinence other than underlying diseases. You might be intoxicated, you won’t have access to bathrooms, you cough, sneeze, you feel anxious, you laugh a lot, and so on. Urinary incontinence (UI) refers to the accidental leakage of urine involuntarily or unintentionally. It’s not a normal part of aging, but rather a pathological symptom of an underlying illness. The risk of developing UI varies from males to females at different ages. The development of bladder control in girls typically occurs earlier than in boys in childhood. A woman is more likely than a man to experience UI as an adult, however. One in five incontinent individuals will consult a healthcare provider, and sadly, fewer than one in three of us will seek even rudimentary treatment. Incontinence can be caused by one or more of the “established” causes. When you laugh or cough, stress incontinence causes urine to leak. Overactive bladder (OAB), or urge incontinence, is caused by spasms in the urinary muscles. Risk factors include multiple pregnancies, obesity, and genetic weaknesses. There are four basic types of causes. A common cause of incontinence in elderly women is an overactive detrusor, which contracts when it shouldn’t. A second possibility is that the bladder may not contract when it should, causing progressive retention of urine until it eventually spills out. Detrusor underactivity is characterized by this. In addition, the outlet may be open when it should be closed, resulting in stress incontinence. In addition, the outlet may be closed when it should be open. When this happens, urine is retained until spillover occurs, resulting in overflow incontinence. There are four basic categories of established incontinence. American men are most likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer. Erectile dysfunction, frequent and nighttime urination, and incontinence are common side effects of prostate cancer surgery.

The bladder function in Chinese Medicine is related to the kidney’s function, which is more complex than the kidney’s function in Western Medicine. Yin and Yang can be used to describe kidney function. Urine retention is a Yin function of the bladder. If kidney yin is deficient, the bladder cannot hold urine, resulting in stress incontinence and urge incontinence. Night sweats, a red face, thirst, and frequent nighttime urination are also symptoms of kidney Yin deficiency. Smooth urination is a Yang function. If the kidney Yang is deficient, the bladder cannot properly control the opening and closing of the urethra, resulting in inhibited urination. The kidney Yang may cause overflow incontinence, which is defined as difficulty starting urination followed by dribbling. There are also other symptoms of Yang deficiency such as fatigue, impotence, and poor libido. There is a double deficiency of kidney Yin and Yang, just as it is common to have many types of incontinence at the same time. The good news is that acupuncture can reduce these symptoms of incontinence and improve quality of life. The goal of acupuncture treatment is to promote the self-healing mechanism by correcting Yin and Yang deficiencies in the kidneys. Although we do not yet fully understand kidney Yin and Yang theoretically, we use this theory to guide our clinical practice in helping most of our patients. Acupuncture is effective in treating more than 70% of patients.