Urinary incontinence is a geriatric syndrome that occurs when urine is lost involuntarily and objective, resulting in a time and place unsuitable and quantity or often enough to be a problem hygienic, social and psychic to the person suffering, as well as a possible limitation of their daily activities. There are several types of urinary incontinence: stress, functional, overflow, emergency, etc.
In this post, I will focus on stress urinary incontinence and, more specifically, I will give some tips to improve the quality of life of these people. This urinary incontinence occurs during physical activity like coughing, sneezing, laughing, or exercise. Then, I'm going to name a number of changes in behavior that a person with stress urinary incontinence should take to improve their quality of life:
Drink less liquid (if you take more liquid than normal).
- Urinating more often to reduce the amount of urine escapes.
- Avoid jumping or running, which can cause greater leakage of urine.
- Ensure that more regular bowel movements taking dietary fiber or laxatives to prevent constipation (which can worsen incontinence).
- Quit smoking to reduce coughing and bladder irritation (and the risk of bladder cancer).
- Avoid alcohol and caffeine can stimulate the bladder.
- Lose weight if you are overweight.
- Avoid foods and drinks that irritate the bladder, like spicy foods, carbonated drinks and citrus.
- Keep blood sugar under control if you have diabetes.
I have chosen this disease because it is one of the most common in the geriatric spectrum, due to partial or total loss of systems such as neurological and musculoskeletal.
Bibliography:
- National Library of Medicine U.S. - MedlinePlus. [Website *]. [Revised 14/05/2013, updated 13/05/2013]. Available at: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/ency/article/000891.htm
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