Strategies to Help with Adult Incontinence
Incontinence is the ongoing leaking of urine from the bladder. Typically, our bladder lets us make the decision of when we are ready to empty it or not, but when incontinence strikes, it is hard for adults to deal with both emotionally and physically. Behavioral changes can sometimes help ward off accidental incontinence; so can identifying any medications that may be contributing to the problem and a last ditch effort is to offer forms of catheterization. Adult incontinence brings with it feelings of inadequacy and low self worth so it is important that whatever approach is used, the doctor discusses it openly with the patient and shares the positives and negatives about the procedure.
Behavioral Changes
Adult incontinence can often be helped through some initial steps of behavioral changes. Drinking less fluid before going to bed is a way of ensuring that the bladder is not full during sleep. This is especially usefully for individuals who are deep sleepers and struggle to wake up at bodily hints to empty the bladder. Another behavioral change example would be someone having a patient go to the restroom at regular intervals, typically hourly or other predetermined schedule. By emptying the bladder at normal intervals, the adult incontinence is less likely to occur for patients with only slight incontinent issues. (more…)