Discreet Adult Care Info

Did you know that diet can exacerbate urinary incontinence? For example, the recommended daily water intake for adults is 64 ounces. For a person with urinary incontinence this can be too much liquid, so some physicians recommend cutting back to 32 ounces or 48 ounces a day. This should be enough to keep a body hydrated.

Alcoholic beverages can also have adverse effects on urinary incontinence. Alcohol disrupts neurological signals to the brain letting the body know that the bladder is full and needs to be emptied. This doesn’t mean all alcohol needs to be eliminated, but it may be worthwhile to cut it out entirely and then slowly figure out what your body’s limits are. Changing diet can help, but Prevail briefs and other specialty undergarments are good to wear, just in case.

Bladder problems are a fairly common occurrence for men and women; although, women are twice as likely to suffer from urinary incontinence. There are some daily exercises that can be used to strengthen the bladder. The two most popular kinds of exercises are slow and quick Kegels.

Both Kegel exercises involve squeezing and relaxing the pelvic floor muscles. For the slow version the squeeze is held for 10 seconds and then released. The quick version is the same minus the length the muscles are held. These exercises won’t immediately eliminate incontinence issues, so it’s still advisable to wear a protective underwear lining, like Poise pads.