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Association of Menopause and Incontinence

A woman may experience UI across difference stages of her life but most episodes are a result of pressure or a stress on the muscles that help you hold or pass urine. The most common types of urinary incontinence that affects women at large are urge & stress incontinence.

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Association of Menopause and Incontinence

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  1. Association of Menopause and Incontinence

  2. Millions of women experience “urine leakage” or urinary incontinence. The frequency of involuntary urine leakage will only increase as a women ages. Around 51.9% of women, aged over 70 years suffer from some or the other form of incontinence. A person is said to not suffer from urinary incontinence if their normal bladder function is as follows: 1. The frequency of urine is 4-6 times during the day and 0 to 1 times at night. 2. On an average 1-2 cups of urine (i.e. approx. 200-500mls) is passed. 3. The bladder can easily hold in the urine for some time till you find a washroom. 4. There are no urine leaks between washroom visits. 5. Urine is passed in a continuous stream until the bladder is empty.

  3. A woman may experience UI across difference stages of her life but most episodes are a result of pressure or a stress on the muscles that help you hold or pass urine. The most common types of urinary incontinence that affects women at large are urge & stress incontinence. Urge incontinence usually occurs when an individual’s bladder muscles squeeze incorrectly or simply lose the ability to relax. This makes them feel a constant urge to urinate, even when their bladder is empty. It may also lead to leaking of urine. This is also known as an “overactive bladder”.

  4. Stress incontinence is the most common form of incontinence. Weakened muscles can’t hold back the urine when you cough, exercise, sneeze, laugh, or lift something heavy. This can result in minor leakage or sometimes complete loss of control. This type of incontinence is often managed by using adult diapers during the day and disposable underpads for adults in the night. • Hormonal changes have a huge impact on the pelvic muscles, making UI common amongst woman who are pregnant, giving birth or going through menopause. Most of them buy adult diapers online to manage UI.

  5. Menopause is a critical phase in a woman’s life. The period of menopausal transition causes metabolic changes that impact the health of every woman. Certain reports suggest that the effects of menopause are visible even before the onset of menopause. Women go through various unpleasant symptoms that worsen the quality of their life. The effects of menopause are many and one of them is weakened pelvic muscles. As menopause approaches the level of estrogen in a woman’s body begins to drop. As the levels of estrogen reduce, they cause the pelvic muscles to weaken therefore reducing their ability to exercise control over the urinary bladder.

  6. As a result of the post-menopausal transition, the estrogen levels continue to drop which further weakens the pelvic muscles thereby worsening the symptoms of UI. There are various diapers for old age women available in the market which can help manage these symptoms. One can buy adult diapers online on friendsdiapers.in.

  7. Thanks Image Source: gbmc.org, urologyhealth.org, rcni.com

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