{"product_id":"overactive-bladder-a-simple-guide-to-the-condition-diagnosis-treatment-and-related-conditions","title":"Overactive Bladder, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Overactive Bladder is defined as urgency to pass urine with or without urge incontinence and usually with frequency and nocturia.\u003cbr\u003e\r\nOveractive bladder is a medical disorder in which the bladder squeezes urine out at the wrong time.\u003cbr\u003e\r\nAn overactive bladder is present if you have two or more of the following symptoms:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003col\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eUrinate eight or more times a day or two or more times at night\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eHave the sudden, strong urge to urinate immediately\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eLeak urine during a sudden, strong urination urge\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eHave incontinence which is the loss of bladder control.\u003cbr\u003e\r\nOAB maybe categorized into 2 forms:\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eOAB wet is OAB with incontinence.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eOAB dry is OAB without incontinence.\u003cbr\u003e\r\nOAB symptoms are more common in females than in males.\u003cbr\u003e\r\nThe possible causes of OAB are:\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eWeak bladder outlet sphincter\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eWeak Pelvic Floor muscles\u003cbr\u003e\r\nOther causes:\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eUterovaginal prolapse\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eUrinary infections\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eProstate enlargement in men\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eNerve problems or too much caffeine or too much fluid can also cause it\u003cbr\u003e\r\nSymptoms are an urgent sensation to go to the toilet, frequently going to the toilet, and sometimes leaking urine before you reach the toilet (urge incontinence).\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eFrequency of urine\u003cbr\u003e\r\nThis is frequent going to the toilet, more than seven times a day.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eUrgency of urine\u003cbr\u003e\r\nThis means that you may feel an urgent urge to pass urine.\u003cbr\u003e\r\nThere is inability to delay going to the toilet.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eNocturia\u003cbr\u003e\r\nThis means getting up to go to the toilet more than once at night.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eAnxiety and depression\u003cbr\u003e\r\nThis is a leakage of urine even before reaching the toilet when you have a feeling of urgency.\u003cbr\u003e\r\nDiagnosis is based on these symptoms and:\u003cbr\u003e\r\nUrine tests\u003cbr\u003e\r\nMeasurements of post-voidal residual urine in the bladder\u003cbr\u003e\r\nUrodynamic tests\u003cbr\u003e\r\nUltrasound of bladder\u003cbr\u003e\r\nMRI of bladder\u003cbr\u003e\r\nCystoscopy\u003cbr\u003e\r\nTreatment is by:\u003cbr\u003e\r\nRemoval of urinary irritant such as caffiene, alcohol\u003cbr\u003e\r\nPhysiotherapy such as pelvic floor muscle exercises\u003cbr\u003e\r\nBladder training for at least 6 weeks\u003cbr\u003e\r\nMedicines such as anticholinergics, Desmopressin and the newer Mirabegon\u003cbr\u003e\r\nInjection of bladder neck with Botox\u003cbr\u003e\r\nSacral nerve stimulation, Bladder diversion or Augmentation cystoplasty to strengthen the bladder\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eTABLE OF CONTENT\u003cbr\u003e\r\nIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\r\nChapter 1 Overactive Bladder\u003cbr\u003e\r\nChapter 2 Causes\u003cbr\u003e\r\nChapter 3 Symptoms\u003cbr\u003e\r\nChapter 4 Diagnosis\u003cbr\u003e\r\nChapter 5 Treatment\u003cbr\u003e\r\nChapter 6 Prognosis\u003cbr\u003e\r\nChapter 7 Urinary Incontinence\u003cbr\u003e\r\nChapter 8 Benign Prostate Hypertrophy\u003cbr\u003e\r\nEpilogue\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Livre numérique Kobo","offer_id":46427319697618,"sku":"c3c9d6d3-9712-3e2b-afb7-ffe056b7b3d4","price":4.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/image_6156a17b-e5e8-45b8-a48e-1fa6df487c82.jpg?v=1762726182","url":"https:\/\/www.indigo.ca\/fr\/products\/overactive-bladder-a-simple-guide-to-the-condition-diagnosis-treatment-and-related-conditions","provider":"Indigo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}