How can losing weight help my OAB?
ANSWER
Exercise and weight loss can improve urinary incontinence and OAB symptoms. It’ll ease the stress on your bladder and lead to fewer accidents.
From: How Do You Treat OAB? WebMD Medical Reference
Reviewed by Nazia Q Bandukwala on October 23, 2018
SOURCES:
UpToDate: “Treatment of Urinary Incontinence in Women,” “Urinary Incontinence in Women.”
The Simon Foundation for Continence: “About Incontinence -- Treatment/Management Options -- Medications for Overactive Bladder (OAB) With or Without Urge Urinary Incontinence.”
University of Utah Health Care: “Bladder Botox.”
Medscape: “Botox OK for Some Patients With OAB, but Not All.”
Bladder and Bowel Foundation: “Sacral Nerve Stimulation.”
Cleveland Clinic: “Overactive Bladder” “What to Do If Your Overactive Bladder Mediation Isn’t Working.”
Mayo Clinic: “Overactive Bladder: Treatment and Drugs,” “Oxybutynin (Oral Route).”
SOURCES:
UpToDate: “Treatment of Urinary Incontinence in Women,” “Urinary Incontinence in Women.”
The Simon Foundation for Continence: “About Incontinence -- Treatment/Management Options -- Medications for Overactive Bladder (OAB) With or Without Urge Urinary Incontinence.”
University of Utah Health Care: “Bladder Botox.”
Medscape: “Botox OK for Some Patients With OAB, but Not All.”
Bladder and Bowel Foundation: “Sacral Nerve Stimulation.”
Cleveland Clinic: “Overactive Bladder” “What to Do If Your Overactive Bladder Mediation Isn’t Working.”
Mayo Clinic: “Overactive Bladder: Treatment and Drugs,” “Oxybutynin (Oral Route).”
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