Urinary Incontinence Support Group
Urinary incontinence is the involuntary excretion of urine from one's body. It is often temporary, and it almost always results from an underlying medical condition. Stress, functional, and urge incontinence are the most common forms. Share with other support group members and learn from their stories and experiences.
I have been wearing diapers all my life. I am turning 20 in a few weeks, and I want to be able to get rid of this horrible problem of bedwetting and bladder incontience that's consuming my life.
I want to be able to have a relationship and not have to wear stupid diapers for the rest of my life. This is tearing my life appart. :(
Does anybody know if there are any PERMANENT treatments out there? My urinary doctor says there isn't, but I thought I'd check around for myself and get a second opinion.
I'm willing to try anything. Being 19 and wearing diapers every night is horrible.
I want to be able to have a relationship and not have to wear stupid diapers for the rest of my life. This is tearing my life appart. :(
Does anybody know if there are any PERMANENT treatments out there? My urinary doctor says there isn't, but I thought I'd check around for myself and get a second opinion.
I'm willing to try anything. Being 19 and wearing diapers every night is horrible.
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My 6mo twin DD's are EBF and just started rice cereal on the first. Everything has been going fine except this morning one of them had a diaper rash (lots of redness around her anus). I read this as one of the signs of an allergy. BUT I did just buy a different brand diaper yesterday (which they have used randomly before w/no issues). Do you think its the cereal or the diaper? Im ready to start...
I'm sorry to hear that this has been a struggle for you. While my daughter's condition involoves a neurgenic bladder, I understand that some of the treatments used for nuergenic bladder can also be used for other types of bladder incontinence. Have you asked your uro about some of the bladder calming drugs availible? Also, there are more extreme measures like surgery to either reconstruct the bladder or create a sling around the urethra to tighten it up. Has your current uro done any workups such as a VCUG, cystogram or urodynamics study to see exactly what is causing the problem? There could also be a undiagnosed neurogenic cause as well, such as a teathered spinal cord. Maybe you should consider seeking another opinion from a different uro? Good luck, keep us posted on what you find.
I was asking my uro about surgery but he said there are no current effective surgeries out there. I am willing to try anything, even if it may be extremely risky.
I have been taking a medication called DDAVP that helps the bladder relax and expand easier, but when I stop taking them it just comes back. I don't want to be taking medication for the rest of my life.
I may decide to get a second opinion on this. Thanks a lot for your help. :)