Category Archives: Bladder

This may come as a shock to you, but there was a time when people tasted their own urine to gauge their health. Even doctors tasted their patients’ urine to diagnose them. Thankfully, these extreme measures are no longer necessary. Urine has been used for thousands of years as an indicator of good health. Your ...click here to read more

Botox is arguably most well-known today for its cosmetic capabilities and it is currently the most common non-surgical cosmetic procedure in the United States. Although almost everyone’s heard of Botox, few people realize that it was first used in the medical community for therapeutic purposes as opposed to cosmetic purposes. Doctor’s continue to use Botox ...click here to read more

You’re probably well aware that smoking accelerates aging and damages your lungs and heart, but did you know that it also increases your risk for a variety of bladder problems? It’s true, as disconnected as the two may seem, smoking has a direct impact on the health of your bladder, and the only way to ...click here to read more

Urinary incontinence is no small matter, it can have a profound impact on your life. Simply put, urinary incontinence is the inability of the body to properly control urination. While it is significantly more common in women than men, research has shown that over one in five Americans will experience urinary incontinence in their lifetime. ...click here to read more

An overactive bladder can cause stress and anxiety and it can be harmful to your overall mental health. Overactive bladder syndrome is a condition that affects the storage function of your bladder and it leads to sudden, frequent and uncontrollable urges to urinate. In contrast to a healthy bladder, this condition can cause the urge ...click here to read more

Are you always the first person during a car trip in need of a pee break? Do you find it hard to sleep through the night without waking up for a visit to the loo? Urinary requirements and urinary habits are both indicative of your overall bladder health and below is a list of 4 ...click here to read more

It is an embarrassing problem for a great number of women. Bladder issues plague women young and old alike, but it seems to be as a woman gets up in age, her likelihood of having such issues comes to the forefront considerably more. When a woman loses control of her bladder it is referred to ...click here to read more

The average person, with a healthy bladder can sleep at least 6 to 8 hours without having to get up to go to the bathroom. Certain health conditions however can compromise a person’s bladder health and result in frequent night time urination, otherwise referred to as nocturia. Night time urination not only disrupts the sleep ...click here to read more