Category Archives: Bladder

Don’t you love a nice hot cup of coffee in the morning? Most enjoy this morning ritual (about two-billion cups are had per day), but it can come with an annoying side effect: an unbearable urge to pee. Whether it’s repeatedly sending you to the bathroom at work or home, coffee can stimulate the bladder ...click here to read more

We often talk about problems when it comes to bladder control. What types of problems? Usually those that involve going too much. Urinary incontinence is tough. The overwhelming urge to pee can stifle your quality of life and leave you at a significant risk for leaks. All of this can make the most straightforward task ...click here to read more

Sometimes people swear off coffee for their New Year’s resolution. I simply can’t understand it. I suppose if they load it up with sugar and syrups, it makes sense. But for those who take it black or add a splash of milk, cutting coffee could harm their health—especially men who might be concerned about their ...click here to read more

Bladder incontinence can be crippling. It can strip away your confidence to comfortably leave home for exercise, sit through a movie, or even enjoy life. It’s easy to take bladder control for granted, but you can lose your grip as you get older. Thankfully, you might be able to limit its impact on your life ...click here to read more

Most people don’t think of the bladder when naming health risks associated with smoking. However, smoking is the single most important known risk factor for bladder cancer, and new research shows how smokers are at least three times more likely to get bladder cancer compared to nonsmokers. While bladder cancer is fairly rare, those who ...click here to read more

At what point are you peeing too much? It can be hard to tell. The food and drink you consume can influence how often and how intensely you have to pee. If you wake up every day and take down a bottle of water and a couple of cups of coffee, you may find yourself ...click here to read more

Winter is not good for your prostate. It seems strange to think that seasons may play a role in prostate health, but according to a 2010 study, they do. The work noted that cold and dry weather is closely correlated with incidences of poor prostate health. The researchers of the study, which was published in ...click here to read more

You go to the bathroom multiple times per day, but do you ever really think about bladder health? Probably not. So, you might be asking yourself, “how do I know if I have a bladder infection?” There are a few telltale signs that something is wrong with your bladder. There are also ways to minimize ...click here to read more

Look, I know you don’t think about your toilet posture. For many, it’s get in, get out, and touch as little as possible. But if you want to keep bladder muscles strong, it’s time to change your approach. According to some experts, how you sit on the toilet is as crucial as sitting up straight ...click here to read more

How many times have you asked, “what should I eat for prostate health?” expecting to get a list of foods that can prevent illness? The answer might surprise you. That list doesn’t exist, per se. The notion that food is medicine is certainly popular, but it’s not necessarily truthful. Food is not medicine. It can, ...click here to read more

Old habits die hard. They can also contribute to urinary incontinence. Your overactive bladder (OAB) could be a result of bad bladder habits you’ve built over the years. The urgent need to find a bathroom or the onset of leaks, could be remedied by bladder training. Bladder training can be an effective first step if ...click here to read more

If the urge to urinate hits you like a sucker punch multiple times per day, you understand the struggle. Being near a bathroom becomes a top priority and could limit your desire to ever leave home. You may find it surprising that you’re not alone. Urinary incontinence is a rather common condition with an array ...click here to read more

If you’ve always had a healthy bladder and never experienced a bladder infection, you may take your body’s ability to remove urine for granted. So far, you’ve been lucky. But if and when a problem arises, you’ll likely wish you’d paid to bladder health. Bladder complications might be more common than you’d think. Urinary tract ...click here to read more

Like countless others, one of the first things I do in the morning is go to the bathroom. Then I turn on the coffee pot. Then I’m back in the bathroom a few more times. A fair estimate is that I have the urge to urinate roughly two or three times per cup of coffee. ...click here to read more