Category Archives: overactive bladder

First, it's important to realize that OVERACTIVE BLADDER is not a “weak” bladder. In fact, OAB occurs when nerves are affected. These nerves send signals to your bladder at the wrong time, causing the muscle to squeeze without warning. This process causes your bladder to spasm uncontrollably, creating leakage, the strong sudden need to “go,” and…

Many patients experience irritative bladder symptoms such as frequency rushing to the commode not making it in time getting up during the night too often bladder discomfort   For many it can be difficult to tell if this represents a bladder infection, or overactive bladder, which has very similar symptoms. Is It a Bladder Infection, or…

Overactive Bladder (OAB) isn’t a disease. It’s the name of a group of urinary symptoms. The most common symptom of OAB is a sudden urge to urinate that you can’t control. Some people will leak urine when they feel this urge. Having to urinate many times during the day and night is another symptom of…

An overactive bladder diary is a tool used by you and your healthcare professional to better understand your OAB symptoms. It helps you track and know how much and when you drink liquids, how much and when you urinate, when you have that “gotta go” feeling, and how much and when you leak urine. (more…)

Urinary incontinence is the uncontrolled leaking of urine. More than 30 million American men and women suffer from urinary incontinence.  Loss of bladder control urinary incontinence is not a disease. It is a symptom of a wide range of conditions. (more…)