The condition which makes people want to urinate even when their urinary bladder isn’t full is known as overactive bladder or leaky bladder. This condition is more prevalent in women than in men. But with treatment patients can hope to be cured or be considerably relieved.

1. Over-active bladder is a condition when the urethra, the tube that is responsible of carrying the urine out of our body, is unable to carry out its assigned task. It either is unable to expel urine from the bladder or is unable to hold any urine. This condition is also known as urinary incontinence and is more common in women than in men. OAB can occur among people of all ages, it isn’t restricted to just old-age.
The main types of leaky bladder are –overflow, stress, urge and mixed incontinence.
 Stress incontinence happens as a reaction to certain actions like coughing.
 When one feels a sudden, uncontrollable urge to urinate and is unable to hold it, is said to be suffering from urge incontinence.
 The bladder starts dribbling on being unable to empty itself which results in overflow incontinence.
 Mixed incontinence means that a person is suffering from more than one type of urinary incontinence.
OAB can be caused due to numerous reasons.
 If the urinary tract is blocked or there is some infection in the urinary system.
 A person is suffering from damage of the nerve.
 If a person is suffering from certain mental conditions that hinders a person from thinking or feeling or being able to respond properly to their urge to urinate.
 If there is any muscle problems since the bladder is a muscle organ.

2.  OAB can be due to pregnancy or after-effects of surgery.
 Prostate infection or inflammation.
 Side-effects of medications.
 OAB may result from medical conditions like cancer, stroke, multiple sclerosis and so on that have an effect on the nervous system.
 If the spine has been injured for some reason.
The symptoms of OAB is visiting the toilet for at least 8 times a day and more than thrice at night, urinating even while sleeping, not being able to hold the urine when the urge arises and wanting to urinate even when the bladder is not full. If you are experiencing any of these symptoms, then it is wise to visit the doctor as soon as possible. Delaying will only make the condition worse. This is a medical condition which requires medical attention. The doctors can help to cure you of the leaky bladder condition and if not cure, then at least provide you with considerable relief.
The physicians resort to certain methods to help to cure or relieve you of this condition.
 The doctors will prescribe certain exercises in order to help you to strengthen your pelvic floor which is known as kegel exercises.
 The doctors also help patients by asking them to follow bladder restraining exercises. This helps you to urinate in a routine manner.
 A person suffering from this condition will have to quit smoking, avoid alcohol and caffeinated drinks as they cause irritation and stimulation of the bladder system.
 Over-weight people are asked to lose the extra weight to avoid giving pressure on the bladder.
 If nothing of the above works, then the doctors resort to surgery or catheterization.

3. Urinary incontinence is a medical condition and it needs to be treated. Do not feel embarrassed about it and try to isolate yourself from social life, but rather call your physician today and live a stress-free life.
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