Taking Control of Your Bladder
Click here for a mobile-friendly version. Most people take bladder control for granted until it interrupts your ability to carry on an ordinary social and work life. In this article, we will discuss how to take control of your bladder. Signs of a Bladder Problem Inability to hold urine or leaking urine (i.e., Urinary Incontinence ) Needing to urinate eight or more times in one day. Waking up many times at night to urinate. Sudden and urgent need to urinate. Pain or burning before, during, or after urinating. Cloudy or bloody urine. Here we will focus mainly on Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (B.P.H.) and Urinary Incontinence . Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (B.P.H.) B.P.H.is a nonmalignant growth of the prostate gland. As the prostate enlarges with age, it squeezes the urethra that passes through it and can disrupt normal urinary function. The prostate is a walnut-shaped gland that produces the seminal fluid in a m...