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Overactive Bladder
If you are suffering from overactive bladder (OAB), know there are several treatment options. You may need to try a range of treatments until you find something that works for you. If behavioural techniques and medications haven’t worked for you, talk to your doctor to find out if sacral neuromodulation may help control your OAB symptoms.
Some people can reduce their symptoms of overactive bladder with lifestyle changes, fluid and diet modification, bladder retraining, pelvic floor exercises or other kinds of physical therapy.
Your doctor may prescribe medications to help control the symptoms of overactive bladder. Some of these medications focus on the muscles associated with bladder function.
Injecting botulinum toxin into the bladder wall may relieve your sense of urgency by preventing the nerves that control the bladder from communicating to the bladder muscles. The effect is temporary and may require repeated procedures.
Neuromodulation uses mild electrical pulses to modulate the nerves that control the bladder and the nerves that control the muscles related to urination. It helps the brain and the nerves to communicate so the bladder can function properly. One form of neuromodulation is sacral neuromodulation, or Medtronic Bladder Control Therapy.
Depending on the nature of your bladder control problems, your surgical options could range from simple, outpatient procedures to invasive surgery requiring hospitalisation.
Information on this site should not be used as a substitute for talking with your doctor. Always talk with your doctor about diagnosis and treatment information.