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Treating Stress Urinary Incontinence
A Common Condition With Surprising Remedies
By Katherine Bontrager
For Kaplan, who rejected her doctor's offer to fix her incontinence surgically, the end to her symptoms was found in a surprising place. After knee surgery she was instructed to use an exercise machine to keep the muscles around her knees strong. "Nothing happened at first, but then my incontinence went away," she says. "It's been gone for a long time and hasn't returned!"
Kaplan believes two weight machines were responsible for her cure: one in which you sit and use your knees to push against resistance and the other where you pull the knees together.
"Maybe a year later it dawned on me that when I laughed, even when I laughed really hard, I wasn't leaking any more," she says. "Saturday the weather was nice in Boston and I decided to take a walk. I didn't even put a protective pad on. A few years ago, that would have been wetville."
Kaplan was fortunate to find success in such a simple solution. Most women must find relief in more traditional methods. Still, the relief and freedom felt at regaining control is something that cannot be measured. And this freedom is a distinct possibility, today more than ever.
"In generations past, women were provided with little information about incontinence and remained unaware of the various ways that bladder problems can be prevented or treated," says Dr. Goldberg. "The good news for today's mom-to-be? Attitudes are changing fast. Incontinence is no longer regarded as the 'inevitable cost' of having a baby. If you're pregnant, learning 'what to expect while you're expecting' is certainly important, but knowing what to expect afterward is the key to maintaining your healthy lifestyle."
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