- my iParenting
- quick clicks
- grandparents today articles
- grandparents today q&a
- community & groups
- research baby names
- prepare a birth plan
- content channels
- ip channel rss feeds
- read birth stories
- read parenting stories
- recommended books
- e-newsletters
- safety recalls
- ip diaries
- ip store
- mom of the month
- dad of the month
- editor's letter
- letters to the editor
From Our Sponsors
- e-newsletters
- Sign up to receive our free weekly e-newsletters
- award-winning products
The iParenting Media Awards program helps parents find the best products for their families.
Treating Stress Urinary Incontinence
A Common Condition with Surprising Remedies
By Katherine Bontrager
When Edna Kaplan gave birth to her two sons some 20 plus years ago, her body changed in some rather unexpected ways. When she exercised, her muscles were unable to combat a slight leakage of urine. "After my boys were born, I had mild incontinence when I laughed or jumped or did aerobics," Kaplan says. "I would wear a pad when I went for a run."
Kaplan found herself in the company of a large, but relatively silent group, of more than 20 million women. Statistics show that up to 63 percent of women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI) – accidental loss of urine during coughing, laughing or exercise – report their problem began during or after pregnancy, according to Dr. Roger Goldberg.
According to Dr. Goldberg, SUI is the most common form of urinary incontinence and also one of the most common medical problems faced by women during the years, and even decades, after childbirth. "Unfortunately, many of them begin to abandon their fitness routines and avoid activities they previously enjoyed for fear of accidents," he says. "Withdrawing from a healthy and active lifestyle is one of the most unfortunate aspects of this condition. Until recently, women tended to view SUI as an 'inevitable cost of motherhood' or just a normal part of aging – but in today's world, this is not the case."
Dr. Lawrence Lind, chief of urogynecology and pelvic reconstructive surgery at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, N.Y., reports that even if a woman had no incontinence with pregnancy, every advancing decade of her life increases the chances that she will become incontinent. For example, by age 65 about 40 percent of all women have incontinence.
Want to see more?
Comments
Found 1 comment
Displaying all 1 comments below
|
Post As:
|
||
| Enter your comment below: | ||
| Title | ||
| Comment Text | ||
| CAPTCHA | ||
| Please note that any comments submitted become the property of Disney Family / iParenting and can be edited and posted at our discrection. | ||
Re: Treating Stress Urinary Incontinence by anonymous on 03/19/2009 05:45PM
When you are pregnant, it presses on your bladder, so yeah, it is a problem.