The loss of bladder control that results in leakage of urine during cough or sneeze or inability to control the urge to urinate is called urinary incontinence. Some of the common causes include old age, pregnancy, menopause, childbirth, enlarged prostate, prostate cancer, and urinary obstruction.
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Query: Hello doctor, I have a disorder in passing urine, the feeling of peeing more is constant. More droppings are felt and unable to relive. This makes me sit in the bathroom for longer periods, and I have lack of sleep due to this issue. Please help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com I read your query and understand your concern. I have seen your laboratory reports. In one of the attached reports, there is only a USG (ultrasonography) scan but no report of USG is present. The bladder contractility index is 75 which is less than 100 and it is consi... Read Full »
I have been having no sensation while having sex. What could be the reason?
Query: Hello doctor,I am a 30-year-old female. I have no sensations while having sex. I used to have so much pleasure during sex, but about a month before I had sex with my husband after a gap of five months. It was so painful initially that I got heavy urinary incontinence. So we took a two days gap of no... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern. It can be a urinary tract infection one month before. It could be because of less water intake, infection, or injury during sex, because of that you can have less libido or loss of sensation in erotogenic spots, it will be rectified on it... Read Full »
I have had stress incontinence for ten years. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I have stress incontinence for more than ten years. I leak when I sneeze, laugh, or jump. Also, I have a protruding abdomen. Kindly help. Read Full »
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Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thank you for consulting us. I understand your concern. Stress incontinence is mainly caused by weakening pelvic floor muscles leading to urethral hypermobility or a weak urethral sphincter. It sometimes occurs in combination with an overactive bladder. Urodynamic studi... Read Full »
My urine leaks whenever I have oral sex with someone. Why, and how to prevent it?
Query: Hi doctor,Whenever I do oral sex to a man, why does my urine leak? It does not happen while coughing or laughing, only during this activity when the penis chokes me. Sometimes, I used to hold urine for a long time. What is the cause of this? How to prevent this urine leak? Are there any chances of v... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. From what you have described, I do not think it is a functional problem like a prolapse. The most likely cause is that your bladder is quite full, and the increase in intra-abdominal pressure might cause some amount of urine to leak. The o... Read Full »
What to do for urinary incontinence in a 11-year-old girl?
Query: Hello doctor, My 11-year-old daughter has been unable to tell when she has to urinate until she starts to urinate. Before, she was able to stop and run to the bathroom. However, in the past couple of weeks, she has been unable to stop herself and keeps urinating. Her mother and I just found it out... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Please get the child evaluated physically for urinary incontinence. A n USG (ultrasound) abdomen may be required along with urine routine and microscopy. If all reports are normal, fluid intake and urine output dairy may need to be maintained to see what can be alter... Read Full »
I suffer from lower rib pain and urinary incontinence. Kindly suggest a treatment.
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 37-year-old male and I have two main problems: lower right rib pain and tension and urinary incontinence. 1. Lower right rib pain. I have been in deep pain and stress due to the pain in the lower right rib for the last 10 years. I had an X-ray and ultrasound recently and the res... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com I read your query and understand your concern. I will suggest only your rib problem as I am not a urologist. Some asymmetry in the rib cage is normal and if it is very obvious then you need to document this and assess the degree of depression or deformity of the rib wit... Read Full »
How can I manage urinary urge and incontinence?
Query: Hello doctor, I have been suffering from urge and incontinence of urine for the past four years. My USG is showing first grade BPH with about 50 ml to 75 ml of PV retention of urine. PSA is within normal range. The routine urine examination also reveals nothing abnormal and on culture sample, found ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through your query. It is usual to have some degree of urgency in BPH (benign prostatic hyperplasia), but if it continues to persist even after your urinary stream improves, then one should make sure that there is no UTI or chronic prostate infection causing... Read Full »
I want to know for how long can a man contract his external urethral sphincter. Kindly suggest.
Query: Hello doctor,I want to know for how long can a man contract his external urethral sphincter. Kindly suggest. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The external sphincter is a muscle that controls urine flow. This is under voluntary control. We usually use it when we want to control the flow of urine during a urine urge. One can control it for a few minutes like 10 to 15 minutes if the bladder is completely full.... Read Full »
Can Donep M forte and Rejunex CD3 be given together?
Query: Hello doctor, My father suffered a brain stroke before six months and following that, his body is partially paralyzed from the right side. We have shown him to two neurologists and got confused after both gave completely different diagnoses. He had diabetes for a very long time and had blood pressur... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I reviewed all your father's therapy. I would explain that there is no interaction between these drugs and it is fine to take them concomitantly. Donep-M (Donepezil plus Memantine) is a drug used for dementia. While Rejunex CD3 is composed of vitamin B1 and alpha lipo... Read Full »
I have been doing workouts for the last few weeks and feel the urge to pee while walking. Why?
Query: Hi doctor,I am a 34-year-old female weighing 203 pounds. I have no children and I am not under medications, a nonsmoker, or a drinker. I have been working out the last few weeks, and have started losing weight. I have been feeling great. Then I noticed it felt like my bladder was full, and I went to... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Sorry to hear that this is bothering you. The answer to your question is no bladder symptoms cannot be brought on by stretching. Please help me with a few more details: Have you given natural birth (normal delivery) to any children? Do you suffer from constipation? W... Read Full »