Urinary incontinence: TYSK (Questions and Answers)

The book introduces urinary incontinence as the loss of bladder control, affecting both men and women, and explains its types, including total, urge, stress, overflow, mixed, and functional incontinence. It highlights how pregnancy, childbirth, menopause, constipation, urinary tract infections, prostate enlargement, obesity, aging, smoking, and diabetes can increase the risk.

Readers will learn about neurological causes such as stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and spinal cord injury, as well as the influence of certain medications including sedatives and antihypertensives.

Complications such as urinary tract infections, skin problems, prolapse, and emotional difficulties are discussed. Diagnostic methods include urine tests, cystoscopy, ultrasound, stress tests, and urodynamic testing.

Treatment approaches are outlined, including bladder training, weight management, pelvic floor exercises, electrical stimulation, surgery, urethral inserts, silicon rings, Botox, nerve stimulation, and medications such as alpha blockers, anticholinergics, and topical estrogen.

This book will interest students, healthcare workers, and readers who want to learn about urinary incontinence, its risks, and how it can be managed.