Help ......What causes women to lose urine when they sneeze ?

Question

I was told it because i am getting older and it's normal .....I had 2 kids and now at 40 this is happening ....Is it normal or not?

Answer 1

Yep-totally normal. You just need to strengthen your pelvic floor muscles by doing kegels everyday.

Answer 2

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Sorry to hear about the stress incontinence problem. I sympathize. I'm 36 year old mother of two who is also a nurse. There could be several causes, such as, bladder infection, weak pelvic muscles,or not emptying your bladder often enough. If you have already been confirmed not to have urinary tract infection, then the next thing is to make sure you empty your bladder every 2-3 hours if not sooner. May want to avoid to much caffeine or sodas and drink plenty of water. Next, every time you urinate(pee) stop your urine flow at least twice. This is simple way to exercise (Kegel). As for 'is this normal', not every woman will develop this condition, but it is not uncommon either. If these simple suggestion don't work for you, talk to you Gynecologist or Urologist. Most incontinence is curable, so don't give up. You don't have to just live with it. Various others have mentioned bladder spasms and prolapsing bladder, these are also treatable, but don't sound like your problem. Good luck in finding your cure.

Answer 3

essentially you described the symptoms of stress incontinence. Incontinence is when you cannot control the flow of urine or feces. In order to understand this you need to know that there are two types of sphincters (muscles) that control the urine flow. The inner sphincter which is not under your conscious control, and relax upon full bladder. The outter sphincter is under your conscious control, and it is this you were using when you try very hard not to go when you have a full bladder. This outter sphincter forms part of your pelvic floor muscles that support the bladder and the uterus etc.
For a lady, after having a few kids the pelvic floor muscles are weakened with the stretches during the pregnancy and the tears during delivery (especially if big babies). thus this control is weakened.
when you sneeze you increase your abdominal pressure (in order to generate the pressure to force air out your lungs for the sneeze) this pressure pushes out the urine from the bladder and that is why you have stress incontinence.
it is normal, however implying a weakened pelvic floor (which with time may get weaker and thus predispose you to uterine prolapse or bladder prolapse which are more serious) and at the same time it is socially embarassing. you may also find yourself leak urine when you have a good belly laugh, cough, or jump up and down.
To manage the problem you essentially need to retrain your pelvic floor muscles. way to do it include imagine you wanting to go to the toilet but not going, stopping and starting during passing urine, yoga with breathing practice, tai chi with breathing practice, pilates etc all deal with strengthening those muscles. These exercises will not only help with this problem, but also help with back pain and your sex life (all relate to the strength of your pelvic floor)
and of course you need to decrease your abdominal pressure - e.g. by emptying your bladder more regularly (i.e. not holding on until the last minute), treat constipation if you have any.
then there are pads etc that you can use for symptom control.

Answer 4

Unfortunately for women like us, we "sag" as we age. Your bladder is beginning to move lower in your abdomen as well as your reproductive organs. Sometimes exercises will help, but in my case the only thing to improve the situation was a complete hysterectomy (I had multiple cysts and tumors all over my ovaries and uterus). I became a new woman after the surgery. The "pressure" I had been feeling for a long time was gone and I didn't wet myself when I sneezed or laughed.

My doctor tells me that there are internal support devices on the market now that do a great job for the aging woman. They add support for the internal organs and prevent the pressure on your bladder.

Answer 5

This is very common in women our age who have had kids. The bladder begins to fall and not keep closed when it is suppose to.
There are medical options such as medication and surgery.
Talk to a Urogynogologist [ Sp ?] and begin a treatment plan.

Answer 6

I am in over 50 and this does not happen to me. Here is what you need to do, every time (yes everytime) you pee, force yourself to stop mid-stream. Do this several times. This will build the sphincter muscle and the leakage when you sneeze will eventually stop.

Answer 7

Yes i'ts normal after having these children. Is your hubby happy though??
You need to do "Kiegel" exercises to tighten up those v-muscles. Lot's of info on YA on how to do them. Just type them in your "search"

Answer 8

You may have an overactive bladder and that isn't normal so I would talk to your doctor about it, I hope this helps