Overactive bladder and incontinence

What is an overactive bladder?

There are many individuals who just can’t control the bladder. The urge to urinate becomes so great that one cannot not sit still. Many individuals develop such strong urges to pee that they cannot sit through a meeting, attend any type of social or academic function and need to go the bathroom many times a day. While in many cases, there is relief after emptying the bladder, the urge to urinate persists and is recurrent.

Overactive bladder is a disorder associated with a severe urge to urinate all the time. This urge generally is impossible to suppress. This often leads to involuntary loss of urine- this means you pee in your pants if there is any delay in finding a bathroom.

An overactive bladder can be a real hassle, it create social difficulties, isolation, depression and can limit development of friendships. However, unlike many other bladder problems, an overactive bladder is one disorder that can be successfully treated in many cases.