{"product_id":"2940154003794","title":"Overactive Bladder, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Overactive Bladder is defined as urgency to pass urine with or without urge incontinence and usually with frequency and nocturia.\u003cbr\u003eOveractive bladder is a medical disorder in which the bladder squeezes urine out at the wrong time.\u003cbr\u003eAn overactive bladder is present if you have two or more of the following symptoms:\u003cbr\u003e1. Urinate eight or more times a day or two or more times at night\u003cbr\u003e2. Have the sudden, strong urge to urinate immediately\u003cbr\u003e3. Leak urine during a sudden, strong urination urge\u003cbr\u003e4. Have incontinence which is the loss of bladder control.\u003cbr\u003eOAB maybe categorized into 2 forms:\u003cbr\u003e1. OAB wet is OAB with incontinence.\u003cbr\u003e2. OAB dry is OAB without incontinence.\u003cbr\u003eOAB symptoms are more common in females than in males.\u003cbr\u003eThe possible causes of OAB are:\u003cbr\u003e1. Weak bladder outlet sphincter\u003cbr\u003e2. Weak Pelvic Floor muscles\u003cbr\u003eOther causes:\u003cbr\u003e1. Uterovaginal prolapse\u003cbr\u003e2. Urinary infections\u003cbr\u003e3. Prostate enlargement in men\u003cbr\u003e4. Nerve problems or too much caffeine or too much fluid can also cause it\u003cbr\u003eSymptoms are an urgent sensation to go to the toilet, frequently going to the toilet, and sometimes leaking urine before you reach the toilet (urge incontinence).\u003cbr\u003e1. Frequency of urine\u003cbr\u003eThis is frequent going to the toilet, more than seven times a day.\u003cbr\u003e2. Urgency of urine\u003cbr\u003eThis means that you may feel an urgent urge to pass urine.\u003cbr\u003eThere is inability to delay going to the toilet.\u003cbr\u003e3. Nocturia\u003cbr\u003eThis means getting up to go to the toilet more than once at night.\u003cbr\u003e4. Anxiety and depression\u003cbr\u003eThis is a leakage of urine even before reaching the toilet when you have a feeling of urgency.\u003cbr\u003eDiagnosis is based on these symptoms and:\u003cbr\u003eUrine tests\u003cbr\u003eMeasurements of post-voidal residual urine in the bladder\u003cbr\u003eUrodynamic tests\u003cbr\u003eUltrasound of bladder\u003cbr\u003eMRI of bladder\u003cbr\u003eCystoscopy\u003cbr\u003eTreatment is by:\u003cbr\u003eRemoval of urinary irritant such as caffiene, alcohol\u003cbr\u003ePhysiotherapy such as pelvic floor muscle exercises\u003cbr\u003eBladder training for at least 6 weeks\u003cbr\u003eMedicines such as anticholinergics, Desmopressin and the newer Mirabegon\u003cbr\u003eInjection of bladder neck with Botox\u003cbr\u003eSacral nerve stimulation, Bladder diversion or Augmentation cystoplasty to strengthen the bladder\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTABLE OF CONTENT\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 Overactive Bladder\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2 Causes\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3 Symptoms\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4 Diagnosis\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5 Treatment\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6 Prognosis\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7 Urinary Incontinence\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8 Benign Prostate Hypertrophy\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kenneth Kee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47156686389488,"sku":"2940154003794","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940154003794_p0.jpg?v=1764105443","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940154003794","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}