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Male
Urge or Urgency
Incontinence : Making A Mad Dash To The Men Room
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Imagine
riding down the road with your family or friends enjoying a
nice outing and all of a sudden you have to find a way to get out of
traffic very quickly and locate some place to use the bathroom before
you urinate on yourself…and more times than not you never
will make it.
There are an ever growing number of men who suffer with urinary
incontinence and among males urge or urgency incontinence seems to be
the type of incontinence that most males suffer with. Urge incontinence
is the sudden need to urinate; without any notice there is an
uncontrollable urge to urinate. This uncontrollable urge cannot be
halted, delayed or stopped and it will proceed to come out regardless
of the place or setting.
Urge incontinence in practically all cases can be traced back to an overactive
bladder (OAB) that is usually
dysfunctional due to some type
of bacterial infection or nerve signal interruption for one reason or
another. Male bladder complications or bladder problems can be the
underlying cause behind several different types or forms of urinary
incontinence in men.
The male bladder sits atop of the prostate
gland and just below the
ureter tubes that transport urine from the kidneys to the bladder. The
bladder is also connected to the urethra that runs from the lower
bladder or bottleneck and through the prostate gland where it continues
through the male sexual organ. The urethra is a passageway or tube that
allows the urine to pass through it and out of the body via the male
sexual organ.
Sometimes bacteria such as Escherichia coli or e coli can enter the
body through the male sexual organ and travel within the urethra to the
bladder and up the ureter tubes to the kidneys. When this happens it is
known as a urinary
tract
infection or (UTI) and it can
disrupt the
smooth operation of the male urinary system in a number of ways.
The prostate gland located underneath and slightly in front of the
bladder is highly susceptible to urinary tract infections; in fact,
many times an infected prostate gland can often be the underlying cause
behind a dysfunctional bladder. For example, an inflamed prostate or
prostatitis can block the urethra and prevent the voiding or passing of
urine through it. When the urine (urine holds bacteria) is not allowed
to pass through the urethra it remains stagnant inside of the bladder
which in return will often cause a bladder infection or cystitis.
An infected or inflamed bladder will not function properly and to make
matters worse an enlarged prostate will restrict or completely impede
the flow of urine; therefore, the bladder which is unable to remove its
content through normal means will begin to run-over or
“overflow”
causing leakage, and this leakage will
continue until the problem(s) with the urinary system or in particular
urinary tract infection is successfully treated. And in addition to
that an infected bladder can result in spastic contractions by the
detrusor muscle that is located within (walls) the bladder.
When working properly the destrusor muscle will squeeze all of the
urine out of the bladder when it receives a signal from the brain that
it is time to remove its content or urine. When the nerve signal does
not signal the detrusor muscle to remove its content out of the bladder
for some reason or another, it will allow the urine to remain inside
the bladder. Urine remaining inside the bladder will cause an infection
because bacteria reside in the urine. It is possible for the bladder to
become completely infected with more than one type of infection at the
same time, and any type of infection can have a detrimental affect on
the detrusor muscle that makes up the inside walls of the bladder.
The detrusor muscle when infected can act chaotic and out of control.
This kind of behavior often results in urge or urgency incontinence.
What happens is this: the detrusor muscle will begin to squeeze
spastically without receiving a nerve signal (from the brain) to do so,
and every time this happens it forces the male to rush madly to the
bathroom to relieve himself of this urgent need to urinate---most times
he’ll never make it. The offending culprit behind the
uncontrollable and instantaneous urge to urinate is none other than an
infected bladder---in particular the detrusor muscle. Time and time
again this scenario will be played out until the bladder is treated and
healed, and all other complications within the urinary system must be
successfully addressed to ensure smooth operations.
In conclusion, male urge or urgency incontinence is really a symptom of
another problem that exists within the urinary system; in fact, all
types or forms of urinary
incontinence is a symptom of a
greater
problem or another problem that is preventing the proper functioning of
the male urinary system.
The causes for urinary incontinence can be wide and varied
with so many variables that must be considered; however, the most
important thing of all is to see your doctor and to continue to follow
up with checkups and more visits to your doctor to avoid succumbing to
some life threatening problems that can occur simply because you were
asleep on the job. Every male that is in his right mind and have the
mental capacity to understand must hold himself accountable for his own
well being and good health; it is the responsibility of each one of us
to do so and nothing less.
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