How to minimize urine leakage problem in old age

spandana7 · Mar 17, 2015

Hello ILs

My mother is 60 years old and suffering from diabetes and high BP from past 10 years .She takes medicine regularly and her sugar levels remains at border level .
From past few months she is not able to control her urine especially in the evening and night .Doctors suggested that this is happening due to weakness and prescribed some strength gaining tablets.

I know lot many ppl suffers from this problem at old age but is there any home remedies or natural ways of minimizing this problem.

Your help will be greatly appreciated.

Laks09 · Mar 18, 2015

@spandana7 - Is it leakage when her bladder is full or when she sneezes or coughs? If it is the latter, Kegal exercises may help(Google for details). I'm not sure how much she can strengthen her pelvic floor muscles with kegals if she is having more than a little leakage. No harm in giving it a try though.
I don't know any home remedies for this. I used to have an issue while coughing/sneezing after childbirth. Kegal is what helped me. I had the issue only while laughing hard, sneezing or coughing though not all the time.

Shanvy · Mar 19, 2015

spandana7 said: ↑

Hello ILs

My mother is 60 years old and suffering from diabetes and high BP from past 10 years .She takes medicine regularly and her sugar levels remains at border level .
From past few months she is not able to control her urine especially in the evening and night .Doctors suggested that this is happening due to weakness and prescribed some strength gaining tablets.

I know lot many ppl suffers from this problem at old age but is there any home remedies or natural ways of minimizing this problem.

Your help will be greatly appreciated.
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Sadly at this stage there is not much you can do about it. maybe you can look at exercises. do support her and tell her that it is not her fault nor should she feel ashamed.

there are panties that you get for urinary incontinence. also pads for the same. do think on those lines..it would keep her feeling not so conscious