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Smoking Linked With Increased Bladder Symptoms in Women

by | September 12th, 2011

Smoking Linked With Increased Bladder Symptoms in Women. Urinary Urgency and Frequency increased 3 fold. Dr. Mathews

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20 FOODS TO AVOID FOR YOUR BLADDER

by | July 20th, 2010

Urinary urgency and frequency affects over 33 million Americans. That’s about 1 in 6 adult in the United Stated today. Over Active Bladder (OAB) along with Painful Bladder Syndromes – Interstitial Cystitis, is more common than adult onset Diabetes.

Patients who have these conditions often report worsening symptoms with the intake of certain foods or fluids. The elimination of these foods and beverages often result in significant improvement in symptoms.

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Study Shows Even Moderate Weight Loss Improves Female Urinary Incontinence

by | June 18th, 2010

Even a moderate amount of weight loss can go a long way toward relieving symptoms of female urinary incontinence in obese women.

A 2009 study by the University of California, San Francisco showed that women who lost as little as eight percent of their body weight experienced an average 47% reduction in episodes of both stress incontinence and urge incontinence, with some seeing the number of incontinence episodes drop by an astounding 70%.

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