Kegel Exercises For Incontinence

Avoiding the discussion of incontinence with a doctor is a common way many people deal with this issue. The first thing many men and women due is deny that they have a problem and rush to cover it up by purchasing Depends or other adult diapers as a way of dealing with the problem. Yet, most people happily discover that incontinence is a treatable medication condition, once they talk to their doctor or do research.

Women and men should not be ashamed of discussing this condition with their doctors, because through the development of health science there are methods to help improve this condition. What exactly is medical incontinence? Medical incontinence occurs when a man or woman experiences a loss of control over urination and/or defecation which is can be due to other medical conditions, surgery, obesity, of general loss of muscle strength in the pelvic area.

Although urination and defecation seemed to be control by two separate muscles systems, they are actually controlled by the same set of pelvic muscles. The PC muscles of Pubococcygeous muscles are responsible for helping children and adults control their bowel movements and urination times. These muscles located at the very base the pubic bone in men and women have a string-like appearance. Once the urge to urinate or defecate is received the brain of the individual, they can choose to contract the PC muscles and prevent embarrassing leaks or bowel movements.

However, when muscle loss occurs within this area, and the strength to clench within the muscle fibers start to fail incontinence begins to be a problem for the individual. The problem in fact may start off small. Women or men may experience brief episodes of leakage during coughing or sneezing. Or they may experience leakage while performing regular daily task like bending and stooping. Although incontinence can start off small, the problem can escalate with time if it goes untreated.

How does kegel exercises help prevent incontinence? Kegel exercises work to increase the strength and durability of the muscles within the PC area. When kegel exercises are generally performed on planned basis, the PC muscles begin to improve. During this time most women and men begin to notice an increase in the amount of control they have over the muscles used in the process of urination and having a bowel movement.

Not only does kegel exercises improve incontinence and men and women, but it also help to improve other health and medication conditions like erectile dysfunction in men, and sexual pleasure and orgasm for both men and women. However, to see improvement in incontinence within a reasonable amount of time, specific kegel exercises should be performed to see results.

There are a few methods that can be used to help the problem of loss of control over urination and defecation. The loss of muscle strength in the perineum area, usually doesn’t happen overnight. Therefore people who experience incontinence of urination, defecation, or both will have to be patient to see improvements when performing kegel exercises.

In fact, with whatever currents methods are used to treat incontinence, it may take several months and even up to one year to see a marked improvement or restoration of the bladder and anal muscle control. It is highly suggested that adults and elderly people that experience incontinence use a kegel exercise device or even a combination of kegel exercise devices to aid them in quicker and more effective restoration of the PC muscles. The first method involves using the kegel exercise device and clenching the PC muscles against the device for a continues time while counting. For instance, once the PC muscle is clenched, the muscle is held in the clenched position until the end of the count.

Another method that both the elderly and adults can use is a rapid clench and release exercise using the kegel exercise device. With this method, the person still counts in even intervals, but the PC muscles are clenched and released in a very rapid manner, which is similar to when women and men experience an orgasm.