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incontinence is one of the diseases that most affect the quality of life of patients, ahead of myocardial infarction
-thinking about our holiday destination is a motivation for the majority, however, for more than 2 million people who suffer from urinary incontinence is a great concern. go travel and not have ‘ controlled ’ environment that will move generates anxiety to these patients, to the point of giving up holidays. Indas Institute recommends that these patients to make a table of exercises to improve their ability to hold urine.
Spain, 2011-June It is estimated that the prevalence of urinary incontinence in Spain is more than 2 million people. This high figure would be 6 million if we had not only to those who suffer from incontinence, but also to those who have ever had in his life an episode of involuntary loss of urine. Despite these high incidence figures, urinary incontinence is not ‘ normal ’ by what the patient should go to the specialist that carry out you a diagnosis and the treatment recommend you suitable it allows you to improve their quality of life.
Urinary incontinence affects badly to the quality of life of people, to the extent that many of them alter their daily activities on the basis of Pathology: not catch public transport if they have an emergency, always dressed dark clothes if they have a urine leakage; always walk through areas which have public toilets and have them identified, etc ” explains Dr. Eduardo Martinez-Agulló, Coordinator of the Committee of experts of the Indas Institute and former head of the unit of NeurourologÃa and urodynamic at the Hospital Universitario La Fe of Valencia.
In extreme cases, the patient resignation to leave the House by the feeling of insecurity and embarrassment that produces this alteration and, in this time of year, with the holidays just around the corner, the prospect of a trip creates anxiety to many incontinent patients ”, says Dr. MartÃnez-Agulló.
Faced with this situation, the patient should be included in your toilet trip treatment that allows you to insert socially and maintain proper hygiene (there are absorbent specific for each type of incontinence) and, of course, continue the therapeutic indications of the specialist.
Indas Institute recommends that patients with incontinence – especially if it is IU’s effort – to make daily table of contraction exercises to tone the muscles of the pelvic floor: the Kegel exercises. These exercises continuously will help them to improve the function of the muscles and its contraction and Continence. Also promotes a better understanding of the body by the patient, who knows how should contract the muscles. This gives you greater peace of mind and confidence in itself, contributing to improve their quality of life.
