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Medications
… health needs. Uses This medication is used to treat certain bladder problems (overactive bladder, neurogenic detrusor overactivity). Overactive bladder is a problem with how your bladder stores urine. …
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… make incisions in the prostate where the prostate meets the bladder. Cutting muscle in this area relaxes the opening to the bladder, decreasing resistance to the flow of urine out of the bladder. No tissue is removed. It is done under either …
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… spinal cord injuries don't have control of bowel and bladder function. B (incomplete). There is feeling but no … of injury, including sacral segments that control bowel and bladder function. C (incomplete). There is feeling and … Cervical injuries can also affect breathing and bowel and bladder control. Thoracic. The chest area contains 12 …
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… incontinence? One cause of total incontinence is neurogenic bladder. This nerve problem prevents the bladder from emptying as it should. Other causes can be … flexible tube, called a catheter. You use it to empty the bladder regularly. Absorbent products such as pads or …
Medications
… occurs. To reduce your risk of certain side effects (kidney stones), drink plenty of fluids unless otherwise directed by … you have any serious side effects, such as: signs of kidney stones (such as painful urination, fever, chills, … diabetes gout kidney problems (such as history of kidney stones) untreated mineral imbalance (such as low …
Medications
… needs. Uses This medication is used to treat a certain bladder condition (interstitial cystitis). Dimethyl … treated area. How To Use This medication is placed into the bladder, usually through a tube (catheter device). The medication is kept in the bladder for at least 15 minutes or as directed by your …
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… a flexible plastic tube that's used to drain urine from the bladder when a person can't urinate. The catheter is placed into the bladder by inserting it through the urethra. The urethra is the opening that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body. When the catheter is in …
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… cancer The urethra—the tube that carries urine from your bladder and through your penis—passes through the middle of … the prostate surrounds the urethra and is right next to the bladder, surgery to remove the prostate and its cancer may damage nerves or the bladder outlet muscle (sphincter). This weakens support for …
Medical tests
… or nearly normal in someone with BPH may mean that the bladder has become stronger to compensate for the partially … study when used with a pressure-recording catheter in the bladder. Pressure studies may help distinguish between … by blockage and those caused by a problem affecting the bladder muscles or nerves. Benign …
Medications
… of uric acid, thereby helping to prevent gout and kidney stones. This medication can also prevent and treat certain … of: a certain adrenal gland problem (Addison's disease) bladder infection diabetes low calcium levels severe … of: a certain adrenal gland problem (Addison's disease) bladder infection diabetes low calcium levels severe …
