Urinary incontinence | Interview - DN Life Consultorio | Dr. Ricardo Pereira e Silva

In the "Consultório" section of the October 21st issue of DN Life magazine, Dr. Ricardo Pereira e Silva answered a question that describes very common urologic symptoms. See the transcript below:

Question asked: "Lately I have been to the bathroom more often and sometimes I can not avoid some unvoluntary  urine loss. I already reduced water consumption but this problem persisted. So far, I have not had any blood in the urine yet, so I do not think it is an infection. I would like to know what is causing this situation and how can I avoid it? "

Answer Dr. Ricardo Pereira e Silva: "It is essential to safely exclude a urinary infection by performing urine analysis, because the infection can occur without the appearance of blood. In the absence of infection, the increase of toilet visits may be related to increased urine output, caused by increased fluid intake or situations such as diabetes or diuretics. However, and most likely, especially if episodes of incontinence (loss of urine) occur, is to be in a case o Hiperactive bladder. This is a condition characterized by episodes of urinary urgency, that is, a sudden urge to urinate with a sensation of imminent loss, which may then occur. As this incontinence results from involuntary bladder contractionss, the loss of urine may be in great quantity, causing great embarrassment. Besides frequent visits to the toilet during the day, patients usually also wake up at night to urinate (symptoms called nocturia), which can be extremely uncomfortable. Upon symptomatology of this type, the patient should be observed by a urologist for confirmation of diagnosis and appropriate treatment institution. "