Estimate amounts in teaspoons, tablespoons, or parts of a cup. Be prepared to name the medications you take and any surgery you have had on your urinary tract or around it. When you have this information ready, it is easier for the doctor to proceed with an evaluation. If you have had previous treatment for incontinence, brings those records or X-rays with you. We may ask you to keep a chart of your voiding pattern to help us make a firm diagnosis or to help us with treatment to see how successful we are in treating your condition.
Incontinence has many different causes.
The diagnosis will point to the treatment or management that is best for you. Some of the possible treatments are muscle strengthening, medicine, surgery, injections of collagen into the sphincter to increase tone, and periodic catheterization. Each treatment is personalized to your needs and diagnosis. Often, multiple treatment options for each situation will exist and it will be up to the patient, with your doctor's help to select the best first option to try. He would be delighted to help you in any way possible.