Why urine leaks how to get rid of this pathological phenomenon

Often, patients are treated with such a problem as urine leakage after the process of emptying urea. This disease is called dribbling. The pathology is very unpleasant, it causes a constant feeling of discomfort. Patients with this phenomenon feel uncomfortable, which prevents them from leading a normal life.

Urine leakage can occur for a number of reasons, in each case a separate therapy is selected. Dribbling is the unintentional drainage of urine after the ejection process has completed. The disease itself does not pose any danger to human health, but it greatly affects the quality of the usual life. In some patients, urine leaks not only after the process of urine outflow, but also before it. This discomfort is experienced by a fifth of the healthy male population, and more than half of men suffer from such an unpleasant pathology due to the presence of diseases of the genital tract.

Where does this pathological phenomenon come from?

Urine leakage can occur for several reasons:

• excess body weight;
• pathology of the urinary and genital area;
• adenoma;
• diseases of the spinal column or brain (spinal);
• heavy physical overload;
• oncological process of the prostate;
• prostatitis;
• neoplasms in the urinary tract;
• diseases of the chronic course of urinary tract;
• diverticula of the urethral canal;
• inflammation of the mound (seed);
• disturbed ejaculation;
• weak pelvic floor muscle tissue;
• clogged urinary tract in the cervical area;
• strictures of the urethral canal;
• pathological blood circulation;
• neurological diseases;
• the use of transurethral resection of the prostate;
• prostatectomy;
• adenomectomy;
• injury to the spinal column;
• infections in the urinary tract;
• colliculitis.

Diagnosing urinary incontinence

Most often, the leaking process begins against the background of the occurrence of various inflammatory pathologies in the urinary and genital area. This suggests that the diagnosis of a pathological phenomenon should be carried out by a qualified specialist.

Diagnosing patients usually involves a series of measures:

• examination of urine and blood;
• ultrasound diagnostics of organs located in the small pelvis;
• urethrocystoscopy;
• endoscopy;
• X-ray session;
• study of three-day urine volume;
• measuring the urine stream during urine emptying;
• cough test;
• sphincterometry;
• cytometry;
• profilormetry.

When diagnosing, a specialist interviews the patient about his lifestyle, the possible use of drugs. He wonders when problems with urine outflow began to appear, whether any surgical interventions have occurred. The doctor should know how much a man drinks per day, what drinks he prefers.

In general, the entire etiology of the disease is being studied. Very often, incontinence occurs due to the inflammatory process in the genitourinary system, the use of drugs that have been recommended to eliminate these inflammations, as well as the use of certain medications, also causes urine leakage.

To make a correct diagnosis, the root cause that could provoke this phenomenon is identified.

Medical manipulations to eliminate urine leakage

Medical therapy is prescribed based on the cause of the pathology or injury. In some cases, urine sometimes leaks due to improper lifestyle, environment, psychological problems. When prescribing therapeutic treatment, the specialist takes into account all possible factors that gave rise to the uncomfortable problem.

When the problem is not caused by a serious illness, then the treatment can be carried out with special exercises to strengthen the muscles in the small pelvis. In difficult situations, surgery may be required to resolve the problem.

A set of exercises to strengthen the pelvic muscles

Usually, such a set of exercises helps to restore tone to the muscles of the small pelvis.

Surgical solution of urine leakage

What to do when leaks are caused by serious medical conditions? In severe cases, prompt treatment may be required.

Specialists resort to surgery for:

• decreased urea, severe OAB;
• the appearance of a urethrorectal or urethrocutaneous fistula;
• complications after oncological treatment of the prostate gland (disruption of the sphincter);
• the consequences of injury to the spinal column, back;
• with congenital pathologies.

Surgical techniques

One of the methods of eliminating urine leakage is the implantation of a sphincter (artificial). The effect of such surgery is observed in 65% of patients. Usually this operation is performed on men with pronounced weakness of the sphincter. The technique is completely useless for those men who have an uncontrolled urea contraction.

During surgery, a sphincter (artificial) is implanted to the patient. The design consists of an inflatable cuff with a reservoir and a pump. The effect of the implant: urine, after entering the cuff, closes the urethra, which becomes possible for the outflow of urine at a convenient time. To complete the emptying process, you must use the pressure on the pump, which is located in the scrotum and urine creates pressure on the cuff. After overflowing into the reservoir, urine opens the urethra.

Then, when the urine fills the cuff, the urinary tract is blocked

Another surgical intervention is called the webbing. This operation is not performed for all stages of urinary incontinence. The operation consists in the establishment of an elastic strip, which is wrapped around the urethra, and the ends are fixed on the bone of the hip joint. This operation helps to create pressure on the urethra.

In some cases, urine is diverted. This is necessary when the urea is removed or when the functioning of the urea is completely lost. Surgeons create special channels for urine excretion. In this case, a reservoir is formed from the intestine, to which the urethra is fed. A puncture is made at the bottom of the peritoneum, through which a catheter is inserted, through it, urine is withdrawn into a special container.

Injection manipulation. This therapy helps only half of the patients. This procedure is due to the introduction of collagen. However, you need to know that such a technique is a temporary help, when collagen dissolves, urine leakage will resume again.

Carrying out sling operations. During this method of surgery, a special mesh is installed, which restrains urine leakage. The effectiveness of this technique is noted in 65% of cases.

Carrying out hygiene procedures

If a man has urine leakage, he needs special hygiene. The skin around the urethra must be kept completely clean. When bathing, do not use cool or too hot water. Hygienic genital cleaning products should not irritate the skin.

After taking a shower, sore spots are treated with moisturizers. It can be petroleum jelly, zinc ointment, cocoa butter, lanolin, paraffin. To eliminate the unpleasant odor, you can use deodorant tablets, which are intended for internal use. Local removal of odor is carried out with a vinegar solution (vinegar with water 1 to 1). This solution is suitable for removing the smell of urine from clothes, bed. Special diapers and underwear are sold for this purpose.

What traditional medicine says

In the chest of traditional medicine there are many recipes for reducing the spasm of urea with an increase in the activity of the sphincter.

Medical therapy for urine leakage should be prescribed by a specialized specialist after determining the cause of the pathological phenomenon. Self-treatment is prohibited. Self-will can adversely affect health and delay the existing process to a more complex course of the disease. Any pathology responds better to treatment at the initial stage.