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subject: Kegel Excercises: Another Useful Weapon In The Fight Against Urinary Incontinence In Men [print this page]

Kegal exercises have proven to be an effective method in the

management and control of urine voiding as well as the

storing (bladder) of urine for men in particular, also many

women who have suffered from stress incontinence and mixed

incontinence have shown amazing improvements after six or

seven weeks of executing Kegel exercises properly. Men and

women both have profited from a regular regimen of Kegel

exercises.

Urinary incontinence can be grouped into five major types:

(1)stress incontinence (2) urge or urgency incontinence (3)

mixed incontinence (4) overflow incontinence (5) continuous

incontinence. Men who have suffered with each type of

urinary incontinence and began practicing the Kegel exercise

regimen showed remarkable results in many of the cases. When

executed properly the Kegal exercise regimen have shown

positive results in almost all cases.

Urinary incontinence is the inability to manage or control

the voiding or passing of urine; it is the involuntary

voiding of urine. There are a number of reasons men suffer

with urinary incontinence. Although it happens more

frequently to the old, it is not a condition that is

synonymous with aging. In fact, there is a growing number of

younger men who are being diagnosed with urinary incontinence

unlike any other time in recent history, and in addition to

that it is believed that only thirty percent of men who

suffer with urinary incontinence seek medical help! That

means that over seventy percent of men who suffer with some

form or type of urinary incontinence are receiving no medical

help whatsoever...and that is the real tragic story behind

the condition. Early detection and treatment can in many

cases be the difference in life and death.

Men who seek out medical help from their primary caregiver or

urologist in the early stages of urinary incontinence have a

greater chance of having their condition successfully treated

and in quite a few cases completely healed. That is why it is

so important for men to seek medical help as soon as they

think they have a problem with urinary incontinence; delaying

visiting a doctor could very well end on a tragic note.

Many primary care givers as well as urologists will highly

recommend Kegel exercises to patients they feel could benefit

from it the most. To be quite frank about it, Kegal

exercises are not a silver bullet, nor do they claim it to

be. But in case after case employing the Kegal exercise

regimen have made the difference between suffering with

urinary incontinence...and actually being cured! Kegel

exercises can have that great of an impact on some people,

both men and women who suffer from urinary incontinence.

Some men and women who suffer with stress incontinence have

shown remarkable improvement after four to six weeks of doing

Kegal exercises on a regular basis. Men who undergo a

prostatectomy or prostate surgery often suffer with stress

incontinence as a post operative condition. Stress

incontinence is the voiding or passing of urine while

laughing, coughing, sneezing, and doing practically any kind

of physical activity. However, many men have shown

significant improvement when doing the Kegal exercises for

four to eight weeks on a steady basis, also, many men have

reported a positive increase in their ability to perform

sexually. Truth is, there are a number of people who employ

the Kegel exercise regimen for sexual enhancement or greater

sexual control and endurance.

Kegal exercises focus on getting greater control of the

pelvic floor muscles or pubococygeus (pc) muscles. A regular

exercise program done consistently will eventually help

practically everyone that does them correctly over a given

period of time. Being able to contract and release these

muscles will help with the control of unwanted urine passing

or voiding. These muscles can be strengthen by following

Kegel exercises correctly. Kegel exercises can also help men

who are experiencing bladder problems, or the inability to

keep their urine from passing when it is not suppose to.

Kegel exercises have been reported to even help men who

suffer from urge or urgency incontinence.

Any type of urinary incontinence can cause excruciating pain

and embarrassment in public and private settings. The

inability to hold or prevent urine from voiding or passing

when it is not suppose to can create major psychological and

emotional problems for men who have to deal with such

troubling situations, but in many cases most of these

problems can be successful dealt with if medical help is

sought before the problem escalate into something even worse.

For most men the key to successful treatments for urinary

incontinence lies within their own will. If medical help is

sought in the early stages of urinary incontinence and an

on-going relationship between them and their doctor(s) is

fostered, in time there will be a real improvement in almost

all cases. So be sure to get medical help as soon as possible

and follow your doctors recommendations and instructions to

the letter, and your chances of healing will be much greater.

by: D. 'Raye Samoth

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