Inexpensive Urinary Incontinence Devices Can Improve Pelvic Floor Exercises for Women

Problems with bladder control affect people of all ages. It can be an embarrassing topic to discuss with your healthcare professional but there are now urinary devices for women you can use at home to help treat urinary incontinence.

More than 13 million men and women, young and old suffer from incontinence in America. Women are more likely to leak urine than men and older women have more problems with bladder control than those that are younger. But no matter your age or sex, there is help for urinary incontinence.

You can try doing Kegels or pelvic floor elevator exercises to help with UI. And now there are inexpensive incontinence products available. Before beginning a strengthening program, have an evaluation to determine type of incontinence you are suffering from. This will help you to choose the appropriate product to assist you with your Kegels.

Vaginal weights are one of the simplest and most cost-effective training devices. These weights help you identify and exercise the appropriate muscle groups responsible for maintaining continence. By exercising these muscles many women have found they can overcome incontinence. Vaginal weights come in sets. The small weights are shaped similar to a tampon and are held in the vagina by tightening the muscles of the pelvic floor. The 4 weights in a set start from the lightest to the heaviest. As you are able to hold in a light weight you progress to a heavier one. Each time you can hold in a heavier weight you have strengthened your pelvic floor muscles. Another product is the pelvic floor indicator. This device has a small stick that protrudes from the vaginal canal when inserted. A proper Kegel contraction will force that stick to move up and down, thus showing you that you have correctly performed the exercise.

Research shows that incontinence can be improved, and in some cases, even cured. Anecdotal evidence shows that long-term care facilities that have adopted these strengthening guidelines have improved the quality of life for their patients and saved money at the same time. With practice you can overcome your urinary incontinence problem.