Urinary incontinence is a disorder consisting of involuntary loss of urine, which can be demonstrated in an objective manner “, causing problems in the person suffering, not only in regard to personal hygiene, but also their social relations.
In relatively recent times, less than fifteen years, this change does not receive any attention or by health professionals or by the general population.
These are not just “a matter of age”
The most widely held, erroneous, indeed, was that urinary incontinence was a fact of the aging process, and that there was no solution except for the implantation of an indwelling urinary catheter.
In this sense, it is very important that people with this problem as health professionals are no longer justified to consider the explanation of this problem as an inescapable condition, derived from age, which, for the same reason, has to bear stoically with all the negative consequences that entails.
This means that, whatever the amount of urine involuntarily lose the patient, however small it may seem, one must think that there is an alteration in the urinary system and get the help they need to fix.
A highly organized process
The act of urination is a process that is done voluntarily, and in whose control basically involves the lower tract and nervous system.
The lower urinary tract comprises the bladder and urethra. The first is simply a compartment where you are storing the urine that occurs continuously, and their characteristics can relax and hold about 300 or 400 cubic centimeters (cc) without feeling the urge to urinate. The urethra, in turn, is connected to the bladder and is responsible for evacuating the portion outside the urine.
The nervous system is directly involved in the act of urination in several ways. There are nerve roots located in the lower area of the spinal cord to form a center of urination, and from there out connections to the bladder, urethra and the upper portions of the central nervous system.
When voiding a voluntary act, it becomes necessary proper coordination between lower urinary tract and nervous system. When the bladder is full enough, the nerve receptors transmit this feeling to the nerve pathways to the central nervous system, which “give permission” for urination. Thus, in a voluntary way, the bladder muscle contracts, the urethra opens and removes the stored urine.