Urinary incontinence in Singapore is a condition where the person loses control of their urinary bladder, resulting in involuntary urine leakage. Urinary incontinence develops for many reasons, but it is common for women who have just given birth. Among the pregnancy complications, like divarication of the recti and postpartum belly, urinary incontinence is the most annoying. Imagine going back and forth to the toilet and having frequent accidents.
But urinary incontinence could get worse if you keep doing these things:
1.Drinking diuretics
Diuretic drinks, such as coffee, tea, and alcohol, increase your body's water excretion, thus, the frequent need to urinate. These drinks also irritate the bladder, therefore, worsening bladder problems. Cutting back from diuretics while receiving treatment from your postnatal care provider in Singapore reduces the need to micturate.
2.Eating spicy food
Spicy food like curry irritates the bladder. It could be a problem for people with urinary incontinence due to reactive bladder. As much as possible, avoid eating chilis and peppers or meals with too many spices.
3.Consuming acidic food
Acidic food and drinks like citrus fruits are also bladder irritants. Although citrus fruits, like lemon and lime, are rich in vitamin C, which is good for the immune system, you should avoid them in the meantime. You can try non-acidic vitamin c-rich foods, like papaya and broccoli. They can be a perfect smoothie while you perform some diastasis recti exercises.
4.Drinking carbonated beverages
You might want to cut back on soda, seltzer water, and champagne as they irritate the sensitive bladder and worsen urinary incontinence in Singapore. Additionally, most carbonated drinks contain caffeine and alcohol, known as diuretics.
5.Performing strenuous exercises
When you have divarication of the recti and postpartum belly, your pelvic muscles may still be too weak for strenuous exercises. Without adequate support and control from the pelvic muscles, your bladder is highly likely to leak while performing high-impact activities. Instead, try the gentler diastasis recti exercises.
Temporary diet modifications and lifestyle changes help you heal completely from urinary incontinence.
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