If you feel the urge to push or strain regularly, it’s important to address the underlying cause rather than forcing your body to compensate. Whether it’s a UTI, overactive bladder ...

forces the bladder to work harder to push urine past the blockage. Over time, the increased pressure causes the formation of ...

Similar to massaging your bladder, bending over at the waist could help. “When you bend over, you bear down, and your abdominal contents are pushing on your bladder and inciting a contraction, ...

New insights into what causes the painful and disruptive symptoms of urinary tract infections (UTIs) could offer hope for ...

Anticholinergics are competitive inhibitors of acetylcholine at muscarinic receptors (mainly the M3 receptor subtype), and they thereby inhibit involuntary bladder contractions. [19] The effective ...