| There are some topics that are never easy for a | | | | of the most effective and safest ways to reverse the |
| patient to bring up. But in many cases, those things that | | | | symptoms of incontinence is through bladder training. |
| are too embarrassing to talk about are the ones that | | | | With bladder training, you work to increase the length |
| are having the most effect on your daily quality of life. | | | | of time between voiding your bladder. It takes |
| It's important to trust your doctor and address your | | | | concentration and practice, but it can be very |
| health issues. Even the ones that are uncomfortable to | | | | successful. |
| talk about... like incontinence. | | | | In a review of studies, up to 50% of patients using |
| As you age, your chances of developing incontinence | | | | bladder training felt that their incontinence was cured |
| increase. As many as 1 in 20 adults will experience | | | | after six months. The same review also found that |
| incontinence when they are older. As you age, your | | | | bladder training is often more effective than |
| skin also becomes more permeable. The combination | | | | prescription drugs. 1 |
| of thinning skin and the exposure to harsh compounds | | | | There are also a number of herbal remedies that can |
| in your urine can lead to an uncomfortable rash. | | | | ease rash symptoms and help improve the strength |
| In some cases, a rash from incontinence will be red | | | | and quality of your skin. Of natural remedies, my |
| and sore. In severe cases, the rash may develop open | | | | favorite is calendula. This flower provides compounds |
| sores. | | | | that soothe the skin. |
| Generally, you can help rashes clear up faster by | | | | You can use a salve containing calendula that you |
| changing your protective briefs more often and by | | | | apply directly to the skin where you are most |
| making sure you wash the area with a gentle soap | | | | vulnerable to rash. Or you can draw a bath, drop in |
| every day. A gentle topical lotion can also help ease | | | | two calendula tea bags, and enjoy a soothing soak. |
| the symptoms. You can use the same kind of lotion | | | | An Important Consideration |
| that you would for an infant-these are both gentle and | | | | In many cases, urinary incontinence rashes bring up |
| effective | | | | complicated issues. Often, incontinence rashes affect |
| Natural Remedies to Treat and Prevent Rashes | | | | people who are dependent on others for care. When |
| One of the best ways to prevent an incontinence rash | | | | you depend on a caregiver, it is the caregiver's |
| is to work on overcoming the incontinence itself. One | | | | responsibility to assist you with your hygiene. |