OVERACTIVE BLADDER

Overactive bladder also known as hypertonicity of bladder where there is frequent sudden urge to urinate which may be difficult to control.

CAUSES:

• Neurological disorders, such as stroke and multiple sclerosis
• Diabetes
• Urinary tract infections that can cause symptoms similar to those of an overactive bladder
• Hormonal changes during menopause in women
• Conditions affecting the bladder, such as tumors or bladder stones
• Factors that get in the way of urine leaving the bladder, such as enlarged prostate, constipation or previous surgery to treat incontinence

SYMPTOMS:

• Feel a sudden urge to urinate that's difficult to control
• Experience unintentional loss of urine immediately after an urgent need to urinate (urgency incontinence)
• Urinate frequently, usually eight or more times in 24 hours
• Wake up more than two times in the night to urinate (nocturia)

HOMOEOPATHIC TREATMENT:

Homoeopathy has a lot of potential in the treatment of OVERACTIVE BLADDER as it is based on concept of DYNAMIC, INDIVIDUALISTIC, AND HOLISTIC philosophy. Homoeopathic philosophy holds that, while an organ may appear to be diseased, the individual as a whole is ill. In addition, the homoeopathic method believes that the body is a constitution that must be treated as a whole. Age, gender, genetic variables, physical inactivity, socioeconomic level, eating habits, psychosocial factors, familial inclination, endocrine factors, alcohol, education, smoking, ethnicity and drugs are all essential contributors in the development of Overactive bladder.