In people with heart failure is urinary incontinence. In this case, there are sharp urge to urinate, they often urinate frequently during the day and get up to the toilet at night.
This is more than half of the elderly people with heart failure.
In heart failure, the body accumulates water. This water can suddenly overflow bladder.
In heart failure prescribed diuretics. From them there are sharp desires during the day and night climbs to the toilet.
In heart failure, people are already weak and easily fatigued. Frequent running to the toilet affects them exhausting.
If you have incontinence, you should talk about it cardiologist. There are different ways to control such a situation:
- You can change the schedule for receiving diuretics;
- You may need to empty the bladder on a schedule in advance, not when there was a sharp urgency;
- Caffeine and sugar stimulate the bladder. It is advisable to use them sparingly;
- A good option could be a portable composting toilet in the bedroom. This is a common thing. An elderly man with heart failure and incontinence does not have to run anywhere, and fall on the road;
- Should be discussed with a urologist treatment options for incontinence.
