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How Do StrokeAffect Your Bladder: Urinary Retention, Frequency, and Incontinence Published 2019/10/03 In the United States, a stroke occurs every 40 seconds. Survivors of stroke often need to navigate the long-term effects stroke has left on their bodies, one of them being bladder dysfunction.    This article explains how stroke causes bladder dysfunctions, the types […]

The Diabetic Bladder:7 Ways to Handle the Effectsof Diabetes on Your Bladder Published 2019/09/17, Last Updated 2022/03/30 Has diabetes taken a toll on your bladder and your mental health? Do you know exactly what diabetes does to your bladder, and how to deal with it? Read on for seven things you can potentially do to […]

Urethral Sphincter Nerveand Muscle Damage: What You Should Know Published 2019/09/06 What is theurethral sphincter? The urethral sphincter plays a significant role in releasing urine. Its function is inhibited when nerve and muscle damage occurs, leading to urinary retention or incontinence. The urethral sphincter is a series of muscles that surround the urethra and controls […]

Kidney Stones: The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide Published 2019/08/22 Kidney stones is a prevalent urological disorder that occurs over the lifetime of 13% of men and 7% of women. Over the last several decades, incidents and prevalence of kidney stones are rising around the globe and across sex, race, and age. Such increases are thought to […]

What is hematuriaand why is there bloodin my catheter? Published 2019/08/05Updated 2021/05/12Updated 2023/04/16 Hematuria refers to the presence of blood in one’s urine. Finding blood in your urine after catheter insertion is a common complication of intermittent catheterization. Although intermittent catheterization has its side-effect, it still gives users a wide range of benefits such as […]