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Hello All!

NAFC is planning a future article on Bladder Health Hacks. We'll be highlighting tips and tricks that folks use that help to keep them dry and healthy. What's your best tip (even if its unconventional) that you can share with us?

Thanks in advance for your participation!

NAFC
 
The best advice I have is to talk with others and research!! No one knows your struggles like you do so don’t take one persons advice weather it’s professional or personal only you know how to best manage it. Also try lots of options and find the beat option for you!!!! The way I handle my incontinence may not work for you so research your options!! I’ve found a good quality brief and a booster pad works well for me, I also keep on hand large wipes for clean up and have noticed I never have that urine smell between changes. I use a good quality brief at night and during the day to keep me from having to stay home.
 
Paying attention to what you eat and especially what you drink and when is a big one. Experiment. Judging by some of the threads on here, that can be particularly individual. It's more than just avoiding caffeine. Some of the many chemicals we consume can be at fault. For me, it is the artificial sweetener Sucrolose. It may be something else for you. I experimented enough to satisfy me I'm right - for me. Don't worry if the "medical authorities" think it's all in your head. If it works for you, go with it.
Something as basic as losing weight, or how you bend over to pick up something on the floor, can make a difference.
By all means, do the Urologist and all the tests, assuming you can find a way to pay for it. Once you've done that, and assuming you "pass", you'll know if there is something "wrong" that the medical profession accepts. If nothing is "wrong", it will at least shut up the Doctor who doesn't pay attention to what you say. Don't hesitate to change Urologists or GP. Not everyone is compatible, and that's all right. You both need to respect each other.
If cranberry juice acts like a diuretic to you and the nurse gives you flack (and, in my case, even scorn), tell her (1) that's the way it works for me and (2) she's being rude and I don't appreciate it. Or tell the receptionist you don't want to deal with that nurse, anymore.
Take control, if it's only how the Medical Profession treats you. It has helped me.
 
Lots of baby powder. Even on your hips. Keeps the heat and moisture down. It's especially needed in the froins creases. Cuts down on rubbing, especially when hot and moist. Water rinse off showers as often as possible between changes is great. I been known to do a quick, waist down rinse 2-3 times a day. Only takes a few minutes. Better than a urine burn or yeast infection
 
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