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<blockquote data-quote="Soph" data-source="post: 2195454" data-attributes="member: 249753">It sounds like you have stress incontinence (stress being muscular stress rather than emotional)- so movement disrupts your bladder control, because the muscles are damaged/ overstretched from childbirth. This is VERY common so please don&#039;t be embarrassed! Stress incontinence is in contrast to urge incontinence where the bladder feels very full when in fact it isn&#039;t. I completely understand why you might not want to see your doctor about it.You may be able to request an appointment with another doctor at the same surgery, or the practice nurse. But if the doctor thinks there is something up, you&#039;ll need someone with a doctorate in medicine to refer you (as far as I&#039;m aware, you can&#039;t refer yourself). Some things you might like to try: Drink plenty. This helps acclimatise your bladder to the feeling of fullness, and then of emptiness when you urinate (it&#039;s called proprioception, and is to do with muscular stretch). Do try and make sure the fluid intake is steady though- if you chug down a pint of water in 5 minutes it&#039;ll go straight through!Avoid diuretics such as tea, coffee, coke. They mess with your water balance and with your bladder. Try and hang on for as long as you can before you go to the toilet. Do keep up with the pelvic floor exercises. Do some reading to make sure you&#039;re getting them right. My understanding is that they take about 4 months to work well. You can also get cone things which help you progress the exercises more quickly. You may also want to consider homeopathy, which is a system of natural medicine with very little harmful side effects. It works by treating the person (as a whole) rather than the symptoms. A competent homeopath will explore and treat any emotional or mental issues as well as the physical problems. Although it&#039;s not for all people, I&#039;ve been treated with it and found it very effective.Alternatively, there are some drugs (duloxetine hydrochloride) which you may discuss with your doctor.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Soph, post: 2195454, member: 249753"] It sounds like you have stress incontinence (stress being muscular stress rather than emotional)- so movement disrupts your bladder control, because the muscles are damaged/ overstretched from childbirth. This is VERY common so please don't be embarrassed! Stress incontinence is in contrast to urge incontinence where the bladder feels very full when in fact it isn't. I completely understand why you might not want to see your doctor about it. You may be able to request an appointment with another doctor at the same surgery, or the practice nurse. But if the doctor thinks there is something up, you'll need someone with a doctorate in medicine to refer you (as far as I'm aware, you can't refer yourself). Some things you might like to try: Drink plenty. This helps acclimatise your bladder to the feeling of fullness, and then of emptiness when you urinate (it's called proprioception, and is to do with muscular stretch). Do try and make sure the fluid intake is steady though- if you chug down a pint of water in 5 minutes it'll go straight through! Avoid diuretics such as tea, coffee, coke. They mess with your water balance and with your bladder. Try and hang on for as long as you can before you go to the toilet. Do keep up with the pelvic floor exercises. Do some reading to make sure you're getting them right. My understanding is that they take about 4 months to work well. You can also get cone things which help you progress the exercises more quickly. You may also want to consider homeopathy, which is a system of natural medicine with very little harmful side effects. It works by treating the person (as a whole) rather than the symptoms. A competent homeopath will explore and treat any emotional or mental issues as well as the physical problems. Although it's not for all people, I've been treated with it and found it very effective. Alternatively, there are some drugs (duloxetine hydrochloride) which you may discuss with your doctor. [/QUOTE]

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