How can an irritable bladder be treated?
If the physician finds a secondary form of the disease as the cause of the complaints, he will treat the basic disease, such as inflammation with antibiotics, tumor diseases with appropriate further therapy. With the more frequent primary form of the irritable bladder, with which no cause is found, the physician has only the possibility to offer the patient a symptomatic therapy. This means the treatment of the complaints, but not the cause.
The group of substances known as anticholinergics is available to the doctor as a drug treatment method. These drugs act on the smooth muscles of the bladder and the urethra and thus help to empty the bladder completely and without complaints. The following drugs should be mentioned here: propiverine, clinidium bromide, darifenacine, fesoterodine, oxybutynine, solifenacine, tolterodine, trospium bromide.
So-called spasmolytics can also be used and reduce the contractility of the bladder. Another approach to treatment is the administration of drugs that are actually given for depression and depressive moods. These are the so-called tricyclic antidepressants, which can also be given to improve urination.
If, as mentioned above, the cause of the difficulty in urinating is a drop in the estrogen level in menopausal women, temporary estrogen administration can also be considered. Taking Granufink femina® plays a major role in the therapy of a hyperactive bladder in women. Not to be forgotten are psychological factors, which can also lead to an irritable bladder and which can be treated by appropriate psychotherapeutic measures.
Naturopathically the gift of gold rod herb can be considered. This very old medicinal plant also promotes pain-free and regular urination and can be tried as one of the first treatments. Unfortunately, the fluid intake is often neglected by those affected.
It is known that a drinking quantity of two to three liters per day is recommended. However, due to the fear of having to go to the toilet more often, many affected people reduce the amount they drink, which, however, leads to a decrease in bladder capacity. This promotes the existence of an irritable bladder. Pelvic floor exercises, which should be regularly incorporated into everyday life, strengthen the muscles of the bladder and thus help to empty the bladder more easily. In order to document the cause and existence of the irritable bladder, the affected person should keep a so-called micturition protocol, which includes the frequency of urination, the corresponding situation and the approximate amount of urine.
