Dealing With Obesity-related Incontinence

Being obese can lead to a wide variety of health problems, including incontinence.

The connection between the two is well documented.

It is the involuntary leaking of urine and may come from:

• Walking
• Laughing or
• Sneezing.

This condition also causes you to:

• Feel the need to urinate frequently.
• Wake up during the night to use the bathroom.

One of the reasons incontinency is more common among obese individuals is that some of the conditions that can lead to it are risk factors for those who are obese.

These include:

• Diabetes
• Congestive heart failure (both of which can increase urine output).

Increased weight can result in stress incontinence, one of the main forms of this condition.

Incontinence can be treated somewhat through diet.

You want to find a balance in your fluid intake.

You don’t want to drink too much or too little, and you’ll want to reduce the amount you drink before bedtime.

Also avoid:

• Alcohol
• Sweetener substitutes and
• Foods and drinks containing caffeine.

Of course, if it is related to obesity, the best solution is to overcome obesity.

This will help you:

• Manage or eliminate the incontinence issue.
• Reduce your risk level for more than 30 very serious health conditions.

Of course, overcoming obesity is why you are here, and it’s one of the best things you can do to prevent incontinence and other diseases and conditions.

As you overcome obesity each pound you take off will help you reduce your risk factors for each disease.

Every stride you make gets you that much closer to a reduced risk.

Since your goal is to take off the extra pounds that are increasing your risk for incontinence, it is important to understand the relationship of calories to extra pounds.

Weight is gained when you consume more calories than you burn.

To ensure this doesn’t happen, you want to decrease the number of calories you are consuming and increase the number of calories you are burning.

Once you begin to burn more than you consume, you will lose weight and decrease your congestive heart failure risk.

Overcoming obesity means eating a healthy diet low in fat and calories.

There are a great many ways that you can do this and still enjoy fabulous meals.

Adding spice and variety to your meals can make them delicious and healthy.

Also increase your daily activity by:

• Walking around the block
• A bike ride with the kids or
• A few laps in the pool will go a long way toward strengthening your heart and burning more calories.

With a commitment to health, you can overcome obesity and reduce your risk for incontinence, or improve the condition if you already have it.

Here’s how to get started.

• Incorporate a proven, complete nutritional program into your daily life.
• Enhance your nutritional program with a complete mutivitamin supplement because no nutritional program is perfect.
• Use a behavior modification and motivational program that will help you stay on track with your nutritional plan.
• Exercise at home with your own:
  Treadmill

  Stairstepper

  Exercise bike

  Elliptical trainer

  Hand weights or

  An aerobic video.

• See what kinds of weight loss aids your health insurance covers such as:
  Hypnotism

  Gym membership discounts

  Nutritional counseling.

• Don’t eat standing up.
• Don’t eat out of the carton; put the right size portion on your plate and put the carton away.
• Keep a food log of what you eat... you may be surprised.
• Meet with a nutritionist.
• Avoid fast food. If you must get fast food, chose a healthy menu item.
• When eating out portions are usually very large, plan to take half home.
• Avoid fried foods.
• Try eating 5-6 small, healthy meals a day rather than three big ones.

Remember, you are in control of your weight issues.

Even if you suffer with incontinence you can still lose weight.

A 10% reduction in your weight will not only help your current condition; it will decrease your risk dramatically for 30 different medical conditions.

Don’t you owe it to yourself to be healthy?

Go ahead. Get started right now on your road to successful weight loss.

It’s the right thing to do for yourself and your family.

Will you begin today?