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Overactive bladder

Overactive bladder (OAB) is a common condition where there is a frequent feeling of needing to urinate to a degree that it negatively affects a person's life. Overactive bladder is characterized by a group of four symptoms: urgency, urinary frequency, nocturia, and urge incontinence.

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Causes
Old age; detrusor muscle injury; over-consumption of water and caffeine; UTI; pelvic injury
Complications
UTIs, anxiety
Diagnostic method
Based on symptoms after ruling out other possible causes
Differential diagnosis
Other neurological conditions
Duration
Chronic
Frequency
~40% of elderly adults, increasing with age

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Overactive bladder

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Overactive bladder

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related to External links · 18
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related to Lifestyle and behavioral therapy · 10
Overactive bladder → Adopting, Behavioral, Fluid, However, Kegel, Most, OAB, Pelvic, These, Weight
related to Procedures · 8
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related to Medications · 6
Overactive bladder → Approximately, Long, Medications, Oxybutynin, Patients, Therefore
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related to Prognosis · 3
Overactive bladder → Because, If, OAB
Causes · 1
Overactive bladder → Old age; detrusor muscle injury; over-consumption of water and caffeine; UTI; pelvic injury
Complications · 1
Overactive bladder → UTIs, anxiety
Diagnostic method · 1
Overactive bladder → Based on symptoms after ruling out other possible causes
Differential diagnosis · 1
Overactive bladder → Other neurological conditions

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Overactive bladderCausesOld age; detrusor muscle injury; over-consumption of water and caffeine; UTI; pelvic injury1.00infobox
Overactive bladderComplicationsUTIs, anxiety1.00infobox
Overactive bladderDiagnostic methodBased on symptoms after ruling out other possible causes1.00infobox
Overactive bladderDifferential diagnosisOther neurological conditions1.00infobox
Overactive bladderDurationChronic1.00infobox
Overactive bladderFrequency~40% of elderly adults, increasing with age1.00infobox
Overactive bladderMedicationAnticholinergic drugs, β3 agonists1.00infobox
Overactive bladderOther namesOveractive bladder syndrome1.00infobox
Overactive bladderPrognosisOften but not always incurable1.00infobox
Overactive bladderRisk factorsOld age, obesity, caffeine, constipation1.00infobox
Overactive bladderSpecialtyUrology1.00infobox
Overactive bladderSymptomsFrequent feeling of needing to urinate, incontinence1.00infobox
Overactive bladderTreatmentPelvic floor exercises, bladder training, drinking moderate fluids, weight loss, medications, Botox, surgery1.00infobox
Overactive bladderTypesAge-related, or Secondary to other illness1.00infobox
Overactive bladderUsual onsetMore common with age1.00infobox

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