Apart from various techniques to promote bladder emptying, other treatments are also available to improve the condition. Some of these are:
Lifestyle changes
If you are overweight, losing excess weight can help reduce the incidence of frequent urination. You should also avoid drinking excessive fluids, particularly before going to bed, to prevent frequent urination at night.
It would be best if you also took measures to prevent constipation. Increase the quantity of fiber in your diet and do moderate-intensity exercise for at least half an hour every day. This helps in stimulating the bowels and reducing constipation. In addition, drink a sufficient amount of water during the daytime to prevent constipation.
Exercises
Doing pelvic floor exercises helps strengthen the muscles of the pelvis and those present around the urinary bladder. This may decrease the incidence of incontinence and improve bladder emptying. Examples of such exercises are Kegels or Kegel exercises.
Medicines
Your physician may prescribe medicines to treat incomplete bladder emptying. Some of these medicines are:
- Oxybutynin
- Tolterodine
- Trospium
- Solifenacin
Your physician may also inject Botulinum toxin into your bladder to reduce the frequency of bladder spasms and improve incomplete bladder emptying.
Your physician may also prescribe antibiotics to treat urinary tract infections.
Surgery
Surgery is the last approach to treat incomplete bladder emptying and frequent urination. Surgery is done on the urinary bladder and its surrounding structures in the pelvis. Some examples are bladder sling procedures or bladder neck suspension surgery.
