Uromax Information:
Uromax (oxybutynin chloride controlled release) is used to treat patients with symptoms of an overactive bladder including urge incontinence, urinary frequency, urgency, or any combination of these symptoms.
Understanding Bladder Control Problems:
Urine -- the fluid that results when the kidneys filter the blood -- is stored in the bladder. Nerves located in the bladder tell your brain when the bladder is full. This results in a sensation that the bladder is full, causing the "urge to go." When you get to the bathroom, your brain signals muscles that surround the bladder opening, called sphincter muscles, and tells them to relax. When these muscles relax, the brain signals the muscle that lines the bladder, called the detrusor muscle, to contract and discharge the urine. This permits urine to flow. An overactive bladder is a medical condition with symptoms of sudden, powerful urges to go to the bathroom, caused by involuntary muscle spasms in the bladder. It does not have to be considered normal or natural at any age, and it can be treated.
You may be experiencing symptoms of overactive bladder if: You urinate eight or more times in a 24-hour period(Frequency), you get up two or more times a night to urinate (Nighttime Frequency or Nocturia), you may get sudden urges to urinate immediately (Urgency), you may experience an urgent need to urinate followed by leakage or wetting incidents (Urge Incontinence).
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