Timed voiding

Habit training

Bladder training

Prompted voiding

(c) determine adherence to pelvic floor muscle training.

(b) provide information about symptom improvement.

b and d

(d) provide understanding of patient's voiding pattern.

(a) determine functional bladder capacity.

Pelvic floor muscle training is not effective for older people.

Pelvic floor muscle training is appropriate for stress or mixed incontinence, but not for urge incontinence.

Pelvic floor muscle training is only useful for mild-moderate incontinence, but not severe incontinence.

Pelvic floor muscle training works for women, but not for men.

Pelvic floor muscle training is effective for treating stress, urge, or mixed incontinence in men and women of any age.

stay away from the bathroom until they feel an urge to void. Then get to the bathroom as soon as possible.

wait as long as possible to go to the bathroom to increase bladder capacity.

stay away from the bathroom until they feel the urge to void. Then stay still and wait until the urge has passed before going to the bathroom.

stay near a bathroom as much as possible, so they won't have far to go when they feel an urge to void.

Squeezing the pelvic floor muscles (PFMs) while rushing to the bathroom

Relaxing the pelvic floor muscles to help relax the bladder

Squeezing the PFMs while sitting still until the urgency goes away, then walking to the bathroom

Crossing the legs

increase fluid intake to ensure adequate hydration and train the bladder.

decrease fluid intake to minimize bladder filling.

increase fluid intake to prevent the loss of functional bladder capacity

consume a normal amount of fluid to avoid dehydration as well as sudden urgency.

avoid spicy foods, tomatoes, and citrus fruits.

all of the above.

keep a diary to see which foods or beverages increase urgency.

eliminate caffeine.

all of the above.

ensure that patients are contracting the PFMs selectively.

prescribe a specific set of exercises for the patients to do each day.

teach patients to contract PFMs whenever they engage in activities that precipitate leakage.

Patients should be encouraged to reduce caffeine gradually.

Patients should be advised to eliminate coffee only, as it the main source of caffeine.

Patients should be encouraged to try eliminating caffeine for a few days to see how it affects their bladder.

Patients should be told to eliminate caffeine gradually.