Urinary Incontinence

Originally published: Mar. 10, 2025

Updated occasionally 

Surgery (surgery more effective than pelvic floor training generally (75% were happy with the result, 86% were happy with additionally adding pelvic floor training along with surgery)) (surgery complications were however ~22% making it hard to recommend)

Pelvic floor training (45% were happy)

https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01997422 (stress incontinence)

BMI (~1.5x increased risk from high BMI (?)) (stress incontinence)

Diet

Daily fruits 24% reduction, daily porridge 24% reduction, daily vegetables 14% reduction, (stress incontinence)

https://doi.org/10.1177/17455057241305075

BetterWOMAN supplement (large improvements including to stress incontinence)

https://www.lifeextension.com/magazine/2004/1/report_female

Plant extracts that helps with urgency and frequency of urination 

https://www.lifeextension.com/magazine/2024/3/relief-for-womens-urinary-symptoms

Pumpkin seed extract also helps

https://www.lifeextension.com/magazine/2008/11/pumpkin-seed-relieves-overactive-bladder-urinary-incontinence

"Participants who were vitamin D deficient had over 4 times the odds of overactive bladder, and a 30% greater risk of incontinence compared with those who were not deficient. Analysis of articles that reported the effects of vitamin D supplementation found a 66% lower risk of incontinence among supplemented participants."

Nutr Rev. 2023 May 17;nuad049

https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2022/04/16/urinary-incontinence-in-older-adults.aspx