Do daily pelvic floor exercises
Tighten your pelvic floor muscles, hold the contraction for five seconds, and then relax for five seconds. Try it four or five times in a row. Work up to keeping the muscles contracted for 10 seconds at a time, relaxing for 10 seconds between contractions.
Cut down on caffeine and spicy food
Caffeine irritates the bladder and can make incontinence worse.
Coffee has the biggest effect, so stop drinking it or switch to decaffeinated.
Cut down on alcohol and liquor to improve incontinence
Like to drink beer, wine and liquor? Alcohol is a diuretic, which makes you urinate more often. Cutting down may help your incontinence symptoms.
Avoid lifting
Lifting puts strain on your pelvic floor muscles, so avoid it wherever you can.
When you do need to lift something, like picking up children or shopping bags, tighten your pelvic floor muscles before and during the lift.
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