{"id":258,"date":"2014-01-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-01-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drpolyzos.gr\/?p=258"},"modified":"2026-01-31T13:20:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T13:20:04","slug":"eykoles-lyseis-gia-tin-akrateia-oyron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drpolyzos.gr\/en\/eykoles-lyseis-gia-tin-akrateia-oyron\/","title":{"rendered":"Practical Solutions for Urinary Incontinence After Age 50"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Urinary incontinence is the involuntary loss of urine from the bladder, and it represents not only a hygiene issue but also a social problem. Bladder control problems affect approximately 17 million people in the United States. They can cause anxiety, social embarrassment, and may limit a person\u2019s daily and social activities. Fortunately, most of these conditions can be treated. However, the first step toward treatment is recognising the problem and then deciding to see a doctor who is properly trained to treat this condition. When surgery is required, treatment typically involves a minor, bloodless, 15-minute procedure known as a urethral sling procedure.<\/p>\n<h2>Causes of incontinence<\/h2>\n<p>There are many causes of urinary incontinence. Some of these are related to temporary conditions. When these are treated, the incontinence usually stops. These temporary conditions include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Urinary tract infection<\/li>\n<li>Constipation<\/li>\n<li>Certain medications<\/li>\n<li>Increased intake of caffeine, alcohol, artificial sweeteners, and carbonated beverages<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Some causes of urinary incontinence are not temporary. However, there is treatment for many of these cases. Other causes include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Weakness of the muscles that hold the bladder in place<\/li>\n<li>Weakness of the bladder and\/or sphincter muscles<\/li>\n<li>Overactive or underactive bladder muscles<\/li>\n<li>Decreased levels of certain hormones, especially estrogen<\/li>\n<li>Neurological disorders (for example, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson\u2019s disease)<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0397 \u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03b1\u03ba\u03c1\u03ac\u03c4\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b7 \u03b1\u03b8\u03ad\u03bb\u03b7\u03c4\u03b7 \u03b1\u03c0\u03ce\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03bf\u03cd\u03c1\u03c9\u03bd \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03bf\u03b4\u03cc\u03c7\u03bf \u03ba\u03cd\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7, \u03b7 \u03bf\u03c0\u03bf\u03af\u03b1 \u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03b5\u03bb\u03b5\u03af \u03cc\u03c7\u03b9 \u03bc\u03cc\u03bd\u03bf \u03c0\u03c1\u03cc\u03b2\u03bb\u03b7\u03bc\u03b1 \u03c5\u03b3\u03b9\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd\u03ae\u03c2 \u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03bf\u03b9\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc \u03c0\u03c1\u03cc\u03b2\u03bb\u03b7\u03bc\u03b1. \u03a4\u03bf \u03c0\u03c1\u03cc\u03b2\u03bb\u03b7\u03bc\u03b1 \u03b5\u03bb\u03ad\u03b3\u03c7\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03bf\u03b4\u03cc\u03c7\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03cd\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03b5\u03c0\u03b7\u03c1\u03b5\u03ac\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03af\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 17 \u03b5\u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03bc\u03bc\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b1\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03ce\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u0397\u03bd\u03c9\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03b5\u03c2 \u03a0\u03bf\u03bb\u03b9\u03c4\u03b5\u03af\u03b5\u03c2. \u039c\u03c0\u03bf\u03c1\u03b5\u03af \u03bd\u03b1 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u03b9\u03c4\u03af\u03b1 \u03ac\u03b3\u03c7\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03bf\u03b9\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae\u03c2 \u03bd\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03c0\u03ae\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bc\u03c0\u03bf\u03c1\u03b5\u03af \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c1\u03af\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03ba\u03bf\u03b9\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ad\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u03b7\u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03bd\u03ad\u03c2 \u03b4\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03c1\u03b9\u03cc\u03c4\u03b7\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03b5\u03bd\u03cc\u03c2 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","category-pathiseis-technikes"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/drpolyzos.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/drpolyzos.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/drpolyzos.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drpolyzos.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drpolyzos.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=258"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/drpolyzos.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1739,"href":"https:\/\/drpolyzos.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258\/revisions\/1739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/drpolyzos.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drpolyzos.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drpolyzos.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}