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#Schedule bathroom trips for bladder spasms. One way to treat bladder spasms is to go to the bathroom every 1.5 to 2 hours. This helps keep your bladder empty, so hopefully fewer accidents occur. As the spasms decrease, you can take longer between bathroom breaks. | #Schedule bathroom trips for bladder spasms. One way to treat bladder spasms is to go to the bathroom every 1.5 to 2 hours. This helps keep your bladder empty, so hopefully fewer accidents occur. As the spasms decrease, you can take longer between bathroom breaks. | ||
#*Kegel exercises, also called pelvic floor exercises, can also help bladder spasms by strengthening and relaxing the bladder. To tighten your pelvic muscles, squeeze your bladder muscles like you were trying to stop urine from flowing or trying to stop yourself from passing gas. Your physician can give you specific instructions if you are struggling to get them right.<ref name="rf17005">http://www.emedicinehealth.com/understanding_bladder_control_medications/page3_em.htm</ref> | #*Kegel exercises, also called pelvic floor exercises, can also help bladder spasms by strengthening and relaxing the bladder. To tighten your pelvic muscles, squeeze your bladder muscles like you were trying to stop urine from flowing or trying to stop yourself from passing gas. Your physician can give you specific instructions if you are struggling to get them right.<ref name="rf17005">http://www.emedicinehealth.com/understanding_bladder_control_medications/page3_em.htm</ref> | ||
| − | #Try a heat pack for abdominal spasms. Heat packs may help relax cramps and spasms in all muscles of the body. Lie on your back and wrap the heat pack around your abdomen and be sure to avoid direct contact of the heat pad with your body.<ref name="rf17006">http://www.uchospitals.edu/online-library/content=P00918</ref> Keep the heat pack on for 10 to 15 minutes and no more than 20 minutes at a time. Relax while you wait.<ref name="rf1220" /> | + | #Try a heat pack for abdominal spasms. Heat packs may help relax cramps and spasms in all muscles of the body. Lie on your back and wrap the heat pack around your abdomen and be sure to avoid direct contact of the heat pad with your body.<ref name="rf17006">http://www.uchospitals.edu/online-library/content=P00918</ref> Keep the heat pack on for 10 to 15 minutes and no more than 20 minutes at a time. Relax while you wait.<ref name="rf1220">http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?ContentTypeID=1&ContentID=4483</ref> |
#* To make your own heat pack, find a large piece of flannel or cloth. It should cover your abdomen when you fold it. Cover the cloth with a heating pad or heated water bottle. Wrap a bath towel or other fabric around you to keep everything snug and in place. | #* To make your own heat pack, find a large piece of flannel or cloth. It should cover your abdomen when you fold it. Cover the cloth with a heating pad or heated water bottle. Wrap a bath towel or other fabric around you to keep everything snug and in place. | ||
