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The human bladder (relaxed)

The bladder of some one with OAB.
(in a state of spasm)

ABOUT OVERACTIVE BLADDER DISORDER

Cause

Overactive bladder is a form of urinary incontinence. It's normaly caused by involuntary contractions of the muscles located in the wall of the bladder causing a sudden and unstoppable need to urinate. In some cases the muscle doesn't relax and causes the feeling of a full bladder continuously.

symptoms

O.A.B (Overactive bladder) disorder is normally characterized by having one of the following conditions:

A constant feeling of a full bladder even when the bladder is empty.Causing the person with the condition have a hard time knowing when their bladder is really full.
Sudden urinary urgency at inconvenient and unpredictable times, sometimes losing control before reaching a toilet.

TREATMENT

Up until a year ago doctors had no medication they would prescribe to children under Ten, but luckily in the past year there are two type of medication which have proved successful on most children with severe O.A.B. These are:

The medication Oxybutnin (Currently being used in many contries)

This is used to control and relax the muscles around the bladder decreasing the "urgency". Which stops the frequent wetting.

Botulinum toxin (boxtox) (still in testing stages)

This is use if O.A.B is being caused by neurogenic reasons. It is injected in one of several sites around the bladder and decreases the sensitivity of the nerve ending, stopping the release of acetylcholine and causing decreased muscle contractility and atrophy.