Frequent and urgent urination? Watch out for these symptoms of overactive bladder!

When entering middle age, men will have various problems with their bodies, the most common of which is prostate problems. Therefore, it is very important and necessary for men to protect their prostates. If prostate problems are not treated, it may cause bladder hyperactivity. So, what are the obvious symptoms of hyperactive bladder?

Symptoms of Overactive Bladder

1. Urgent urination

Symptoms: Sudden and compulsive urge to urinate, which is difficult to delay and you have to pee. If you don't go, you will wet your pants.

2. Urge urinary incontinence

Symptoms: It occurs simultaneously with urinary urgency, and urine leaks out involuntarily before the patient has time to go to the toilet.

3. Frequent urination

Symptoms: Usually, urination is too frequent during the day or at night, with large urine volume, residual urine, small amount of urine each time, and frequent urination at night. Normally, we should urinate between 5-7 times during the day and between 0-1 times after falling asleep at night.

Higher incidence of overactive bladder

The incidence of hyperactive bladder is actually not low. The current overall prevalence in my country is 5.2%, but the overall prevalence in people over 40 years old can reach 10.6%. The prevalence of the disease shows a gradual increase with age. The prevalence of OAB in people over 40 years old is about 10 times that of people under 40 years old. The prevalence of OAB is basically the same between men and women before the age of 40, and the prevalence of OAB in women over 40 years old is slightly higher than that in men.