What to do if you cough and leak urine during pregnancy

Coughing is something that everyone will experience. Some coughs are unconscious actions. Coughing can be caused by many reasons. Pregnant women may also cough because their body resistance is slightly weaker than that of ordinary people, so they are more likely to get sick, and they may leak urine when they cough. So what should you do if you cough and leak urine during pregnancy?

After pregnancy, various hormones secreted by the body stretch the tissues and muscles of the expectant mother's pelvic floor, causing the sphincter that controls bladder urination to become weak.

When a pregnant mother sneezes, laughs, coughs or runs, the pressure in the abdominal cavity and around the bladder increases, and this pressure in turn squeezes the bladder.

Normally, the pelvic floor muscles help close the bladder floor and prevent urine from flowing out, which is what we usually call "holding urine." If this part of the muscle becomes weak, the expectant mother will not be able to control urinary incontinence.

So, to deal with urine leakage, is there nothing that expectant mothers can do except put on sanitary pads?

If you have frequent urinary incontinence, it is best to use a sanitary pad. Choose a panty liner with a soft, breathable surface to reduce irritation to the sensitive vaginal skin. Also pay attention to changing it frequently to prevent bacteria from breeding in the moist vaginal environment after urine leakage. Frequent urination is very common during pregnancy. Expectant mothers should avoid holding urine and go to the bathroom immediately when they feel the urge to urinate.

Of course, there is a good way to deal with urinary incontinence, which is to exercise the pelvic floor muscles. Doing pelvic floor muscle exercises more often is very beneficial for urinary incontinence and childbirth.

The exercise method is also very simple: 1. Anal lifting exercise: use the buttocks muscles to contract the anus, count to 10, then exhale slowly through your mouth and relax. After taking a breath, repeat the same action, 10 times as a set, and do 50 sets a day.

2. Sit-ups: Lie flat on the bed and do sit-ups for 10 minutes, twice a day.

3. Leg stretching exercise: Lie flat on the bed and perform leg stretching exercises quickly and regularly for 10 minutes, 3 times a day.

4. Advocate squatting for defecation: squatting for defecation is beneficial to maintain and improve the tension of pelvic floor muscles.

Generally speaking, it takes more than 3 months of pelvic floor exercises to see initial results, so expectant mothers must persevere!