Bladder Training

Bladder training is about getting rid of bad habits, learning good habits, and putting you back in control rather than your bladder controlling you and your life.

Research has shown that many women find bladder training reduces frequency, urgency, and urge leakage. Bladder training programs help you to increase the time between visits to the toilet, help you increase the amount your bladder will hold, and help you to control the feelings of urgency when the bladder contracts unnecessarily. Bladder training is about helping yourself to regain bladder control.

Part of a bladder training program is learning to understand the messages that your bladder is sending you, which messages you need to listen to, and which messages you can ignore. A bladder training program should also help you to recognise when your bladder is full and when it isn’t.

Your bladder may have taken many weeks, months, or years establishing its bad habits, so you will not regain your bladder control instantly. It will take time, commitment, and patience to train your bladder into good habits. Be encouraged; most people notice some improvement within 2 weeks, although it may take 3 months or more to regain bladder control.