You should quit smoking if you are incontinent, as the nicotine present in cigarettes acts as an irritant on the inner lining of the bladder and worsens the condition. If you are overweight, adopt a strict diet and exercise regime to shed off excess fat, as this creates extra pressure on the bladder and triggers incontinence. Also, make it a habit to visit the washroom at regular intervals even if you do not always feel the urge to. Start out with a one-hour gap between such visits, and gradually increase it to two or three hours. This will minimize the risk of accidental urination. Exercise your pelvic muscles by lying flat on the ground with your legs slightly apart and your knees bent. Now try contracting the urethral opening as if you were trying to hold back urine, but without tensing up the muscles of your stomach or thighs.
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