overactive bladder

collocation in English

meaningsofoveractiveandbladder

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overactive
adjective
uk
/ˌəʊ.vərˈæk.tɪv/us
/ˌoʊ.vɚˈæk.tɪv/
(of part of the body) producing too much of a substance, or reacting ...
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bladder
noun[C]
uk
/ˈblæd.ər/us
/ˈblæd.ɚ/
an organ like a bag inside the body of a person or animal, where urine is stored before it leaves ...
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(Definition ofoveractiveandbladderfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The major factors are likely to be anoveractivebladderand, to a lesser extent, voiding disorders.
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Tolterodine a safe and effective treatment for older persons withoveractivebladder.
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Use of medication for theoveractivebladdermay be helpful as add-on treatment for patients who do not achieve dryness, despite following their toileting regimen.
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Studies have shown that few people get complete relief fromoveractivebladderdrugs and that all available drugs are no more than moderately effective.
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The growing knowledge of pathophysiology ofoveractivebladderfuelled a huge amount of basic and clinical research in this field of pharmacotherapy.
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Retton also suffered from incontinence due to anoveractivebladder, arthritis, and hemorrhoids.
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It is being developed for the treatment ofoveractivebladderand irritable bowel syndrome.
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One possible cause of daytime incontinence is anoveractivebladder.
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It describes the causes, assessment, and treatment of overactive bladders, highlighting the distress it causes and how supplementary prescribing can enhance care.
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Overactivebladderhas many causes which can include diseases such as diabetes, medications such as diuretics, or lifestyle choices such as excessive consumption of caffeine or alcohol.
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Overactivebladderis not rare, estimates in population studies vary widely and suggest that from 7-27% of men and 9-43% of women experience these symptoms.
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There is not sufficient evidence to guide the choices doctors and patients make in treatingoveractivebladderwith experimental treatments including sacral nerve stimulation, oxybutynin instillation, and botulinum toxin injections.
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Solabegron relaxes the bladder smooth muscle by stimulating beta-3 adrenoceptors, a novel mechanism compared to older established drug treatments foroveractivebladdersyndrome such as the anticholinergic agents.
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