5 Tips to Stay Confident As You Age

Many women over the age of 40 are affected by a sensitive bladder in their daily lives. In fact, 11 per cent of women who experience bladder leaks say it keeps them from visiting friends or family, and one in five admit their sensitive bladders mean they avoid sexual relationships due to embarrassment.

Lifestyle and positive aging expert Barbara Hannah Grufferman offers some helpful advice on how to manage a sensitive bladder with confidence:

1. Exercise. Exercise can help you gain control of your pelvic floor muscles and keep you in shape, which has a direct effect on your bladder. Lower impact sports like cycling, yoga or walking are ideal activities for women with sensitive bladders, because they help manage weight while reducing pressure on the bladder.

2. Use the right protection. Almost nine out of 10 (88 per cent) Canadian women under the age of 55 who experience light bladder leakage believe that the right protection could help them be more socially active. Products like Always Discreet offer a combination of absorption, comfort, and odor protection, in a discreet fit that helps make bladder leaks feel like no big deal.

3. Embrace your age. This can be a very powerful concept – letting go of your younger self to embrace and love your older self. Treat yourself with kindness, respect and take care of your own being as you would your children, your family and your friends.

4. Share how you feel. Most women don’t want to talk about their sensitive bladders, even with their doctors. However, sharing your experiences and feelings in person or through online forums with others who are going through the same thing can put your mind at ease.

5. Talk with your partner. It’s essential that your partner is made aware. If you’re comfortable with who you are and what your body is experiencing, your partner will be too. The fear of the conversation often tends to be worse than the conversation itself, and you’ll feel even closer to your partner afterward.

More information is available at www.alwaysdiscreet.ca.

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