Dr. Gilbert Hosts: Urinary Dysfunction & Parkinson’s Disease

Many people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) experience difficulties with their urinary function. Urinary frequency, urgency, leakage, and incontinence are all common and challenging problems that can affect your quality of life. Yet because these symptoms can seem embarrassing or private, many people don’t want to talk about it, even with their own doctors. To help, APDA brought an expert right to your home, a urologist with expertise in the urological disorders of Parkinson’s disease. He answered questions live and offered tips to help you improve your urologic issues and reduce the stress, worry, and discomfort these symptoms can bring.

1:57 Dr. NItti’s presentation

19:20 My husband has to use the bathroom multiple times at night which disrupts both of
our sleeps. How can we address this?

23:20 What are Kegel exercises? Would you suggest that people do them?

26:06 Why on certain days of the week do I have a lot of incontinence and on other days I have no problems?

28:45 Are bowel and bladder function related?

30:32 Can you discuss minimally invasive procedures for urologic dysfunction?

35:49 My wife is not on meds for PD but does have urinary frequency. Would PD meds help this symptom?

37:25 What medications do you use in people with PD who have urinary dysfunction?

41:13 Is intravaginal radio frequency treatment useful for urge incontinence?

43:09 What is the potential success of using an external catheter? Internal catheter?

45:52 I'm a water drinker. What is the best approach to getting hydrated if I also have urinary frequency and nighttime incontinence?

48:21 Do people with Parkinson's tend to get frequent urinary tract infections and if so, why?

52:13 I don't have any urge to go to the bathroom anymore. What can help me?

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