An overactive bladder (also known as urge incontinence) causes a sudden urge to urinate, even when your bladder isn't full. For some people, it's simply a nuisance. For others, the urge can't be controlled, which leads not only to incontinence but also to a potentially severe negative impact on their quality of life.

Bladder training can go a long way toward helping with urinary incontinence. This treatment strategy for incontinence involves learning to urinate on a schedule (timed voiding) and doing pelvic muscle exercises.

Here's a step-by-step bladder-training technique:

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