How has urinary incontinence affected my menopause

I entered menopause at the age of 47. It was hell: hot flashes that made me open the refrigerator door to cool off, menstruation disappearing, fat accumulating in the abdomen. It is not an easy time for women. It is a time of great changes, but I was able the adapt to it. What else!

My life was well planned: classes at the gym, a ceramics course, many walks in the nature. I’ve always been told that I have a tingling bug! I am an extremely active person, and my professional life has always allowed me to have a lot of time for myself.

I thought that menopause symptoms could not get worse. I was wrong: I started to lose urine. Yes, involuntary leakage of urine. I didn’t want to believe it! I began to be invaded by urgent needs to go to the bathroom, sudden needs that did not choose a place or time.

It was extremely uncomfortable and influenced my day-to-day life. To me, a woman with so much energy, I started considering whether to leave home or not. I would only go somewhere if I knew there was a bathroom nearby. “Woman, have you changed!”, I thought.

Until one day my three children did some kind of intervention. They were surprised of my new routine (or absence of it) and they knew something wasn’t right. After many months of hiding this strange phenomenon that had taken hold of me, I throw in the towel and told them: I had urinary incontinence.

It was the best thing I did. Together we looked for solutions. I do Kegel exercises on a daily basis and I take natural supplements. Gradually, my life went back to what it was. Today, I’m older, but I’m more active and happy. It’s gone.