People who have bladder control problems have trouble stopping the flow of urine from the bladder. They are said to have urinary incontinence. Incontinence is uncontrollable leaking of urine from the bladder. Although urinary incontinence is a common problem, it is never normal.

Incontinence is both a health problem and a social problem.
-- Most people with incontinence suffer social embarrassment. Many become depressed and limit their activities away from home, often becoming socially isolated and lonely.
-- Physical conditions linked to incontinence include infection, skin irritations and infections, falls, fractures, and sleep disturbances.
-- Many people with incontinence are too embarrassed to talk to their physician about it. They "cope" or "just learn to live with it." This is changing gradually as people realize that help is available.
-- A significant percentage of elderly people who live at home and in nursing homes are affected by urinary incontinence. Incontinence is a major reason for people going into nursing homes. However, it is not an inevitable consequence of aging.

Natural Remedies for Bladder Control
Natural remedies for bladder control starts with the maintenance of a voiding diary, also referred to as uro-log, for the record creation of the time and the circumstances surrounding urination. The log includes the urination of leakage time of day, the fluid intake type and amount preceding it, the voided amount in ounces, the leakage amount classified as small, medium or large, the activity engaged in during leakage occurrence and urination urge presence.

The voiding diary should be kept from 4 days to a full week, before doctor consultation for assistance in the determination and treatment course of incontinence type. A list or actual prescription or over the counter medication bottles must be taken upon doctor consultation as some medications cause incontinence.

Bladder Control Activities 
An incontinence sufferer should try to empty the bladder before taking a trip that lasts an hour or so regardless of the presence or absence of an urge to go. For the complete emptying of the bladder, the incontinence sufferer should stand up, sit down again and lean forward for the compression of the abdomen and the placement of pressure on the bladder after voiding.