Yesterday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Botox (onabotulinumtoxinA) injection to treat urinary incontinence (wetting yourself) in people with neurologic conditions, such as spinal cord injury and multiple sclerosis, who also have overactive bladders. In cases like these, uncontrolled urinary bladder contractions can lead to an inability to store urine, which results in wetting yourself.
Two ways to manage this bladder problem include (1) medication that relaxes the bladder and (2)a catheter to regularly empty the bladder.
Treatment includes injection of Botox into the bladder, which relaxes the bladder and increases storage capacity, while decreasing the chances of wetting yourself.
Read more at www.fda.gov, and ask your doctor how Botox may help your condition.
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