Menopause Metamorphosis

Urge Incontinence

I was excited to read about comfrey for incontinence in your Menopausal Years book. There a two very different types of incontinence. One is stress, where a woman coughs or sneezes and voids a small amount of urine. The other is urge, where a woman has an intense urge to urinate (often frequently) and can often not make it to the bathroom, voiding a lot. There are not too many choices for urge incontinence, mainly drugs that also suppress acetycholine. Most women go into nursing homes because of urge incontinence! It is VERY debilitating.

Is comfrey good to try for urge incontinence? Or should I use a nervine herb? I am currently trying skullcap tincture drops daily. I have also read buchu is good for irritable bladder. What is the best herbal solution and at what amounts? If I don't get this under control, I am considering bladder botox injections. Please address this as it is a big underground secret problem for many women.
Thank you.

 

Hello Linda,

Susun has a whole chapter devoted to bladder issues including both stress and urge incontinence in her newest book, Down There, Sexual and Reproductive Health the Wise Woman Way – so it might be something to check out … In it, Susun does suggest comfrey infusions for urge incontinence – among some of the other things she mentions:

 

• If your problem is severe, add 1–4 tablespoons of powdered turmeric to your daily quart of infusion.

 

• Magnesium deficiency triggers muscle spasms and urge incontinence. Supplements of 200–600mg daily may help. Or up your magnesium level with infusion of oatstraw or nettle.

 

• Use a visualization daily.

• Do your Kegels every day.

• Keep a voiding diary; retrain your bladder; use biofeedback.

• Drink a quart or more comfrey leaf infusion each week.

 

Dandelion tea or tincture tones and tightens bladder sphincters.

 

Nervine such as skullcap is recommended as well, no worries in doing it along with infusions – also can look into tinctures of motherwort, St. John’s (St. Joan’s) wort, passionflower … Quite a bit more in the book on this and bladder health in general… You are also welcome to call in during Susun’s health hotline and she would be happy to discuss the situation further.

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Kim
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Calcium

Dear Susun,

My name is Patricia Hogan and I am a Midwife in Sacramento CA. Years ago I attended a lecture that you gave here in Sacramento. I took copious notes and now am unable to locate them. You were discussing women going through menopause and what their needs might be. I am particularly interested in your recipe for herbal tea high in Calcium. I remember one component was Oat Straw. Would you be so kind as to e-mail me the other herbs that you put in that tea?

I admire your tenacity and longevity. It is great that you continue the message. Thank You.

Sincerely,
Patricia Hogan

 

Hello Patricia,

Not sure what exactly Susun may have mentioned in a particular lecture - She lists a number of calcium-rich herbs that can be used as infusions, so any of these would be important to include in ones daily diet: Along with oatstraw -- nettle, chickweed, red clover, comfrey leaf and raspberry leaf. She states each cupful will contain 250-300mg of calcium. There is also her Bonny Bony Brew: 1 ounce of nettle, 1 tablespoon of horsetail, 1 tablespoon of sage - again this is an infusion.

Lots of info on calcium in her book the New Menopausal Years. You can also call in during Susun's radio program at blogtalk, each Tuesday from 7:30-9:30pm. Next time will be tomorrow: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/susunweed/2013/08/27/ask-herbal-health-expert-susun-weed

Also lots of good stuff at the online forum: www.healingwiseforum.com

blessings,
Kim
Wise Woman Team

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www.wisewomanbookshop.com
www.wisewomanuniversity.org
www.wisewomanmentor.com

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