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Asian Institute of Nephrology and Urology (AINU) is a world – class, single-specialty, renal sciences hospital in Hyderabad. It was established in the year 2013. AINU is among the few urology and nephrology-focused tertiary care hospitals in South India, offering a full suite of medical and surgical services, day care services and supporting services. It is one of the youngest hospitals in the country to achieve NABH accreditation, within two years from its inception.

The facilities at AINU combine state-of-the-art amenities and world-class service standards. It has 100 beds, 3 operating rooms equipped with state-of-the-art equipment, a 9-Bedded Surgical ICU, a 3-Bedded Day Care Ward, 15-Bedded Hemodialysis Unit and Comprehensive diagnostics support facilities

We constantly strive to make a difference to clinical outcomes for the patients by ensuring that we have highly qualified & experienced team along with latest technology/technique to deliver outstanding clinical outcomes.

Department of Urology offers advanced urological care. AINU is recognized as a referral centre for high end and complex Endoscopic and Laparoscopic procedures. It offers the complete gamut of diagnostics and treatment for stone disease, urology cancers, prostate diseases, reconstructive urology surgery, laparoscopic urology, erectile dysfunction and andrology.

Department of Nephrology offers treatment for acute, chronic and end-stage renal diseases (ESRD) and world-class dialysis unit. Our distinguished team of doctors, nurses and technicians take extreme care of transplant patients from pre-operative to the post-operative stage.

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Overactive Bladder

What is an Overactive Bladder (OAB)?

Overactive bladder

(OAB) is a urinary symptom, it is not a disease. The most common symptom is sudden, uncontrolled need or urges to urinate. Another symptom is frequent urination during day and night.

What are the symptoms of Overactive Bladder?

Leak urine or urinary incontinence, this means you feel a sudden urge to urinate, this is completely different than stress urinary inconsistency. In this case, urine leakage occurs during sneezing, coughing, laughing or doing other physical activities.

Urinary frequency

Wake up at night times to pass urine

What are the causes of Overactive Bladder?

A urinary tract infections (UTIs)

Idiopathic

Neurological disorders, such as stroke and multiple sclerosis

Diabetes

Abnormalities in the bladder, such as bladder stones, bladder cancer, GUTB

Enlarged prostate, previous operations to treat other forms of incontinence

Excess consumption of caffeine or alcohol

The decrease in cognitive function due to aging also makes difficult for your bladder to understand the signals it receives from your brain

Difficult to walk; lead to bladder urgency if you're unable to get to the bathroom quickly

Incomplete bladder emptying also leads to overactive bladder

Diagnosis for Overactive Bladder

Bladder Diary

The doctor will ask you to keep a Bladder Diary for a few days. With this, you will note how often you are going to the bathroom and how many times you leak urine. This will help Urologists learn more about your symptoms. It helps you track:

How much fluid you drink

How much you urinate

How often you have urgency feeling

How much urine you may leak

This information helps in treatment.

Other Tests for Overactive Bladder

Urine test: Sample of your urine is taken to test for infection or blood·     

Bladder scan: Ultrasound helps to find how much urine is still in the bladder after you go to the bathroom·        

Cystoscopy: To find bladder lesions.·        

Urodynamic study: If, regular treatment of OAB, not relieving symptoms.

Treatment for Overactive Bladder

Medications that relax bladder are helpful for relieving symptoms of overactive bladder and reducing times of urge incontinence. Drugs used for overactive bladder treatment: Anticholinergic & B3 – Agonists.

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Asian Institute of Nephrology and Urology

(AINU) is the best kidney hospital in India, providing world-class treatment for all your renal problems. AINU hospitals successfully completed 500 robotic surgeries and proven that they are the best kidney transplant hospital in India

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AINU is known for the best urology hospital in India by providing world-class healthcare experts to help from all urological problems for men and women of all ages. AINU is also known for the best nephrology hospital in India by providing comprehensive treatment for all nephrological problems.