bladder control
Not wetting yourself
Bladder control is the ability to hold urine until reaching a toilet.
The phrase typically appears when this ability is compromised—in discussions of incontinence, aging, or medical conditions: She's been having bladder control issues since the surgery.
Children develop bladder control during toilet training.
- urethraUrinary exit canal
- micturitionMedical term for peeing
- pottyChild-sized toilet
- potty trainingTeaching bathroom self-sufficiency
- pelvic floorMuscles supporting abdominal organs
pelvic floor exercises · catheterization · training pants · sphincter · toddler · Kegel exercises · bathroom · bathroom breaks · public restroom · pads · nighttime · diapers · adult diapers · squeeze · leakage · muscles · frequency · weak
- child developmentbaby, toddler, newborn, infancy, milestones
- housetrainingpotty training, toilet training, housebreaking, housebroken, house-trained
- urologyurologist, urology, kidney, kidneys, urethra
- bladdermucosa, submucosa, muscularis, serosa, apex
- urinationurination, urinate, voiding, micturition, pee
- kidneyskidney, nephron, nephrons, glomerulus, glomeruli
urinary function
bladder controlincontinence
Inability to retain waste
urinary incontinence · enuresis · overactive bladder · stress incontinence · bed-wetting