What Causes Urgency To Pee When You Reach Home? Know All About Latchkey Incontinence and How To Get Over It

Do you ever find yourself having the sudden urge to urinate the moment you reach home? You are not alone, as millions do the same. This urgency to pee is common and is known as latchkey incontinence, which affects many.

According to experts, latchkey incontinence—also known as key-in-the-door syndrome or turnkey incontinence—just like the name implies—happens when you unlock your door or step inside your house with a strong desire to pee. While it is not a disease, it is mostly like a symptom of another bladder issue.

Doctors say an overactive bladder is the most common reason people have latchkey incontinence. While this condition rarely appears by itself, you must get yourself checked with the doctor. An overactive bladder also leads you to urinate eight or more times per day or two or more times per night, in addition to the sudden urge to pee.

Doctors say it happens when signals from your brain tell your bladder when to hold urine and when to release it—and this connection is the reason why sometimes it becomes difficult to hold your pee when you get home. When your brain gets the trigger, like putting the key in the door, it tells your bladder to go to the bathroom, signaling the time to pee.

However, not everyone who hits the loo as soon as they get home will have latchkey incontinence. Certain factors increase your ri like:

Those who are over 40 years of age are more likely to have any type of urge incontinence.

In this condition, a buildup of hard stool in your colon puts pressure on your bladder, making the urgency to pee worse at most times.

Women who are past menopause have a higher risk of urge incontinence.

Certain neurological conditions like Parkinson’s disease, diabetes, or even multiple sclerosis can affect your nerves, making your bladder more sensitive and triggering your brain to send unwanted signals to pee.

According to experts, UTIs irritate the lining of your bladder, triggering the muscles to squeeze even when you do not want them to.

Bladder cancer can sometimes cause changes in urination, like having to pee more than usual, apart from causing pain or a burning sensation.

While it is commonly believed that an overactive bladder means the sudden urge to pee as a side effect of ageing rather than a health concern, many youngsters also have the issue. Doctors say severe cases may also interfere with your quality of life and, therefore, can justify treatment and home remedies.

Make changes in your diet by avoiding bladder irritants like caffeine, carbonated beverages, and spicy foods – all of which increase the risk of urgency and accidents.

Make sure to regularly use a bathroom even when you are out, despite not wanting to. If you hold your pee for a longer time, it can lead to infections as well.

If you have an overactive bladder, make sure to write down your meals, drinks, and activities each day for about a week. If you find any discrepancies in the record, do visit a doctor.

Drinking too many fluids triggers the urge to pee. According to experts, 91–125 fluid ounces of water per day should be consumed.

A weak pelvic floor can be one of the reasons behind an overactive bladder. The pelvic floor includes the muscles that support your bladder, bowel, and uterus, and so Kegels exercise helps reduce the sudden urge to pee.

This exercise involves tightening the pelvic floor muscles and then relaxing them.

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