Tightening pelvic floor muscles before doing any activity that often leads to leakage can be helpful.
Squeeze and hold your pelvic floor muscles when you:
Go up or down stairs
Cough
Sneeze
This is often more helpful when done as part of a pelvic floor muscle strengthening program. A physical therapist trained in this can help with exercises.
Talk with your provider if you keep having problems. Some people try other non-surgical treatments. Some people have surgery for this problem.
You may be offered other treatments, such as:
Lifestyle changes
Weight loss
Timed voiding
Fluid management
Physical therapy to strengthen pelvic floor muscles
Pessary or vaginal inserts
Devices that go into the vagina to help with leaking