Botox injection could help women with weak bladders

Experts have uncovered more evidence that Botox could be an effective treatment for an overactive bladder.

Injecting the toxin directly into the wall of the organ was found to improve symptoms among women considered to have a “weak” bladder.

On average, the number of times they suffered an episode of incontinence fell from six times a day to under once a day.

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The number of times they felt an urgent need to go to the toilet also fell, from around eight times a day to three times a day.

About four out of 10 women treated with Botox became continent again after six weeks and a third were still continent six months after treatment. The effects started to wear off after about six months.

The study, published in the journal European Urology, was carried out at eight urogynaecology centres in the UK.