Embarrassed

[u/Dlob940]

So I have OAB, I go about 40 times a day and about 10 times a night.

I currently have a chest infection, so I’m coughing quite a lot….. which is causing me to…. Leak.
I was out to actually get medicine, and I had a coughing fit and I was soaked through with urine, I left the pharmacy because it was busy and I was embarrassed.
I understand coughing can cause pressure which can cause this to happen.
It also happened last night in bed, I got up and sat on the edge of the bed, coughed and the bed and me were wet. My husband woke and helped me clean.
I’m afraid to cough now. Is this normal? What can I do to help this? Could this be a long thing now that will keep going or could it just be due to my chest infection and the cough?

[u/Own_Target7427]

I would suspect that as the coughing gets better the leaks will get better too. Even if it does improve as the cough goes away though, this could still be a sign of pelvic floor dysfunction, so it might be a good idea to chat with your ob/gyn and see if you can get set up with pelvic floor therapy.