Advantages of CIC
Many MS patients choose to empty their bladders using CIC. They find this method has the following advantages:
- Easy and safe
- Protects the lower and upper urinary tracts
- The bladder is completely emptied
- Prevents residual urine, thereby reducing the risk of UTIs.
- Prevents urine leakage
- Prevents frequent urges and urinations
- Self-treatment. You control when and how to empty your bladder
- Emptying your bladder becomes more like "normal" urination
- Better control of your bladder's functionality