If you eat excessive amounts of these foods, try to cut back and see if you notice any difference in your experience with urine leaks and how often (and how urgently) you feel like you must go to the bathroom.

It is also important to drink six to eight glasses of water every day, which is important for proper kidney function and helps prevent constipation. Urine that is extremely concentrated due to lack of water is also more irritating to the bladder and can worsen feelings of urgency.

The benefits of drinking the right amounts of fluid include preventing dehydration, constipation, and urinary tract infection and kidney stone formation. The average American adult requires about six to eight 8-ounce glasses of fluid a day. If you drink non-bladder-irritating fluids other than water, you do not need to force yourself to drink an additional six glasses of water.