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How effective is bladder training?

A number of studies show success rates in the order of 80% by three months. Usually, within two to three weeks you are likely to have some encouraging benefit. It is important to keep practising bladder training over the years, otherwise your bladder will go back to its old bad habits: it is a matter of mind over bladder.

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