Urinary Incontinence
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Helping Women With A Number One Problem
Maybe you are laughing. Or running, coughing, on the way to the bathroom or jumping on a trampoline. And then, whoops, it happens: you literally pee in your pants. Maybe just a tiny bit, maybe more. But regardless the amount, isn't it embarrassing and something to keep hush-hush? Because, after all, no one has this "problem," right? Well, no one except for 25% to 45% of all women, which is about 25 to 45 times the number of women who watch Keeping Up with the Kardashians, not that the two are necessarily related.
Yes, urinary leakage or incontinence is much more common than you may realize. And no, urinary incontinence is not just an older person problem (unless you were just…
Resources
Is Incontinence Inevitable?
A reader asks if her urinary leaking is a simple fact of aging. (Hint: It doesn’t have to be.)
Peeing Your Pants After Pregnancy Is Preventable
Stress urinary incontinence may be a side effect of giving birth, but several treatment options can help clear it up.
Urinary Incontinence Is Common, Often Treatable—but Hard to Discuss
If the many health issues that come with aging, one of the most vexing is also among the hardest to talk about, even with a doctor: a troublesome bladder. Now, researchers and doctors are mounting new efforts to erase the stigma, inform patients about the best treatment options—and prevent problems from starting in the first place by promoting better bladder health.
When Is Peeing Too Often the Sign of a Problem?
“I talk to people who just let it drop that they go to the bathroom 20 times a day. They don’t realize that’s unusual.”
For Urinary Incontinence, Try Behavioral Treatments or Drugs, or Both
Bladder training, biofeedback and other behavioral therapies may work even better in combination with drugs.
Urinary incontinence can be a problem for women of all ages, but there is a cure
Whatever form it takes, the impact of incontinence can be debilitating and women are often too embarrassed to seek help from their doctor. This is unfortunate as there is more likelihood of a cure for those who receive treatment at an earlier point.
We Need to Talk About Urinary Incontinence
Despite serious consequences, urinary incontinence gets seriously overlooked and under treated. But it does not have to be this way. Very few older people need to be wearing adult diapers, because urinary incontinence is highly treatable. It is not ever a part of normal aging or a foregone conclusion.
What no one tells new moms about what childbirth can do to their bodies
Strikingly, they’ve found that new moms very often aren’t aware of possible complications, are too embarrassed to discuss their symptoms, and have no clue there are treatments that could help them. They get just one medical visit six weeks after birth, and that’s often woefully insufficient for the issues they’re dealing with.
World Federation of Incontinent Patients
The World Federation of Incontinent Patients (WFIP) is a global federation of national patient organizations for sufferers of incontinence and related pelvic floor disorders. The Federation is dedicated to promoting worldwide the interests of such patients and patient associations.
Helping Women With A Number One Problem
Maybe you are laughing. Or running, coughing, on the way to the bathroom or jumping on a trampoline. And then, whoops, it happens: you literally pee in your pants. Maybe just a tiny bit, maybe more. But regardless the amount, isn't it embarrassing and something to keep hush-hush? Because, after all, no one has this "problem," right? Well, no one except for 25% to 45% of all women, which is about 25 to 45 times the number of women who watch Keeping Up with the Kardashians, not that the two are necessarily related.
5 Myths and Incontinence Facts
Urinary incontinence can be embarrassing and difficult to talk about. Maybe that’s why there are so many misconceptions about sensitive bladder challenges. Let’s debunk a few incontinence myths together and get you on the right track to healthy urinary incontinence management.
Voices Of Incontinence
Real stories from people struggling with bladder leaks.
Association for Continence Advice
The ACA is a multi-professional association open to all health and allied care professionals and to those who have a concern for the promotion of continence and the better management of incontinence.
Incontinence Institute
Incontinence Institute provides patients with a specialized alternative to general incontinence care: bladder and bowel.
Incontinence Resource Center
Where the world meets for education and information about incontinence and comes for support!
Incontinence Source
Research, compare and select products related to incontinence.
Incontinence Support Center
This site is dedicated to providing comprehensive and accurate information as well as offering support about incontinence in all it's forms. We aim to be the absolute best information and support website on the web. Incontinence is the loss of bladder or bowel control, which affects people of all ages and both genders. There are many forms and degrees of incontinence, from having a dribble to having total loss of control. It affects millions of people both in north america and worldwide. There are over 19 million people in the USA that have some form of incontinence. It's a distressing condition that leaves a lot of people isolated and that many consider a taboo.
International Continence Society
The ICS is a registered charity with a global health focus which strives to improve the quality of life for people affected by urinary, bowel and pelvic floor disorders by advancing basic and clinical science through education, research, and advocacy.
National Association for Continence
NAFC's purpose is to be the leading source for public education and advocacy about the causes, prevention, diagnosis, treatments, and management alternatives for incontinence.
The Simon Foundation for Incontinence
The Simon Foundation is known throughout the world for its innovative educational projects and tireless efforts on behalf of people with loss of bladder and bowel control. Simon has led the way forward with many groundbreaking projects, for example: the first book written for laypersons, "Managing Incontinence: A Guide to Living with the Loss of Bladder Control"...
Campaign to End Fistula
Let's make this childbirth injury a thing of the past.
Cochrane Incontinence
Welcome to the Website of the Cochrane Incontinence Review Group. Our aim is to prepare, maintain and disseminate systematic reviews of the effectiveness of interventions for incontinence, including prevention, treatment and rehabilitation, concentrating on randomised controlled trials. The Cochrane Incontinence Group is a Collaborative Review Group (CRG) of the Cochrane Collaboration, an international organisation dedicated to informing those who provide or receive health care on the best available evidence.
Continence Product Advisor
Millions of people worldwide manage their incontinence using a combination of products. All of our unbiased advice is written by continence healthcare professionals and based on research evidence
International Children's Continence Society
The fundamental goal of the ICCS is to improve the quality of life and the life expectancy for all growing individuals with deficient bladder function, expressed as problems of storage and evacuation of urine. ICCS intends to approach this goal by increasing knowledge in all aspects of this problem area.
Always Discreet
Whether your overactive bladder symptoms are a result of stress incontinence, urge incontinence or both, Always Discreet’s incontinence liners, incontinence pads, and incontinence underwear, helps with frequent urination in women.
Depend
This is where to start your search if you’re new to incontinence. We’ve created incontinence guides for women and men – both filled with the answers you’ve been looking for.
Embarrassing Issues
There are many types of urinary incontinence. Urinary incontinence effects both men and women. In fact overall incontinence effects more men than women, but certain types of incontinence effect more women than men. Obviously since the urinary tract is different for men and women, causes of incontinence and treatments for incontinence can differ for men and women.
Healthy Women
Although the majority of incontinence cases can be improved or cured, many of those afflicted never discuss their problem with a health care professional. Instead of recognizing incontinence as a treatable condition and pursuing treatment, many women view it as an embarrassing consequence of aging.
National Incontinence
Urinary incontinence (UI) is the accidental leakage of urine. Although females are twice as likely as males to develop incontinence, this condition is equally embarassing for both sexes. The good news is that UI is often a treatable problem. We're here to help you with the products and resources so you can live your life in comfort. National Incontinence can help.
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