Incontinence solutions
What is Incontinence?
Incontinence is not a disease, but a symptom. It is defined as a condition, where a person experiences involuntary urination or bowel movements to an extent that affects the person's social life in a negative way.
Urinary incontinence means losing control of the bladder. In some cases it results in a total loss of the bladder’s contents and in other cases, it merely causes a small leakage.
There are many causes of urinary incontinence. Overall they cover physical damage, aging, cancer, infections and so on. Some conditions are temporary, while others are more permanent.
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TEMPORARY CAUSES FOR URINARY INCONTINENCE COVER:
- Lifestyle factors such as smoking, drinking and excessive intake of fluids
- Prescribed medication (mostly blood pressure medication, muscle relaxants, sedatives and some heart disease medication)
- Conditions such as constipation (can increase the need to urinate, because the compacted stool makes the nerves in charge of the bladder overactive.
PERMANENT CAUSES FOR URINARY INCONTINENCE:
- Aging
- Damage to the pelvic floor muscles
- Enlarged prostate
- Prostate/bladder cancer.
INCONTINENCE IS DIVIDED INTO 4 DIFFERENT CATEGORIES:
- Stress Incontinence
- Urge Incontinence
- Overflow Incontinence
- Fecal Incontinence