Incontinence Education And Support for Patients, Caregivers, and professionals
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Incontinence Education And Support For Patients, Caregivers and Professionals
Incontinence, the involuntary loss of urine or fecal matter, is not a condition that anyone should have to “just live with.” It’s not something you need to accept as you get older, or an inevitable consequence of childbirth or surgery. Incontinence is a treatable medical condition, whether you have occasional light wetness, heavier bladder leakage, bedwetting, or bowel issues such as IBS or IBD. No matter what type of bladder or bowel symptoms you might be experiencing, help is available. This is the place you should be.
Incontinence Education And Support for Patients, Caregivers, and professionals
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Don’t Compromise: Find The Right Absorbent Product For You
No two people experience incontinence in the same way. Different factors like what kind of incontinence a person has, mobility and body type create unique challenges for managing incontinence. Finding the right product in your preferred style and the perfect size can be one of those challenges, but it’s also crucial to giving you the protection and peace of mind you deserve.
There are many styles, sizes and shapes of absorbent products to meet your unique needs. Here are some tips to help you find the product that works right for you.
Can your ANKLE stop you from leaking? A surprising new approach for treating OAB
In this episode of Life Without Leaks, urologist Dr. Alex Rogers joins us to talk about today’s landscape of OAB treatments, from behavioral changes and medications to Botox and neuromodulation. She also introduces us to a newer option: an implanted tibial nerve stimulation device placed by the ankle that can actually improve bladder control.
I Constantly Have To Pee. What’s Wrong With Me?
“Why am I peeing so much?”, “I’m peeing every hour – what’s wrong with me?”, These are questions we get all the time at NAFC. Learn more about frequent urination in both men and women, and what may be causing you to be constantly running to the bathroom.
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We Count! A new campaign to help women with incontinence
Did you realize that half of all women will experience incontinence? Or that more people have incontinence than either diabetes or heart disease? As alarming as those figures are, incontinence is still something that too few people are willing to talk about, and the end result is that millions suffer in silence – often for years and years – even though there are treatments that can work wonders for them.
That’s why NAFC is introducing the We Count campaign.