How To Stay In Touch With Long-Distance Family And Friends
We’ve been talking this week about increasing our social circle and improving our relationships. Having a strong connection to others helps to keep us healthy. However, with many people these days living far from family and friends, it can be hard to stay in touch. However, being far does not imply that the closeness or […]
How Smoking Contributes To Incontinence
This article explores the surprising link between smoking and incontinence. It explains how smoking can weaken pelvic muscles, leading to stress incontinence, and irritate the bladder, causing frequent urination.
Struggling With Overactive Bladder? Know Your Options!
A Guest Blog By Dr. Harriette Scarpero, M.D. It’s estimated that over 37 million Americans live with Overactive Bladder (1,2) – the urgent and frequent need to use the restroom. And yet, many people don’t receive the proper treatment they should. Part of this is due to one’s own embarrassment – no one likes to […]
Can Obesity Cause Urinary Incontinence?
Is there a link between obesity and incontinence? Learn how shedding some weight may help with those bladder leaks.
The Power of Goal Setting 3 Reasons Why You Need Goals for 2024
In the pursuit of personal growth and fulfillment, setting goals is an indispensable tool. Goals provide direction, motivation, and a roadmap for achieving our aspirations. As we embark on a new year, let’s explore the power of goal setting and how it can transform our 2024.
The Importance of Resolutions
I’ve always been a big fan of making New Year’s resolutions that is the Importance of Resolutions. I envision each year as the start of a new chapter – a way to reinvent myself, develop better habits, and enhance my life. New Year’s resolutions make us more self-aware and encourage us to think about what […]
The Importance Of Being Kind
Earlier this year we shared a story about a woman named Lisa Lemming Jackson who was shopping at a Kroger supermarket. She happened to notice a man who, as he locked eyes with her, seemed as if he needed something. She kindly asked if she could help him. It was this act of kindness that […]
Why Incontinence Is A Condition We Need To Worry About
Incontinence is a condition largely overlooked and under treated in the United States. Although nearly 37 million people every year are affected by incontinence (which ranges from bladder to bowel leakage issues), unfortunately only a fraction of them ever seek help. Issues like stigma and embarrassment keep many from reaching out. Others seek help but […]
Why Didn’t Anyone Tell Me About Pelvic Organ Prolapse?
A Guest Blog By Sally Connor I am a 38-year old woman, and I am angry. Angry that my body has changed so much since I’ve had children, angry that I developed a prolapsed bladder after the birth of my first son, angry that I can no longer run the way I used to without making […]
How To Prepare For Your OAB Doctor Appointment
Overactive bladder, or urinary urgency, can be disruptive to your life, even if you’ve found ways to live with it. NAFC encourages you to make an appointment with your doctor so you can get on a path to treatment. These 6 steps will help prepare you for a discussion with your doctor about OAB: […]
The Top 3 Reasons To Use A Bowel Diary When You Have Fecal Incontinence
It sounds weird, doesn’t it? Keeping a journal for your bowel or bladder? Maybe, but a Bowel Diary is actually a very useful tool to use if you suffer from Fecal Incontinence or Accidental Bowel Leakage. Here Are 3 Reasons To Use A Bowel Diary For Fecal Incontinence A Bowel Diary Gives You A […]
NAFC’s Response to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article, “With Overactive Bladder, Drug Firms Helped Create A $3 Billion Market”
Recently, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel published an article titled “With overactive bladder, drug companies helped create a $3 billion market.” In the article, the authors insinuate that OAB, as a condition, is mostly made up by drug companies to create a market need. As an organization that has helped countless people find treatment as they […]