Incontinence
Urinary incontinence (stress incontinence and urge incontinence) is especially common for women who have given birth, while urinary and fecal incontinence can be a side effect of prostate cancer treatment. Fortunately, there are a number of effective ways to deal with this condition, including behavioral changes, medications, exercises, and physical therapies. To learn more about urinary incontinence and fecal incontinence, check out the following articles, which address symptoms, diagnoses, treatment options, and recent research advances.
Your doctor understands the difficulty of talking about bowel incontinence. Check here for tests and procedures that could be done in a typical office visit.
Many websites about fecal incontinence cover only a few aspects of this problem, or don’t deal with them in depth. Good news: here’s one that not only answers all your medical questions, but offers a private community area as well.
Fecal incontinence is sometimes as simple as passing gas. Some gas is normal, but you can control some of the most common causes of an overabundance of gas in the digestive tract.
Preventing or eliminating painful gas is not a one-size-fits-all proposition. Learn some surprising secrets about how to get rid of that bloated feeling and stop uncontrolled gas release.
Check out our Urinary Incontinence Core Knowledge Section
Articles
Painful Gas: Most Helpful Tips
Everyone produces gas in the digestive tract, some more than others. Use our helpful tips to reduce how much and how often you produce gas, and find out which foods cause gas to smell worse.
Bowel Incontinence Overview: Causes and Treatments
Anyone can have bowel incontinence, a problem that’s often kept quiet from the people who could help most. Find out what incontinence is and why it occurs.
Bowel Incontinence Treatment Options
Bowel incontinence shouldn’t dictate where you go and what you do. Treatment and management routines can free you from worry and give you back your freedom.
Pelvic Floor Disorders Common in U.S. Women
According to a recent study, pelvic floor disorders and urinary incontinence are common among U.S. women, particularly those who have borne children and women who are overweight or obese. Occurrence...
Urinary Incontinence in the Aging Population
A detailed article about urinary incontinence and how it impacts the aging population, including a description of the types of incontinence - urge incontinence and stress incontinence - and treatment...
Urinary Incontinence Among People with Disabilities
Research indicates the same urinary incontinence treatment that works for able-bodied patients may work for people with a disability, such as muscle exercises, and are best for patients dealing with...
