Just what is incontinence?

Definition incontinence is the involuntary loss of urine that is enough to cause concern, either from a social or hygiene perspective.

It is estimated that over 12 million Americans have urinary incontinence. Incontinence affects all ages, both sexes, and people of every social and economic level. It is also estimated that 15 to 30 percent of people over the age of 60 who live at home have incontinence. Women are twice as likely as men to have this condition. In addition, at least half of the 1.5 million Americans who reside in nursing homes are incontinent. The exact number of people with incontinence is not known, but the total number of people affected may be far greater than current estimates.People are often embarrassed to approach their GP with continence problems and they can affect every area of life.

It is more common than you might think. an estimated that over 12 million people in the US - with at least 16 percent of women experiencing incontinence to some degree by the age of 75. It is about twice as common in women than men, and affects many women after childbirth.

It is not a condition confined to the elderly, as many younger people have problems with continence, for a number of reasons.

The main types of urinary incontinence are Stress Incontinence and Urge Incontinence.

This website aims to provide you with easy to understand and accurate answers to the questions you have about incontinence.

We realise that there are many resources on the internet which inform, guide, advise and bombard you with details of treatments, remedies and cures for hearing loss, and it became obvious to us that there was a real need for straightforward information to help you become better informed about incontinence.

Information is power. Your experience of hearing loss can only be made easier if you understand all about it. We seek to explain what you need to know clearly and simply. We have done our best to translate technical and medical terms into normal language that everyone can take in, and we have only included relevant facts so that you don’t have to wade through too many pages.

This site provides links to some of the best things we can find which may help you with incontinence. We are constantly on the lookout for new and exceptional products that have been tried and tested by people like you.

We can assure you that all products featured on this site have been fully tested and come with recommendations by people who suffer from incontinence just like you.

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