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Urge-incontinence
Involuntary urination accompanied by – or immediately preceded by – a strong urge to urinate, which is hard or even impossible to suppress.
Symptoms
• Frequent urinations around the clock
• Often large leakage episodes (bladder is emptying)
• Difficult to reach a toilet in time
Reason could be
• Cystitis
• Disorders in abdomen or bladder
• Neurological deseases
• Thin mucous membrane due to lack of oestrogen
• Side effect of other medical treatment
Treatment
• Treatment of the disorders in abdomen or bladder
• Training of the pelvic floor
• Bladder training, so that it can contain more urine, before the urge begins
• Treatment of cystitis
• Medical treatment
• Surgical treatment
Stress incontinence/strain incontinence
Involuntary urination resulting from strain, sneeze or cough.
Symptoms
• Minor leakage
• No urge to urinate coincident with the leakage
• Continent during the night
Reason
• Weak closing function
• Weak pelvic floor
• Thin mucous membrane due to lack of oestrogen after menopause
• Constipation
• Overfilled bladder
• Overweight and coughing
Treatment
• Training of the pelvic floor muscles
• Regular urination
• Adjustment of liquid intake
• Treatment of cough, overweight and constipation
• Oestrogen treatment
• Operation
Overflow incontinence
Overflow incontinence is not a defined incontinence type but presents as various symptoms, which include the following:
• Seeping urination
• Weak stream
• Frequent urination around the clock
• Poor emptying of the bladder
• Recurrent cystitis
Treatment of the cause
• Weakened bladder muscle due to overfilled bladder
• Enlarged prostate, which prevents outlet from the bladder
• Neurological diseases
• Consequences of diabetes
• Side effects of medicine
Treatment
• Regular toiletting regime
• Double or triple urination, to empty the bladder properly
• Treatment of enlarged prostate
• Single-use catheterization
• Permanent catheter
Faecal incontinence
Constipation, diarrhoea and involuntary bowel movement are symptoms,(remove comma) which can occur simultaneously or separately. Faecal leakage episodes indicate problems in the intestinal system, which are often complex and caused by many different factors.
The figures are only based on an estimate as faecal problems tend to be seen as much more private than urine incontinence. Approx. 20 % of the Danish population suffer from constipation and approx. 4 % suffer from diarrhoea. There are no Danish figures indicating the frequency of involuntary bowel movements. When comparing the figures from England approx. 4 % of adult Danes will likely suffer from involuntary bowel movements.
Help is available from:
• Your own doctor
• Pharmacy
• Medical specialist
• The hospital
• Anal physiological outpatient clinic with referral from the local hospital
• Continence society
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Urge-incontinence
Involuntary urination accompanied by – or immediately preceded by – a strong urge to urinate, which is hard or even impossible to suppress.
Symptoms
• Frequent urinations around the clock
• Often large leakage episodes (bladder is emptying)
• Difficult to reach a toilet in time
Reason could be
• Cystitis
• Disorders in abdomen or bladder
• Neurological deseases
• Thin mucous membrane due to lack of oestrogen
• Side effect of other medical treatment
Treatment
• Treatment of the disorders in abdomen or bladder
• Training of the pelvic floor
• Bladder training, so that it can contain more urine, before the urge begins
• Treatment of cystitis
• Medical treatment
• Surgical treatment
Stress incontinence/strain incontinence
Involuntary urination resulting from strain, sneeze or cough.
Symptoms
• Minor leakage
• No urge to urinate coincident with the leakage
• Continent during the night
Reason
• Weak closing function
• Weak pelvic floor
• Thin mucous membrane due to lack of oestrogen after menopause
• Constipation
• Overfilled bladder
• Overweight and coughing
Treatment
• Training of the pelvic floor muscles
• Regular urination
• Adjustment of liquid intake
• Treatment of cough, overweight and constipation
• Oestrogen treatment
• Operation
Overflow incontinence
Overflow incontinence is not a defined incontinence type but presents as various symptoms, which include the following:
• Seeping urination
• Weak stream
• Frequent urination around the clock
• Poor emptying of the bladder
• Recurrent cystitis
Treatment of the cause
• Weakened bladder muscle due to overfilled bladder
• Enlarged prostate, which prevents outlet from the bladder
• Neurological diseases
• Consequences of diabetes
• Side effects of medicine
Treatment
• Regular toiletting regime
• Double or triple urination, to empty the bladder properly
• Treatment of enlarged prostate
• Single-use catheterization
• Permanent catheter
Faecal incontinence
Constipation, diarrhoea and involuntary bowel movement are symptoms,(remove comma) which can occur simultaneously or separately. Faecal leakage episodes indicate problems in the intestinal system, which are often complex and caused by many different factors.
The figures are only based on an estimate as faecal problems tend to be seen as much more private than urine incontinence. Approx. 20 % of the Danish population suffer from constipation and approx. 4 % suffer from diarrhoea. There are no Danish figures indicating the frequency of involuntary bowel movements. When comparing the figures from England approx. 4 % of adult Danes will likely suffer from involuntary bowel movements.
Help is available from:
• Your own doctor
• Pharmacy
• Medical specialist
• The hospital
• Anal physiological outpatient clinic with referral from the local hospital
• Continence society
For more information about our premium products - Abena Adult Diapers, please visit:
Assisted Living Home Page
Abena Singapore Facebook Fan Page
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