What is incontinence without sensory awareness?
Urinary Incontinence without sensory awareness can occur during any activity or during rest, from a small trickle to large volumes of urine loss. Urinary Urgency occurs when you feel a strong urge to urinate and you cannot prevent yourself from urinating. A typical medical diagnosis is Overactive Bladder.
What is the medical term for urinary incontinence?
Enuresis is the medical term for involuntary urination or “wetting.” Other words for this problem include incontinence, voiding problems, or urinary accidents.
What is the term given to the type of urinary incontinence associated with conditions such as Parkinson’s disease Alzheimer’s disease and stroke?
Multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s Disease, stroke, and injury – including injury that occurs during surgery – can all harm bladder nerves or muscles. People with functional incontinence may have problems thinking, moving, or communicating that prevent them from reaching a toilet.
What is the most common type of urinary incontinence?
Stress urinary incontinence is the most common type of urinary incontinence. This is not caused by emotional stress but by strain on the bladder like jumping, bending, lifting, exercise, and even coughing or sneezing.
What triggers incontinence?
Incontinence can happen when the bladder muscles suddenly tighten and the sphincter muscles are not strong enough to pinch the urethra shut. This causes a sudden, strong urge to urinate that you may not be able to control. Pressure caused by laughing, sneezing, or exercising can cause you to leak urine.
How do I stop incontinence?
Prevention
- Maintain a healthy weight.
- Practice pelvic floor exercises.
- Avoid bladder irritants, such as caffeine, alcohol and acidic foods.
- Eat more fiber, which can prevent constipation, a cause of urinary incontinence.
- Don’t smoke, or seek help to quit if you’re a smoker.
How can I stop incontinence as I age?
To prevent urinary and faecal incontinence, you need to drink plenty of liquids, eat a high-fibre diet, exercise regularly, develop good toilet habits and make healthy lifestyle choices. See your doctor or talk to a continence professional if you have any concerns about your toilet habits.