Summer BanksIncontinence
December 12th 2006 04:41
Incontinence :
Urinary incontinence is the loss of voluntary bladder control. It occurs frequently in children and in older people.
Causes :
Most often, incontinence is caused by some underlying condition, such as obstruction, infection, or inflammation of any portion of the urinary tract. In such cases, successful treatment of the underlying cause clears up the incontinence problem.
Stress incontinence is the leakage of urine on coughing, sneezing, straining, or laughing. This type of incontinence is common in women whose pelvic muscles have been weakened by childbirth.
Treatment :
Although the first step in treating incontinence is to detect and correct any underlying problem, it is important to remember that many children do not establish complete bladder control before they are four or five years old. Children of any age may have occasional accidents, especially if they are ill or exhausted.
Persons who have problems with incontinence can help themselves by going to the bathroom often and regularly, by arranging their sleeping and living quarters near bathrooms, and by wearing clothes that can be removed quickly and easily. It may also help to keep a bedpan or urinal next to the bed and to drink only a small amount of water, if any, before going to bed.
Drugs are available to aid in controlling urination in certain conditions. Stress incontinence can usually be surgically corrected.
Urinary incontinence is the loss of voluntary bladder control. It occurs frequently in children and in older people.
Causes :
Most often, incontinence is caused by some underlying condition, such as obstruction, infection, or inflammation of any portion of the urinary tract. In such cases, successful treatment of the underlying cause clears up the incontinence problem.
Stress incontinence is the leakage of urine on coughing, sneezing, straining, or laughing. This type of incontinence is common in women whose pelvic muscles have been weakened by childbirth.
Treatment :
Although the first step in treating incontinence is to detect and correct any underlying problem, it is important to remember that many children do not establish complete bladder control before they are four or five years old. Children of any age may have occasional accidents, especially if they are ill or exhausted.
Persons who have problems with incontinence can help themselves by going to the bathroom often and regularly, by arranging their sleeping and living quarters near bathrooms, and by wearing clothes that can be removed quickly and easily. It may also help to keep a bedpan or urinal next to the bed and to drink only a small amount of water, if any, before going to bed.
Drugs are available to aid in controlling urination in certain conditions. Stress incontinence can usually be surgically corrected.
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