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How to Cope with Incontinence
What You Need to Know About Incontinence to Live Life Fully You're not alone. One in 20 Americans is incontinent. Nearly 13 million Americans live with incontinence, yet until recently few people had ever heard of it. |
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The most important fact to know about incontinence is that it is a symptom, not a disease. And that means it can be eliminated when the cause is removed, or it can be managed in various ways. In other words, incontinence doesn't have to change the way you feel about yourself or the way you want to live. Knowing what causes incontinence defines your options. Incontinence is the inability to completely control the release of urine. Normal urination involves excretory organs, the brain, and the pathways of communication between the two. Any disruption of the brain's "bladder full" signal, or the inability of the excretory organs to act on that signal, can produce incontinence. Incontinence may be permanent or temporary, depending upon its causes. For example, if a traumatic injury significantly damages the spinal cord and cuts off the brain's signal to the excretory organs, incontinence will be permanent. Temporary incontinence might be caused by medications such as diuretics. If a diuretic is the cause of incontinence, when no longer taken, the incontinence will disappear. There are 5 major types of incontinence. The chart on the next page describes the most prevalent types of incontinence. |
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