Conditions
Urinary Incontinence
Urinary incontinence is passing urine when you do not mean to because of partial or total loss of control of the bladder. It is estimated that 3-6 million people in the UK have some degree of incontinence, which becomes more common with age, but does not only affect older people. It’s twice as common in women as men and is more common in women after giving birth. Incontinence means that either the muscles, or the nerve supply, are not working properly to control your bladder. The two main types of urinary incontinence are: stress incontinence (a small amount of urine leaks out during physical activity), and urge incontinence (the bladder empties completely). However, there are a number of treatments available. Pelvic floor exercises (or Kegel exercises) can be performed to strengthen the pelvic floor muscles, or patients can be referred for electric stimulation of the pelvic floor muscles to increase their strength. There are also a variety of surgical procedures available.
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I saw the advertisement for 'Eric', a site for childhood inocntinence, is there a similar one for incontinence in young adults? I am 21, so I am only just too old to look at the 'Eric' website!
As silly as this sounds, is there also a way in which people with incontinence problems could communicate with one another online to help us to feel less isolated?
My problems are so complicated, I get this sudden urgency to urinate, and sometimes this will occur when my bladder is not full, but other times, I'll leak and feel twinging sensations in my uretha, almost as though something is tugging in my urethra! I am getting so desperate and so tired of not being taken seriously!
I try pelvic floor exercises and undergo physiotherapy, but I find pelvic floor exercises hard to do on a daily basis, and hard to concentrate on when I lead a busy lifestyle! I do try my best though, and I am just beside myself with anxiety about it! I haven't had children, so I don't know why on earth this is happening!
The problems are exemplified by my feelings of isolation. Would any other young adults aged 18 plus who have any problems with urinary incontinence be interested in talking to people who also experience similar problems? This is something that I would find extremely beneficial.
Thanks.
hi, i'm 14 now and i have been wetting myself for as long as i can remember. i have never we the bed because it is usually when i laugh… and i am always laughing, i have tried pelvic floor exercises and they havent worked. i am scared to go out with my friends, my mum thought it had something to do with the fact i used to have very regular water infections. i have been to the doctor, they suggested pelvic floor and left it at that, please help me
i'm 14, and think i have urinary incontinence because i do lose control of my bladder… i am getting very insecure about this in case someone smells it on me…. i'm not too sure what pelvic floor exercises are so can you email me some ideas…. this would help very much thank you
Hi I am 51 I have had tibula stimulation:for twisted ureatha. I dont eat certian fruits,eg green apples, sugar and coffees which exasabate the proplem. However, I leak at least a cupful at a time. I just wonder if any tablet my stop the constant leaks.
I am 16 and for the last few years I have experienced what I believe to be stress incontinence. I do gymnastics and this was when I first noticed it. When I started jumping around, i could feel something leaking out. At first i thought it was just discharge (female puberty) but then on sports day running the 1500m I suddenly felt a whole load of liquid coming out. I didn't need the toilet at all, but I had wet myself. I have spoken to my mum and we both agree this shouldn't be happening to a 16 year old. I have been doing pelvic floor exercises with no result, I haven't given birth and have not even had sex so I don't understand what causes this.
weak bladder, when I need to go, I cannot hold on, I have been wearing pads, 24/7 for well over a year now,!! Help
Help my 11 year old daughter keeps wetting her self throw the day. I am worried that her friends at school will smell it on her. She will not go to the doctors she has started to wet the bed some nights. She has only had this problem for the last few months please help she is so upset.
Im 40 year old woman with a 4 year old child. i have serious problem with my bladder and this has only started happening over the past 2 years. unfortunately will past urine when standing up, going out etc and have to wear pads all the time, please can you help me as this is controlling my life.
Please help. Im 25 yrs old, and have no children. For quite a while now, every time i have an orgasm i seem to leak what appears to be wee. Sometimes its only a little, others its loads. Im really embarrassed, it happens to when im with my partener. Its getting near to me being frightened to orgasm when im with him.
continuation from my earlier comment…
... i have had tests for std's but there were clear, i get BV and uti's often (but not for a while) and take antibiotics but nothing has ever relieved this burning. could a catheter have caused trauma, when i had my c-section in 2003 thats how long iv had this burning from? urgent hlp please.
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