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New Anticholinergic
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- Stress Incontinence
- Urge Incontinence
- Overflow Incontinence
- Functional Incontinence
Lifestyle Changes
Hygiene Tips
Keeping Skin Clean. Proper hygiene is essential for patients with incontinence.
To avoid skin irritation and infection associated with incontinence, keep the area around the urethra clean. The following tips may be helpful:
- After a urinary accident, clean any affected areas right away.
- When bathing, use warm water and don't scrub forcefully; hot water and scrubbing can injure the skin.
- A number of cleansers are available that are specially created for incontinence and...
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