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Does Aging Cause Incontinence?

Jasmine Schmidt
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Jasmine D. Schmidt is an educational consultant whose work experience...

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Monday, August 04, 2008
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It isn't uncommon to come across the belief that incontinence is a normal part of aging - something to be expected as we get older. In reality, incontinence is always caused by something that isn't working quite right in the body. While incontinence is more common in the elderly, it is never "normal"...
  1. Holding urine in for too long
    Andrei
    Monday, August 04, 2008 at 12:16 PM

     One of your factors hit home with me.

     I was a bartender for about 13 years and had many occasions when I could not leave the bar to tend to my bathroom needs.I would sometimes hold my urine for hours aiting for my replacement or a slow period.

     Maybe this has contributed to my incontinence.

     This was a very informative Sharepost.

     Thank you.

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    re: Holding urine in for too long
    Jasmine Schmidt
    Monday, August 04, 2008 at 12:19 PM

    It seems that work situations like yours, or on a factory floor, alone behind a retail counter, etc, are the prime situations in which people get into trouble with holding their bladder for too long. If you work in a situation that makes it difficult to urinate when you need to, try speaking with your superior to work out a solution that makes everyone happy.

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  2. I disagree
    esco198025
    Thursday, March 19, 2009 at 02:48 PM

    I believe that incontinence is a normal part of aging.  Eventually body parts do not work as good as they used too.

     

    Jake Reid

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