Incontinence Expert Jasmine Schmidt shares Incontinence management news and commentary at IncontinenceNetwork.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/45 http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/45/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/45 http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/45/34298/reasons-doctor Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:59:00 -0400 Jasmine Schmidt I know I harp on this all the time, but I just can't over-stress the importance of seeing your doctor about urinary and/or fecal incontinence. I love the "Ask a Question" feature of this website because it's an easy way to share information, but it also has shown me how many people are still hesitating to ask their doctor about their pelvic health questions. To help nudge you in that direction, here's my "Top 10" list of reasons to speak with... http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/45/34298/reasons-doctor http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/45/31847/incontinence Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:10:00 -0400 Jasmine Schmidt This "news" is actually several weeks old, but it's interesting and you may find it helpful, so better late than never.    Here's one of the news reports: Bladder and dementia therapy may be incompatible   At the beginning of May major news outlets began reporting on the findings of two new studies showing that older people on medication for dementia who were also taking anticholinergic drugs, a common treatment for... http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/45/31847/incontinence http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/45/28568/diapers Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:15:00 -0400 Jasmine Schmidt Should I use diapers for incontinence? Someone recently asked this question in the "Ask a Question" section of the website, and I thought I'd address it in a separate post, since I'm asked some variation of this question quite often. Although it may look like a simple "yes" or "no" answer would suffice, there is actually quite a lot to consider when answering a question like this.   Like I've said before, incontinence is always the... http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/45/28568/diapers http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/45/28311/incontinence Mon, 19 May 2008 22:06:18 -0400 Jasmine Schmidt I personally have learned first-hand about the difficulty of obtaining, and paying for, private health insurance in the U.S., so I can appreciate a money-saving plan when I see one. If you have a high-deductible insurance plan, please read on for more information about the money-saving benefits of a health savings account. In fact, if you regularly use absorbent products (adult diapers) to manage a health condition, you may want to learn... http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/45/28311/incontinence http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/45/26428/incontinence Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:34:00 -0400 Jasmine Schmidt   If you've been following my SharePosts for a while, you've come to understand that I constantly preach "see your doctor, see your doctor". The next logical question is: What doctor do I see?   Seeing Your Primary Care Physician about Incontinence There are many different doctors who you can speak with about incontinence. I usually recommend that you start by mentioning the leakage to whoever is your primary care physician (or... http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/45/26428/incontinence http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/45/25705/insurance Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:26:00 -0400 Jasmine Schmidt Using products to manage incontinence can take its toll financially. Working your way through the world of Medicare, Medicaid, or private insurance can be confusing, and unfortunately all too often it ends up fruitless, but there is much work that we can all do to push towards improvement in the system.   Private Insurance Coverage of Incontinence To the best of my knowledge, there is no federal legislation mandating that insurance... http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/45/25705/insurance http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/45/24014/menopause Wed, 02 Apr 2008 22:44:00 -0400 Jasmine Schmidt Some interesting incontinence news this week...   The Effect of Menopause on the Pelvic Floor and Bladder Function   I myself have written about the possible effects of menopause on the pelvic floor, but a recent study published in the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology contradicts that widely-held belief. Apparently the research showed, if anything, a mild decrease in incontinence during menopause.   Hormone Replacement... http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/45/24014/menopause http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/45/21857/defining-stress Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:52:00 -0400 Jasmine Schmidt When discussing incontinence, I'm always quick to define "stress incontinence" as a physical stress endured by your body, such as sneezing or coughing, which causes spontaneous leakage of urine. In this SharePost, however, I'd like to discuss the causes and effects of emotional stress when living with all kinds of both urinary and fecal incontinence.   Living with incontinence can be incredibly emotionally stressful.... http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/45/21857/defining-stress http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/45/20610/adult-enuresis Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:42:00 -0500 Jasmine Schmidt While following this recent community SharePost (http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/82165/18943/comments/), I realized just how many people on this website are dealing with enuresis (bedwetting). While I've written a good deal about childhood enuresis, I think I've neglected to write about adults who experience enuresis.  Enuresis during adulthood is complicated to say the least. Some adults never "outgrew"... http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/45/20610/adult-enuresis http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/45/20149/support-group Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:18:00 -0500 Jasmine Schmidt In general, it's a nice feeling to be supported. In fact, "supportive" is something of a buzz word that we throw around as a desired positive attribute in everyone from our spouses to our friends to our co-workers or superiors. So it stands to reason that we could all use a little support when dealing with incontinence as well. The problem, of course, is that having a misbehaving bladder isn't the kind of thing one broadcasts... http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/45/20149/support-group