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Incontinence: 10 Things to Do When You're Diagnosed

You've established that you have a form of incontinence, but what do you do now?  The initial doctors' visits, testing, diagnosis, and possible treatments are now in motion or complete, but here is where you can change your current knowledge and lifestyle:   Following Up With Doctors   Now is a good time to consider following up... Read moreChevron
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Incontinence: The Power of Activity

I have blogged about the importance of exercise in some of my previous entries, “Exercise your Pelvic Floor – You Owe It to Yourself”, and “Strategies to Maximize Activity Level While Managing Incontinence”, but after returning from a continuing education course this weekend, I couldn’t help but to re-visit this... Read moreChevron
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Telling Family and Friends About Incontinence: My Story

When I first had issues with bladder and bowel incontinence, I was newly diagnosed with mutiple sclerosis and going through a very bad relapse. I was having steroid treatment and I had wet the bed two times at my mother's house (she and my father were taking care of me as my husband worked to keep us afloat.) Being on the verge of a nervous... Read moreChevron
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Every time I stand up I leak...

If you find it hard to control your bladder when you stand up from a seated position you may want to take a closer look at your sitting posture.  In my previous entries I have talked extensively about how our posture can affect the function of our pelvic floor.  Posture is not something that is only with us when we are standing, but it... Read moreChevron
posted 08/17/2010, comments (0)|
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Tests Used to Diagnose Incontinence

Since there are various types of incontinence, there are also several ways to diagnose the type of incontinence a patient has.  Exams range from simple to more lengthy/extensive:   Patient  Medical  History A very basic way to determine the causes of incontinence problems can simply be to track the incontinence’s... Read moreChevron
posted 08/16/2010, comments (0)|
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