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Health Encyclopedia: Urinary Incontinence Risk Factors

Risk Factors

About 13 million adults experience incontinence at some time. The number, however, may actually be higher because most patients are reluctant to discuss incontinence with their doctors. In fact, research indicates that many patients will not admit to having the problem even when questioned directly. Although a third of American men and women ages 30 to 70 have experienced at least some loss of bladder control, most have not been diagnosed by a doctor.

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Expert & Community Posts

Study Shows Mixing Dementia Drugs with Incontinence Drugs Can Cause Decline

By Carol Bradley Bursack , Health Expert

...population that also tends to have problems with incontinence - are together causing more rapid... Read more »

Childbirth Studies and Incontinence

By Jasmine Schmidt , Health Expert

...about the effects of pregnancy and childbirth on incontinence. Interestingly, one study was... Read more »

Fecal Incontinence

By Jasmine Schmidt , Health Expert

Because so many people suffer from urinary incontinence, it has become a large focus of my work as... Read more »

Overactive Bladder Medications

By Jasmine Schmidt , Health Expert

...that has really become an agent of change in the incontinence arena is the use of... Read more »

Is My Bladder Weak?

By Jasmine Schmidt , Health Expert

...thought I'd write about the two most common types of incontinence, and explain a bit about... Read more »

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Women With Incontinence May Also Face Depression

...Vigod, M.D. and Donna E. Stewart, M.D., FRCPC The authors explored the relationship between urinary incontinence and major depression through data from the Canadian Community Health Survey. The... Read more »

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Welcome to Incontinence Connection Realizing you are incontinent can be frightening and overwhelming. But once you've been diagnosed, you can begin to take the steps to find treatments and move on... Read more »

Diabetic Women Can Reduce Their Risk of Urinary Incontinence

Lifestyle Intervention Is Associated With Lower Prevalence of Urinary Incontinence The Diabetes Prevention Program Jeanette S. Brown, MD, Rena Wing, PHD, Elizabeth Barrett-Connor, MD, Leroy M.... Read more »

Hormones Worsen Urinary Incontinence

...on the effects of hormone therapy. But did you know they studied the effects of hormone therapy on incontinence? They looked at stress and urge incontinence in women and found that hormone therapy... Read more »

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Medications

Minipress Oral Precautions and Side Effects

...frequent urination inability to control urination (incontinence) diarrhea mental/mood... Read more »

Reglan Oral Precautions and Side Effects

...increase in urination inability to hold urine (incontinence) Tell your doctor immediately... Read more »

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Related News

Drugs Cause Cognitive Problems for Seniors

May 07, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Common drugs used to treat stomach cramps, ulcers, motion sickness and urinary incontinence appear to cause older, healthy... Read summary »

Getting Over the Urge to "go": Which Surgery is Best?

May 29, 2007

By Andrea Hughes, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Many women suffering from urinary incontinence may be able to... Read summary »

Study: Physical therapy can help incontinence

October 03, 2008

An extensive study has shown that pelvic floor muscle training and bladder training are the best solutions for incontinence in women. Researchers say... Read summary »

Constipation may lead to incontinence, other problems

August 19, 2009

A review of studies has found that having a problem with constipation may lead to other health problems such as fecal incontinence, hemorrhoids, anal... Read summary »

Treating Urinary Incontinence

June 14, 2006

RICHMOND, Va. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- About 30 percent of all women suffer from urinary incontinence. Many are too embarrassed to seek help for... Read summary »

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