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Bladder weakness, or incontinence, will affect up to half of all women at some stage in their life but with the right information and products, it can be managed and in some cases, even resolved.

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UTI Symptoms and Treatments

Often only associated with women, Urinary Tract Infections, or UTIs, affect people of any gender....
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Tony’s message to Australian men dealing with incontinence

Tony shares his experience with prostate cancer and discusses an issue many men don’t feel comfor...
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How male incontinence products help men

Are you a male struggling with incontinence? You're not alone.  
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Tips for Carers: Incontinence and Gender Differences

Appreciating the difference gender has on incontinence will ensure the most appropriate management
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New developments in diagnosing stress incontinence

The specific physical traits of female stress incontinence have been difficult to evaluate, but n...
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Reducing the Stress of Incontinence Care

As a carer, managing incontinence can be physically and emotionally taxing. This article explains...
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Carer Tips: Why it’s important to take care of you

Caring for a loved-one can be rewarding, but it can also take a toll on your health and wellbeing...
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Common Causes

Coughing, laughing with friends, squats at the gym. Just the thought of it can be enough to make ...
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Triggers of Little Leaks

Certain situations like laughing, lifting and sneezing are more likely to trigger little leaks. T...
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Types of Little Leaks

There are two main types of urine leaks for women. ‘Stress’ or ‘urge’. Understanding which one yo...
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Types of Prolapse

The word ‘prolapse’ literally means ‘to fall out of place’ and in the contribution to incontinenc...
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What are Little Leaks?

Leaks are probably more common than you think. Whether you’ve just had a baby, or started to expe...
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What is light bladder leakage?

Understanding more about light bladder leakage or LBL will help you improve this very widespread ...
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Being a smoker

A smoker’s cough can be an indirect cause of leakage, mainly because of the frequency and abnorma...
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Enlarged prostate gland or prostate surgery

The most common type of bladder weakness experienced by men is a continuous dripping. This ...
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Loss of mobility

Sometimes the simple fact of not being able to get around due to physical injury, disease or age ...
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Persistent constipation

Constipation is one of the most common causes of faecal incontinence. Chronic constipation could ...
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Prescribed medications

Male urinary incontinence can be a side-effect of certain medication. If a recently started, or c...
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Weakened pelvic floor muscles

Unless exercised, this muscle can weaken over time, losing strength and flexibility. to the poin...
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After Dribble

After dribble (post-micturition dribble or PMD as it’s known medically) is losing a few drops aft...
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Overflow incontinence

Overflow incontinence refers to constant or erratic urine flow. It happens when the bladder is u...
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Stress Incontinence in Men

Incontinence isn’t a stand-alone condition, regardless of the type, but a symptom of an underlyi...
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Arthritis

Arthritis itself doesn’t usually contribute to a weak bladder, but stiff joints and pain with mo...
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Bladder cancer

Relatively rare (only 3% and all cancers diagnosed are of the bladder) and often treatable, bladd...
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Diabetes

Precisely how diabetes increases the frequency and severity of incontinence isn’t known, but ther...
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Pyelonephritis - Kidney infection

Pyelonephritis is a painful condition that causes an urgent and frequent need to urinate. It can ...
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Menopause

The reduction in estrogen that occurs with menopause has long been associated with muscle weaken...
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Obesity

Fat deposits around the abdomen are thought to be the main cause, putting chronic strain on the ...
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Other Diseases and Conditions

There are many other conditions that can affect urinary and bowel incontinence. Some create a ph...
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How Pregnancy Can Cause Incontinence

Incontinence caused by pregnancy and childbirth is not uncommon. The additional weight of pregna...
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Prolapse

The word ‘prolapse’ literally means ‘to fall out of place’ and in the contribution to incontinen...
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Small or overactive bladder

This condition causes a frequent, sudden and strong urge to urinate, but then often only passing ...
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Urinary Tract Infections

A urinary tract infection irritates the tract causing a sudden and urgent need to urinate and a ...
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Stress incontinence

Stress Incontinence occurs when the pelvic floor muscle has lost the strength to ‘hold on’ under...
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Functional incontinence

It may be physical, such as an injury, Multiple Sclorosis, Cerebal Plasy, Pakinson’s Deisease or...
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Bowel or Faecal Incontinence

Bowel or faecal incontinence are terms used to describe liquid or solid leakage from the bowel or...
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Urge Incontinence

Urge incontinence can be the sign of an infection so consulting a medical professional is a good...
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