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Incontinence or Incontinent may refer to: Urinary incontinence, the most commonly occurring type of incontinence, the involuntary excretion of urine; Fecal incontinence, the involuntary excretion of bowel contents; Lack of moderation or self-control, especially related to sexual desire - see Incontinence (philosophy)
Urinary incontinence (UI), also known as involuntary urination, is any uncontrolled leakage of urine. It is a common and distressing problem, which may have a large impact on quality of life. [1] Urinary incontinence is common in older women and has been identified as an important issue in geriatric health care.
Fecal continence, the ability to control defecation, see Fecal incontinence; Urinary continence, the ability to control urination, see Urinary incontinence, the involuntary excretion of urine; Sexual continence, a synonym of Coitus reservatus; Sexual abstinence; Incontinence (philosophy), a lack of self-control (Greek: ἀκρασία)
Overactive bladder is characterized by a group of four symptoms: urgency, urinary frequency, nocturia, and urge incontinence. Urge incontinence is not present in the "dry" classification. [12] Urgency is considered the hallmark symptom of OAB, but there are no clear criteria for what constitutes urgency and studies often use other criteria. [1]
Fecal incontinence (FI), or in some forms, encopresis, is a lack of control over defecation, leading to involuntary loss of bowel contents — including flatus (gas), liquid stool elements and mucus, or solid feces.
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The International Continence Society (ICS) is a registered UK charity with a global health focus on the development in the field of incontinence. [1]It strives to improve the quality of life for people affected by urinary, bowel and pelvic floor disorders by advancing basic and clinical science through education, research, and advocacy.
National Association for Continence (NAFC) is a national, private, non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of people with incontinence, voiding dysfunction, and related pelvic floor disorders.