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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.
Adult diaper: [3] A type of disposable diaper or underpants for adults who struggle with urinary or fecal incontinence or other medical issues that affect bladder and bowel control; it is recommended by groups such as AgingCare that nurses and other professional care staff not use the term "diaper" due to its connotation with infants and ...
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
Stress incontinence – incontinence that occurs in situations when increased intra-abdominal pressure occurs such as coughing. Giggling incontinence – incontinence that occurs when laughing. Secondary incontinence usually occurs in the context of a new life event that is stressful such as abuse or parental divorce.
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)
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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]
Functional incontinence is a form of urinary incontinence in which a person is usually aware of the need to urinate, but for one or more physical or mental reasons they are unable to get to a bathroom. [1] The loss of urine can vary, from small leakages to full emptying of the bladder.