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Men and incontinence
“Approx. 5 % of all men aged over 20 years suffer from incontinence. The problem occurs in all age groups. However, it mostly occurs in men aged over 50 years.Fortunately, urinary incontinence is not a deadly disease, but it can still have a very negative impact on your life quality. If your urge to urinate is uncontrollable, you may feel insecure, as you don’t always know where the nearest toilet is when you are outside your house. Unfortunately, this causes many incontinence sufferers to stay at home instead of participating in social activities. For most incontinence sufferers, it does not...
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Women and incontinence
“To pee your pants when laughing” is not just an expression that something is very funny – it is also a problem that many women know. And that is not so funny. However, incontinence is often a neglected condition; maybe because it is still a bit tabooed, and moreover, it is not a life-threatening disease either. It is a condition, however, which can make everyday life very difficult for those suffering from incontinence. Thus, the condition has a big impact on a person’s life quality.The NHS Choices found that between 3 and 6 million people in the UK may suffer...
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Children and incontinence
Urinary incontinence, or enuresis, in children, who wet their pants but otherwise expected to be dry, is a well-known problem. It still seems, however, to be a subject filled with embarrassment and taboo – and it is something, that the child as well as the parent is anxious about. For all in the world the child does not want to stand out from the crowd and certainly not due to urinary accidents or wet pants. The parents may worry about whether the child is lazy, has psychological issues, physical problems or something completely different. In any case an uncontrollable bladder can impair your...
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