Adult Incontinence Cause

 

  • Adult Incontinence Cause - There are an estimated 13 million Americans who suffer from Adult Incontinence with 11 million of them being females, according to the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR). More than 50% of elderly persons living at home or in long-term care facilities are incontinent, Urinary and fecal incontinence is not merely linked to age but can be associated with pregnancy, childbirth, caffeine intake, certain medications, IBS, colitis and other digestive track diseases. There are four main types of Adult Incontinence Cause: Stress incontinence, urge incontinence, mixed incontinence (a combination of the first two) and overflow incontinence.

    Adult Incontinence Cause risk factors:
    Adult Incontinence Cause is almost always due to an underlying medical condition. However, you are more likely to experience Adult Incontinence Cause in your lifetime if any of the following risk factors describe you (often, Adult Incontinence is due to more than one cause):


    Obesity
    Smoking
    Pregnant or have carried to full term
    Postmenopausal
    Have bladder infections
    Aged 60 years or older
    Have an enlarged prostate or a family history of prostate trouble
    Have had pelvic surgery or injury
    Have had a disease that might cause nerve or muscle damage
    Have had a stroke

    Adult Incontinence Cause Links:

    Kegel Exercisers
    Kegel Exerciser
    Pelvexiser
    Kegel Exercises
    Vaginal Cream
    Vaginal Weights
    Vaginal Cones
    Magic Cones
    Pelvic Muscle Therapy
    Vaginal Exerciser









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