Adult Incontinence

• Adult Incontinence - 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: Stress incontinence, urge incontinence, mixed incontinence (a combination of the first two) and overflow incontinence.

Adult Incontinence risk factors:
Adult Incontinence is almost always due to an underlying medical condition. However, you are more likely to experience Adult Incontinence 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