If you suffer from incontinence, buying incontinence products can be overwhelming, embarrassing, and something you’d rather not do. How do you know what type of incontinence products you need? The answer is not quite as difficult as you may think.
The first thing to keep in mind is that people often need more than one type of product to fit their needs. This will depend on your level of activity as well as the severity of your incontinence. (more…)
More than a third of the American population over the age of sixty is affected with at least some level of urinary incontinence. Though men are only half as likely to suffer from the very stressful problem, there are still many men who need assistance in coping with urinary incontinence.
The structural differences between the urinary tracts of men and women account for the great difference in percentages of men and women who suffer incontinence, but many of the causes can be the same. Injuries to the brain, certain conditions and diseases and age related physical deterioration can contribute to urinary incontinence in both men and women. There is a common cause of urinary incontinence that only pertains to men though and that has to do with problems with the prostate. (more…)