Incontinence
Follow the links below to HealthInsite topic pages on urinary incontinence, faecal incontinence, and toilet training issues.
The Continence Foundation of Australia has a National Continence Helpline (1800 33 00 66) which offers free, confidential advice about bladder and bowel control.
Updated September 2011
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Links to information about faecal incontinence.
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Links to information on toilet training and related issues such as bed wetting.
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Links to information on urinary incontinence.
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| Title: | Incontinence - tips for carers |
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| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | Incontinence is a challenging problem for a carer, but help and treatments are available. A person who is elderly, disabled or has a chronic health problem is at increased risk of urinary or faecal (poo) incontinence. Practise good hygiene when changing and cleaning soiled pads or clothing. |
| Date: | Oct 2011 |
| Title: | Toilet Training |
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| Publisher: | HealthInsite Topic Page |
| Description: | Links to information on toilet training and related issues such as bed-wetting. |
| Date: | Oct 2011 |
| Title: | Pelvic floor |
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| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | The pelvic floor muscles support the bladder, uterus and bowel. Pregnancy, childbirth, obesity and the straining of chronic constipation can weaken the pelvic floor and cause urinary incontinence. Pelvic floor exercises can help. |
| Date: | Sep 2011 |
| Title: | Fact sheet 41 - Depression and incontinence |
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| Publisher: | beyondblue |
| Description: | This fact sheet explains why incontinence can increase a persons risk of developing depression and provides information about treatment and management strategies for depression. |
| Date: | Sep 2011 |
| Title: | Continence |
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| Publisher: | Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing |
| Description: | Incontinence is the involuntary loss of urine or faeces at an inappropriate time or place (the International Continence Society (ICS), 2005). |
| Date: | Sep 2011 |
| Title: | Incontinence and continence problems |
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| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | Incontinence is the involuntary leakage of urine from the bladder, or faeces (bowel motion or poo) from the bowel. It can affect people of all ages. Many Australians experience bladder or bowel control problems including increased frequency and/or urgency without any leakage. Some people experience both bladder and bowel control problems. |
| Date: | Aug 2011 |
| Title: | Incontinence - prevention tips |
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| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | Incontinence can be urinary (wee) or faecal (bowels or poo). Prevention tips include drinking enough liquids, eating a high-fibre diet, regular exercise, healthy toilet habits and lifestyle choices such as quitting cigarettes. Dehydration can cause constipation or bladder irritation. In most cases, incontinence can be prevented. See your doctor if you have any concerns about your toilet habits. |
| Date: | Aug 2011 |
| Title: | The national public toilet map |
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| Publisher: | Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing |
| Description: | The National Public Toilet Map (the Map) shows the location of more than 14,000 public and private public toilet facilities across Australia. Details of toilet facilities can also be found along major travel routes and for shorter journeys as well. |
| Date: | Dec 2011 |
| Title: | Dementia - managing incontinence |
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| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | Incontinence may occur in people with dementia for many reasons. Carers can manage the problem with strategies, aids and equipment. People with dementia may forget how to use the toilet, or where the toilet is. Help is available for carers. |
| Date: | Feb 2011 |
| Title: | Incontinence in dementia - myDr.com.au |
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| Publisher: | myDr |
| Description: | When there is a decline of intellect and memory as a result of dementia, incontinence may occur, but there are things carers can do to help. |
| Date: | Jan 2011 |
| Title: | Absorbent products for light urinary incontinence in women |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Bladder control problems are common in women and many wear absorbent pads to contain urine leakage and protect their clothes. There are four main designs of absorbent products used for light urinary incontinence (i.e. urine loss that can contained withi... |
| Date: | May 2009 |
| Title: | Pelvic floor muscle exercises - myDr.com.au |
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| Publisher: | myDr |
| Description: | Find out about the causes and symptoms of a weak pelvic floor, and how performing pelvic floor muscle exercises can help. |
| Date: | Nov 2008 |
| Title: | Pelvic floor muscle training for prevention and treatment of urinary and faecal incontinence in antenatal and postnatal women |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | About a third of women have urine leakage, and up to a tenth of women leak stool (faeces), after childbirth. Pelvic floor muscle training is commonly recommended during pregnancy and after birth for prevention and treatment of incontinence. This is a pr... |
| Date: | Apr 2008 |
| Title: | Absorbent products for moderate-heavy urinary and/or faecal incontinence in women and men |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Bladder and bowel control problems are common in women and men and many wear absorbent pads to contain urine and/or faecal leakage and to protect their clothes. In many countries people buy their own absorbent pads, but in some countries (and in institu... |
| Date: | Feb 2008 |
| Title: | Prevent incontinence and constipation by learning about your medicines |
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| Publisher: | Multicultural Health Communication Service |
| Description: | Information about medication that can contribute to or cause constipation or incontinence. Includes tips to prevent incontinence. |
| Date: | Oct 2007 |
| Title: | Prevent incontinence and constipation by learning about your medicines |
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| Publisher: | NSW Department of Health |
| Description: | Tips to help cure or prevent incontinence. |
| Date: | Oct 2007 |
| Title: | Continence in spina bifida: bladder and bowel - myDr.com.au |
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| Publisher: | myDr |
| Description: | Issues surrounding continence are a concern for many people with spina bifida. |
| Date: | Sep 2007 |
| Title: | Disposable nappies for preventing napkin dermatitis in infants |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | The role of disposable napkins for preventing napkin dermatitis in infants is not yet clear. Although generally not a serious condition, napkin dermatitis is common and causes discomfort for infants, anxiety for carers and burdens the health care system... |
| Date: | Apr 2006 |
| Title: | Australian incontinence data analysis and development |
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| Publisher: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
| Description: | This report presents a profile of the Australian population experiencing incontinence and describes the sorts of data items recommended to improve the collection of incontinence data. |
| Date: | Mar 2006 |
| Title: | Topical Vitamin A, or its derivatives, for treating and preventing napkin dermatitis in infants |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | There is not enough evidence to support the use of vitamin A to treat nappy rash. Nappy or diaper rash is a term used to describe inflammation in babies' napkin area. Whilst nappy rash does not make babies very sick, it is very common and it causes vary... |
| Date: | Aug 2005 |
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