Articles for tag: Adult Diapers, Fecal Incontinence, Incontinence, Nerve Damage, Pelvic Floor Muscles

Developing Incontinence with Diabetes

Incontinence supplies are beneficial to individuals that struggle with diabetes. Diabetes can cause nerve damage, making it difficult for you to gain control over your bladder. It is also common for diabetics to have incontinence problems because they may be obese. Obesity causes extra pressure on the bladder and it can lead to incontinence problems. ...

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What is Encopresis?

The most common definition of encopresis is the involuntary passage of stool material. Encopresis is a type of fecal incontinence. It is important to understand that this problem can occur in children as young as 4 all the way to older adults. However, it is also important to know that while a diagnosis and treatment ...

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Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: 6 Myths Busted!

Pelvic Floor Dysfunction (PFD) is a highly personal topic, so it is rarely discussed, even among family and friends. Consequently, there are common misconceptions surrounding the condition. What is PFD? It’s is an umbrella term — encompassing problems with pelvic floor muscles, ligaments and connective tissue that support the pelvic organs, including the rectum and ...

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What is Encopresis?

Encopresis is defined as the unintentional passage of stool, or fecal incontinence. In children, stool leakage is only considered to be encopresis when the child is over the age of four and has previously been potty trained. However, as I have recently found, encopresis can occur in toddlers who have never potty trained. Getting a ...

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Essential Male Incontinence Products

While men and women can both suffer from incontinence, there is actually a larger percentage of males that suffer from incontinence than most people think. Males may not talk about their problem as openly as women do and many women often deal with it due to a number of issues like pelvic floor stretching. However ...