Incontinence

The Canadian Continence Foundation estimated that 3.3 million Canadians — 10% of the population — experience some form of urinary incontinence.

There are two types of incontinence alternate keyword term continence.

Urinary incontinence — is when a patient looses bladder control. It occurs more often as people get older, urinary incontinence is not an inevitable consequence of aging. Man can develop urinary incontinence after treatment prostrate issues, especially prostrate cancer.

Stress incontinence
Urge incontinence
Overflow incontinence
Functional incontinence
Mixed incontinence
Overactive bladder

Fecal incontinence — is when a patient is not being able to hold feces, or stool, until you get to a toilet. Fecal incontinence can be caused by diarrhea, damaged muscles or nerves within your rectum, large hemorrhoids, constipation, or chronic illnesses. Treatment is determine based on its cause. It is estimated to effect 1 in 12 people. Although not a normal part of aging, patients are more likely to have it as they age. Women are also at a higher risk for developing this condition than men.

Urinary Incontinence by Debra Newton
Call Number: E-Book
ISBN: 9781536100990
Publication Date: 2016-01-01
Urinary incontinence (UI) is defined as the complaint of involuntary loss of urine. Urinary incontinence can be divided into several different types, including stress urinary incontinence (SUI), which is defined as the complaint of involuntary loss of urine on effort, physical exertion, sneezing or coughing. Mixed urinary incontinence (MUI) is defined as the complaint of involuntary leakage associated with urgency and effort, exertion, sneezing and coughing. Urge urinary incontinence (UUI) is defined as the complaint of involuntary leakage accompanied by or immediately preceded by urgency; overflow incontinence, and functional incontinence. This book reviews UI's prevalence, risk factors and the management strategies currently available.
Anal Incontinence by Docimo, Ludovico and Brusciano, Luigi
Call Number: E-Book
Publication Date: 2023
This open access book describes the latest advances in the anal incontinence diagnostic and therapeutic processes. Anal incontinence is a devastating condition heavily impacting on the patients’ lives. Those suffering from this disorder are generally very embarrassed and reluctant to undergo an appropriate clinical evaluation, thus becoming more isolated and worsening the quality of their life. Luckily, nowadays a wide range of treatments is available to improve this oppressive condition; however, the recognition of the related pathophysiological alterations is mandatory to grant its successful management. This volume will help the surgeons community to keep abreast of developments in diagnostics and treatment of this impairing condition. and will provide all health professionals with the appropriate tools to face this impairing condition.

The current state of continence in Canada: a population representative eqidemiological survey.
Data on the prevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and urinary incontinence (UI) in Canada are dated. This study aims to describe the current prevalence of LUTS and UI, to assess the state of knowledge of these conditions, the treatment for them and treatment experience of symptomatic persons.

HealthLink BC - Incontinence
Provides multiple types of information on issues relating to incontinence.
The Canadian Continence Foundation
The Canadian Continence Foundation was formed in 1986 to address the needs of consumers experiencing the different types of urinary and bowel incontinence. Until that point there was virtually no help or information available to the general public. And the need is great – there are over 3.3 million Canadians experiencing urinary incontinence.
The Canadian Continence Foundation - Incontinence: the Canadian perspective (Historical background 2014))
The number of individuals living with incontinence is likely to increase as the population ages, since the prevalence of the condition tends to increase with age. One study indicated that incontinence occurs in more than half of community-dwelling women 45 years old and older; almost one of five women in the community reported UI
affecting normal activities
The self-reported prevalence and knowledge of urinary incontinence and barriers to health care-seeking in a community sample of Canadian women.
The study aimed to determine the self-reported prevalence and understanding of urinary incontinence (UI) in an urban-rural community sample of Canadian women and identify the barriers to health-care seeking in incontinent women

Health Care Assistant (HCA) - Kelowna - 2024

Incontinence

The Canadian Continence Foundation estimated that 3.3 million Canadians — 10% of the population — experience some form of urinary incontinence.

There are two types of incontinence alternate keyword term continence.

Urinary incontinence — is when a patient looses bladder control. It occurs more often as people get older, urinary incontinence is not an inevitable consequence of aging. Man can develop urinary incontinence after treatment prostrate issues, especially prostrate cancer.

Stress incontinence

Urge incontinence

Overflow incontinence

Functional incontinence

Mixed incontinence

Overactive bladder