Continence Foundation of Australia
网页The national peak body for incontinence prevention, management, education & awareness, we provide support & resources individuals, carers & professionals.
What is incontinence? | The Facts - Continence Foundation of …
网页Incontinence is a term that describes any accidental or involuntary loss of urine from the bladder (urinary incontinence) or bowel motion, faeces or wind from the bowel (faecal or bowel incontinence).
Urinary Incontinence | Continence Foundation of Australia
网页Urinary incontinence. Urinary incontinence is common and can range from the occasional leak when you laugh, cough, sneeze or exercise, to the complete inability to control your bladder.In many cases, urinary incontinence can be treated, better managed and even cured.
Types of Incontinence - Continence Foundation of Australia
网页2024年5月28日 · To work out what type of incontinence you have, you can get immediate help by calling our Helpline and speaking to Continence Nurse Specialist on 1800 33 00 66.
Continence assessment | Continence Foundation of Australia
网页What's involved in a continence assessment? A continence assessment will involve you being seeing by a continence health professional.You will be asked to share your story, describe your bladder or bowel symptoms (what happens when you need to go to the toilet or have an accident) and asked to fill out a chart to show when you pass urine (wee) or have a bowel motion (poo) or have an accident.
Urge incontinence | Continence Foundation of Australia
网页Urge incontinence is a sudden & strong need to urinate. You may leak some urine before you reach the toilet. Find out how to improve your bladder control.
About the Foundation | Continence Foundation of Australia
网页2024年1月11日 · The Continence Foundation of Australia is the national peak body promoting bladder and bowel control health. Our goal is to eliminate the stigma and restrictions of all aspects of incontinence through research, advocacy, consumer education and professional development.
Faecal Incontinence | Continence Foundation of Australia
网页About faecal incontinence . Faecal incontinence can be caused or made worse by several things including: long term straining; medications, e.g. antibiotics, drugs for arthritis and diabetes; lifestyle, e.g. heavy lifting leading to weak pelvic floor muscles; weak back passage muscles due to having babies, getting older, some types of …
Management - Continence Foundation of Australia
网页Managing everyday life with incontinence can be challenging, but there are things you can do to make things easier. With some planning, incontinence doesn't have to stop you from living life to the fullest. Topics include creating a routine, continence products, toilet accessibility, and travel tips.
Key statistics on incontinence - Continence Foundation of Australia
网页Incontinence affects 1 in 4 adult Australians statistics on Urinary incontinence. Urinary incontinence affects up to 10% of Australian men and up to 38% of Australian women 1.; 80% of those with urinary incontinence in the community are women 2.; Over half of women living in the community with urinary incontinence are aged under 50 years 2.; 65% of women and 30% of men sitting in a GP waiting ...