Menopause FAQs: Incontinence explains how menopause may result in increased difficulty with bladder and bowel control, so choose to get help.
Menopause
Is there an association between menopause and increased difficulty with bladder and bowel control?
In Menopause: Common Symptoms the Continence Foundation of Australia note:
Symptoms
What are the most common menopause bladder and bowel symptoms?
In Menopause: Common Symptoms the Continence Foundation of Australia elaborate on:
- Leakage of urine with coughs, sneezes, or exercise
- Leakage of urine on the way to the toilet
- Getting up twice or more overnight to pass urine
- Frequent urinary tract infections
- Rushing to the toilet to open bowels
- Being unable to control wind, and
- Constipation”.
Diary
May keeping a diary be helpful?
Yes. In Talking To Your Doctor the (United States) National Association for Continence elaborate on:
“By keeping a bladder or bowel diary, you are not only educating and informing yourself, you are assuming responsibility for playing a role in getting diagnosed correctly”.
Helpline
May some Countries have a national continence/incontinence Helpline?
Yes. Your Country may have a Helpline similar to the Continence Foundation of Australia’s Continence Helpline.
Health Care Provider
Can incontinence be improved?
Yes. In Health After Menopause: Incontinence the (Australian) Jean Hailes for Women’s Health encourage us to seek help:
“Incontinence is not something to be embarrassed about; it is a very common problem that you do not have to tolerate. In many cases, it can be improved with pelvic floor physiotherapy by a continence nurse or pelvic floor physiotherapist”.
Menopause FAQs
Where may I find more menopause FAQs?
In Menopause FAQs: Expert Answers To Frequently Asked Questions About Menopause you may find Menopause FAQS: Menopause Symptoms where the NAMS explain:
Health Topics A-Z
Where may I find health topics related to Menopause FAQs: Incontinence?
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Links
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- Bladder Incontinence
- Bladderandbowel.org [Bladder & Bowel Community, United Kingdom]
- Bowel Control Problems [Fecal Incontinence]
- Bowel Incontinence
- Continence.org.au [Continence Foundation of Australia]
- Continencecentral.org [Products]
- Fecal Incontinence: Diagnosis & Treatment
- How To Exercise Without Wetting Yourself
- Incontinence Information In Other Languages
- Information About Menopause [Multiply Languages] [Videos]
- Menopause: Libido, Vaginal Dryness and Urinary Problems and the Menopause [Video Interview Stories]
- Nafc.org [National Association for Continence, United States]
- Pelvic Floor Muscles In Women [+ Video]
- Pregnancy: One In Three Women Who Ever Had A Baby Wet Themselves [+ Video]
- Talking To Your Doctor
- Urinary Incontinence
- Urinary Incontinence
- Urinary Incontinence – Multiply Languages
- Video Series 2019 – Physical Therapy in the Treatment of Female Sexual Dysfunction
- Voices for PFD [Pelvic Floor Disorders]
- Women’s Conditions
- Women’s Wellness: Bladder Control Problems
- “When I Jump, I Leak Urine” | Ask Dr Jean
