Urinary incontinence

Incontinence is: Unwanted urine loss, in other words, ‘The involuntary loss of bladder control’ In the Netherlands alone there are over 600.000 people with continence problems. It can happen to anyone: Young, old, male or female. More than half of all women between the ages of 30 and 65 suffer from an occasional leakage of urine.

30% of pregnant women accidentally lose urine from time to time. These complaints usually disappear within three months after delivery. One year after giving birth, only 15% still suffer from this.

Forms of incontinence.

Exercise incontinence: You lose urine during physical activity, such as climbing stairs, lifting, coughing, sneezing, laughing, and sudden change of position.

Urge incontinence: you are suddenly overcome by the urge to urinate and you have to urinate very often.

Overflow or drip incontinence: You lose urine without having felt the urge to urinate. This is caused by an overfilled bladder.

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