Discreet Adult Care Info

Mixed incontinence that affects more women than men is a mixture of stress incontinence, leakage of urine while coughing or sneezing, and urge incontinence, leakage of urine after a sudden urge to urinate after drink small amounts of liquid or by just hearing water running.If you’re experiencing mixed incontinence it is important to visit your doctor so that they can make a definitive diagnosis and prescribe how to maintain and or treat it.
Your doctor may want you do the following test to diagnosis your mixed incontinence
1. keep a journal with answering questions like the following:
a. Do you experience pain when urinating
b. Do you leak urine before getting to the bathroom
c. Had you had a back injury
2. Bladder Stress Test
a. Doctor determines if your loosing urine while the make you cough
3. Q-Tip test
a. A q-tip is inserted into the urethra while you cough to see if the Q-Tip moves around a lot. If it does this indicates a weakening of the tissue that supports the bladder
4. Catheterization
a. The doctor inserts the catheter after your done urinating to determine if there is more urine in the bladder. If there is this indicates that the bladder doesn’t empty completely
5. Urinalysis and Urine Culture
a. To determine if there are any infections present
6. Ultrasound
a. To actually visualize how the bladder is contraction
Treatment of mixed incontinence depends upon the individual and the severity of the incontinence.
Some people choose to wear adult diapers or disposable bladder control pads to maintain the incontinence until they can get it under control.

The Kidneys empty urine into the bladder where urine is stored until the muscles in the bladder contract causing the urine to flow down and out the body through the urethra. The urethra is surrounded by the Prostate Gland. When the prostate gland is removed by surgery or altered by chemo therapy or radiation the way bladder holds Urine is disrupted and can cause urine leakage.
Men who have Prostate surgery or radiation for Prostate cancer should be prepared to deal with some type of urinary Incontinence. The Incontinence can be minor (stress incontinence) to total leakage of the bladder. Those with stress incontinence can manage their incontinence through male guards similar to the type that TENA sells. The men with severe incontinence can manage their incontinence with moderate to heavy absorption diapers like the type that ATTENDS BRIEFS EXTENDED WEAR ADULT DIAPERS.

For many Americans, the embarrassment associated with bladder control issues far outweighs the urge to solve them. It’s not uncommon for individuals to go through periods of denial, during which they fail to treat or prevent the problem from recurring. Luckily, technology is on our side. Rather than going through the ordeal of purchasing incontinence products from a busy grocery store, it’s possible to buy adult diapers online.

Once one overcomes the stigma of incontinence, the problem becomes just another routine difficulty that can be surmounted like any other challenge. Many fully functioning adults rely on the use of diapers and disposable briefs, and no one is the wiser about it. The first step is to overcome the denial and set aside the stigma. Aging isn’t always pretty, but that doesn’t mean you can’t live your life on your own terms.

1. Prostate abnormalities can lead to difficulty for men to pass urine.
2. Damage to the head and or spinal cord can result in the loss of bladder control due to the messages from the bladder to the brain being interrupted or lost.
3. Neurologic diseases such as Parkinson’s and Multiple Sclerosis can lead to the loss of bladder control in men
4. Serious Infection
5. Brain damage in the elderly that affects the way the brain thinks and the body behaves. Also the organs tend to wear as the body grows older
6. Toxins such as alcohol can affect bladder control
7. Certain medications with a sedating affect can result in the loss of bladder control
8. Mental stress can also lead to incontinenceA doctor should be consulted about the incontinence problem. The treatment of Male Incontinence can varies depending upon the reason of incontinence. Adult Diapers or male guards can be used to manage the incontinence until a treatment can be determined

It is imperative that a person be honest about their history when discussing their incontinence problem with a health care professional so that a correct diagnosis can be made.
Important questions to be asked are:
When does leakage occur? For example, does it happen when coughing, laughing, sneezing or does it just happen with no warning signs?
When did the leakage begin?
Has the leakage gotten worse or better after time?
Do you experience fecal incontinence?
Many people experiencing Incontinence are encouraged to keep a journal detailing the frequency of urination, the amount of fluids consumed and the amount of leakage and what or if anything caused the leakage (for example coughing).
Some tests that are performed in the doctors office is the coughing test where the patient will cough to see if any leakage has occurred.
Ultrasound probe (bladder scan) can be performed to measure how much residual urine is left in the bladder after urination.
Laboratory Tests can be performed to see if there is an infection or blood in the urine.
Urodynamic testing can be done in which a catheter is inserted into the bladder and rectum and filled with water. This test measures the bladder capacity, the pressures in the bladder and urethra, and how fast urine flows during urination.

Parkinson’s disease is a chronic and progressive disease that affects the nervous system. People will experience rigid muscles, sluggish movements, and tremors. Parkinson’s is one of the most common diseases affecting movement in people over 55 years of age and affects about 1 in every 250 people over the age of 40.One of the consequences of the disease may be the need to urinate frequently which can be inconvenient and disrupt your sleep. Some of the ways to manage this type of incontinence is to reduce fluid intake at night, going to bathroom right before bed, setting up a bedside commode or wearing adult diapers so the there is no interruption in your sleep.

There are many types of Adult Diapers that come in a variety of styles and sizes. Adult diapers are sometimes referred to as Incontinence Pads. Adult diapers are manufactured the same as baby diapers except their larger. Adult Diapers come in a variety of sizes from x-small to x-large. The style you choose is an individual choice based on size, absorbency, comfort and other factors.
Types of adult diapers include:
1. Tabbed diapers (2-6 tabs) similar to the diapers that babies wear
2. Padded pull on diapers similar to underwear
3. Washable padded cloth diapers
4. Pads that can be inserted into regular underwear
5. Adult diapers that partially or fully cover the hips
6. Some Adult diapers that may have wetness indicators, elastic leg holes and waistbands

Bladder control pads were adopted from the female hygiene pad and were designed for women with light incontinence. Most of the bladder control pads are about 8-12 inches long and 4-5 inches wide with a sticky substance on the plastic backing to keep the pad in place on the inside of the underwear. Some bladder control pads have standing leg cuffs to keep the pad from leaking onto your clothing.
Guards are the male equivalent to bladder control pads. They are usually longer

Older people with incontinence are at risk for many skin problems. When urine is constantly against the skin of an older person their skin becomes waterlogged and fragile. This causes the skin to become more susceptible to injury due to the friction or pressure from the gentle rubbing of bed linens or Adult Diapers.
An irritation or break down of the perineal dermatitis or Diaper rash can result when a person’s skin is exposed to moisture and chemicals in urine and feces.
Bacterial Infections are more prevalent in older people due to cracks and crevices in the skin where the bacteria from waste can accumulate and grow.
Ammonia from urine can cause skin irritation due to increasing the skin’s ph level. Bacteria can grow much more rapidly when exposed to ammonia because ammonia acts as a nutrient to bacteria.
A constant damp and warm environment can induce Fungal infections where the rash is red itchy and sore.

Urge Incontinence is the rapid onset of urination that can be a full voided urination to a few simple drops. Urge Incontinence is caused by a sudden and uncontrolled contraction of a muscle located inside the bladder that is responsible for controlling the release of urine.
The causes of Urge Incontinence can be neurologic disorders such as strokes, Bladder stones, infection, inflammation, obstruction or cancer of the bladder. Urge Incontinence can appear suddenly with no symptoms or with abdominal pain. The treatment varies depending upon the cause of the Incontinence. A person can maintain the incontinence with incontinence products while seeking treatment.