Monthly Archives: February 2012

What is Incontinence? Urinary Incontinence, or UI, is the accidental leakage of urine. Whether caused by a sneeze or giggle, pregnancy or the inability to “hold it”, UI is more common than you might think. Over 18 million Americans – men and women, young and old – are affected by UI

Losing bladder control in public is an issue that happens occasionally to mature individuals. The old stigma of being thought of as a geezer or a crone is long gone. Nowadays, a lot of people have the occasional accident that no one will ever even know about. One of the biggest secrets of keeping your cool even when your bladder decides not to obey orders is to wear the right kind of incontinence underwear. Of course, planning ahead is also pretty useful. Perhaps the most important thing you can do is to avoid getting stressed out over what is really a small issue.

Many of us can expect our bodies to experience physical changes as we grow older; one of those changes is having an overactive bladder. There's no need for adults or their caregivers to be uncomfortable about this information. In fact, one in six adults has it