Incontinence Supplies

The urinary system is composed of two kidneys, two ureters, the bladder, and the urethra. The kidneys remove waste products from the blood and form urine, which then travels through the tube-like ureters and is stored in the bladder before it is eliminated from the body via the urethra. The term urinary incontinence refers to a weakness or inability to control the flow of urine from the body. Urinary incontinence is most common in women with approximately 10 percent of all women experiencing regular incontinence.

There are many causes of urinary incontinence, with stress incontinence being the most common. It occurs when the strength of the urethral sphincter is diminished, and the sphincter is not able to prevent urine flow when there is increased pressure from the abdomen. Some of the risk factors for this type of incontinence include age, damage to the urethra and childbirth.

Urge incontinence occurs when the bladder muscle contracts inappropriately. Often the contractions occur regardless of the amount of urine that is in the bladder. Urge incontinence may result from spinal cord injury, neurologic diseases such as multiple sclerosis, infection, or bladder cancer; in men, benign prostatic hypertrophy may also be a risk factor

When you have Overactive Bladder (OAB), you may experience:

•    Urgency: a pressing need to urinate. It can happen even when you don’t really need to go. The urge can be so sudden and so strong that you have to run to the bathroom.

•    Urge incontinence: when you can’t reach the bathroom in time and you leak or have an accident.

•    Frequency: having to urinate more than about 8 times a day.

•    Nocturia: an urge to urinate that wakes you up at night

A doctor can prescribe an appropriate treatment according to the severity and cause of incontinence while TOTAL eMEDICAL can help by providing the supplies to keep you in control.