Learning more about Living with Incontinence

It appears that urinary incontinence is not widely discussed among friends and family. Sure we all joke a little about the possibility of laughing so hard that we could pee our pants, but how often is urinary incontinence truly discussed in-depth? I know I have tried to talk to other moms about it, often to be looked at like I have three heads. I think it’s time we all end the stigma surrounding Urinary incontinence! Learning about Prolapse and Urinary Retention as well as other conditions that may cause this, is important.

<img alt=”What is incontinence?”> Many people have experienced incontinence in their life time and it’s nothing to be embarrassed about. As a young woman I was told to do my kegels, but I had no idea what they were for.

In fact, Incontinence is more common than we think, affecting 1 in 3 women and 1 in 10 men within Australia. This is an alarming amount of people wouldn’t you say?

Having Urinary Incontinence doesn’t mean that you have to stop living your best life! There are measures that you can take to be able to live your best life with Urinary Incontinence.

Drink The Right Amount of Fluids
Limiting your fluid intake will have an adverse effect on your health and can lead to other serious health issues so it is important that you drink enough through out the day. Restricting yourself from drinking fluids will not help you to avoid leakage anyways, so it is best to make the right choice for your health.
Do Kegels
Pelvic floor exercises are an amazing way to strengthen your pelvic floor muscles. Strengthening your Pelvic Floor can help to prevent the feelings of urgency and the occurrence of leaks that can take place when you have an overactive bladder.

<img alt=”Perfecting your kegels” >
Think Ahead
It is important that you think ahead when you are going to go out. Make sure that there is a bathroom close by and you are prepared to stop on long road trips.
Protect Yourself
If you are worried about odours and leaks, it is a good idea to make sure that you have protection on hand. TENA offers a range of pad, pants and liners that you can choose from to ensure that you are ready to take on the world.

<img alt=”How to strengthen your pelvic floor?” >I first experienced leakage when I was pregnant with my oldest. As I got older and had more children it became more of a problem for me. Sometimes it is embarrassing but mostly it is an inconvenience. As a busy mom I can not put my life on hold because of a little annoyance like this. So I am happy fort products that help me get on with my life. After all life is for living!

Urinary Incontinence isn’t something to be ashamed of. Many people are affected by it for a variety of reasons. Let’s end the stigma and open the door to conversations about Incontinence.

Do you have Urinary Incontinence?

This is a sponsored post. All opinions are my own

Comments

  1. This is a nice campaign to educate. It isn’t something to be ashamed of. Great to get the talk going.

  2. Thank you for sharing this. I think if it’s talked about more, people won’t be as embarrassed to talk about it.

  3. This are tips that I need to try. I dont want a leak problem so I will do these.

  4. This is such important information! These are great to help women suffering with LBL.

  5. This is a lot info about an issue people do not like to talk about. I don’t suffer from this- PTL- but I’m sure this is very helpful to those who do!

  6. jmanandmillerbug says

    I have her those exercises do a lot of good. After having my kiddos I do have a little bit of a problem with it especially when I sneeze or cough.

  7. I am currently expecting my third so I am quite familiar with peeing unexpectedly! Women totally need not be ashamed of such a common problem.

  8. Thank you for educating people about ways to prevent this – rather than just recommending the pants. While the pants are necessity, people need to know they may be able to do something.

  9. This is very important information. Thanks for sharing. No one should ever feel ashamed if they suffer from incontinence.

  10. It is so great that discreet products are available like these now. It is such a personal issue to deal with, great to know there are ways to help deal with it.

  11. This is great information and its important that people feel comfortable talking about things like this and raising awareness. As someone who hasn’t had kids, it’s helpful to know some things I can do to prevent getting this in the future.

  12. This is definitely not something that is widely spoken about. We need to stop all the hush and just discuss it!

  13. Jenn Mitchell says

    I know that in a group of friends we definitely joke about it. We need to make sure that we offer some help or solutions too.

  14. Women get the bad end of so many things, incontinence included. At least they make good products for both men and women.

  15. It is such a common issue, yet we never talk about it! Thanks for the info!

  16. I have had incontinence issues for years. I had to have a medical procedure to help minimize it.

  17. Many people should feel comfortable about this topic. I love that you have started a need conversation.

  18. After I had my kids I had this issue temporarily. Thankfully, it went away as my muscles got stronger.

  19. This is an awesome resource! After having a 10lb baby I had some bladder issues! It seems to get better as time goes on but I could definitely use some pointers like these!

  20. These are such good ideas! I can imagine those strengthening exercises making a big difference, especially when you need to be active often!

  21. I did SO much work post babies to make sure I didn’t have an issue. I had NO idea how prevalent it was in women until all the childbirth classes!

  22. thetennisfoodie says

    Always hydrate and avoid salty foods. This is a great awareness. Thanks for sharing.

  23. Great info, for those suffering and those that want to prevent it. Those exercises are crucial and make a huge difference.

  24. abccooper17 says

    Such great info! I should probably be doing more to prevent this from happening to me, after having two babies I feel like it’s bound to be in my future ugh.

  25. I have a dear, dear friend who deals with this. I cannot wait to share this with her. She misses out on so much. Thank you!!

  26. This is such an informative post, I am sure it is something so many people will have to deal with in years to come and making sure you look after your bladder health when younger can make a difference.

  27. I dread the day this eventually hits me. Until then I’ll keep my fingers (and legs) crossed! 😉

  28. i so appreciate the awareness you’re bringing to the issue of incontinence. there definitely are things everyone can do to prevent it. i feel like a lot of women struggle with this after having kids, and also in getting older.

  29. I suffered with this during my pregnancy and was very diligent about my kegals afterwards even seeing a pelvic floor specialist. It is a very real issue. good point here.

  30. Thank you for raising awareness. I will have to work on those exercises.

  31. Aishwarya Shenolikar says

    It’s good that you’re talking about issues that no one talks about. This way it spreads an awareness! Thanks for the advice!! 🙂

  32. This is one of those things that you think will “never happen to me.” But yes, it eventually will unless you start paying attention now.

  33. Who knew that this affected so many women and at such a young age. I, myself, need to take better care of myself to avoid this.

  34. After the birth of my son, I started to have incontinence issues. It got so bad, I had to have a medical procedure to help.

  35. Such great information. For years I didn’t seem to have any issues with bladder control. I was hoping I would be like my Mom who is now 70 and has never had that issue. Now if I sneeze sometimes it is like oh no oh no. I think this campaign is great to share this information so that those that struggle will not feel so alone.

  36. Kegels have always been my main way to try and keep things as they should be -especially after 4 kids. I still think its great that there are so many option now for those moments when we need a bit of back up protection!

  37. The Motivated Mom says

    Wow. I have never heard of this…but know the symptoms. Thanks for sharing this information.

  38. I imagine this is a difficult situation to deal with, and am glad there are products that can help make people more comfortable.

  39. Thanks for sharing this awareness. I learned new info, coz these are very new to me. Im glad I visited your blog.

  40. I’ve never heard of this brand before but this sounds like a great product. It has amazing features too, might try this someday.

  41. I am not at the stage of my life yet but I know someone close ti me who has leakage problem. So thanks for raising this awareness.

  42. This is a great campaign to educate people about incontinence. Because it is such a delicate subject, not many people talk about it or know much about it.

  43. I think OBs should automatically teach every pregnant woman about this so that she can start preventative measures. The symptoms so often start after childbirth. Why not teach everyone? It’s so much more common than everyone assumes.

  44. Thanks for this helpful info. I don’t have incontigence but I’ll bookmarked it should I need it later.

  45. Totally can relate! I started having leakage issues a few months after I gave birth to my son. I usually have liners and never go around with a full bladder lol I can’t hold it like I used to pre-baby.

  46. Anne Yedlin says

    THANK YOU! This is an embarrassing topic but so many suffer from it. I’ve had 3 kids and my bladder is not up to par like it use to be. It’s harder and harder to control. Tena has been a life/pants saver for me for a while now. They just work well and don’t hurt my pocketbook in the process!

  47. This is something that so many women and men go through that doesn’t get talked about enough. More info would be so beneficial!

  48. April Stephens says

    Thank you so much for sharing this. I know a lot of women that experience this problem after having multiple children. Great advice and help!

  49. People treat incontinence the same way they treat farting. Everyone pretends that it does not exist even though it is happening all around us. Thank you for taking the time to educate us about this.

  50. I didn’t know there was this much of a problem with the urinary tract. I’ll share this with the older people I know.

  51. MakeItWithMissy says

    I don’t struggle with incontinence, but I never realized so many others do. Thanks for raising awareness about this condition.

  52. Thanks for educating people on this touchy subject I have bladder weakeness so I know how it feels

  53. Great infographic on this topic. Wow its a shame so many women are still suffering with this in silent.

  54. Reading this I’m so grateful don’t have it myself. It’s good to know that there are some ways to control it better.

  55. As a matured person seeing or hearing that someone peed on his/her pants (like literally), I tend not to laugh about it because you’ll never know if that person is going through something in his/her body. Thanks for sharing this, great way to bring awareness to people.

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  56. These are great tips that I need to try. I dont want a leak problem so I will do these

  57. These are all really great tips. Definitely about a taboo subject that not many people talk about, and it shouldn’t be that way. Way to get the ball rolling, thanks for sharing!

  58. I’ve heard of this condition. Good to see more articles being written about it!

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