113 – Interview: Urinary Incontinence In Aging

In This Episode:

Dr. K discusses urinary incontinence in aging with geriatrician Dr. Nicole Didyk, founder of the blog and YouTube channel The Wrinkle. They discuss:

Why this is such an important health issue to detect and address

Why aging tends to bring on urinary continence issues

The four main types of urinary incontinence to know about

The DIAPPERS mnemonic geriatricians often use to check for common causes of incontinence

Which medications can cause or worsen incontinence

How health providers should evaluate and diagnose incontinence

How to prevent and treat urinary issues

Timed toileting and other approaches to managing incontinence in Alzheimer’s and other dementias

Related episode: 

092- Interview: Addressing Nighttime Urination & Insomnia in Aging

Related Resources:

Urinary Incontinence in Aging: What to know when you can’t wait to go

From Dr. Didyk’s site TheWrinkle:

Interview with Dr. Adrian Wagg

Four Types of Incontinence video 

Reversible causes of incontinence

Canadian Continence Foundation: https://www.canadiancontinence.ca/EN/about-us.php

Continence Product advisor: https://www.continenceproductadvisor.org/

International Urogynecological Association leaflets – available in multiple languages: https://www.yourpelvicfloor.org/leaflets/

National Association for Continence: https://www.nafc.org/

Bladder diaries:

https://myhealth.alberta.ca/Alberta/AlbertaDocuments/bladder-bowel-diary-printable.pdf (asks patient to measure urine output)

https://www.yourpelvicfloor.org/media/Bladder_Diary-5.pdf

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