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Managing Incontinence
Is the smell of dried, stale urine driving you crazy? Do you feel like the situation is getting worse? Maybe you feel like your loved one is hiding the severity of it from you and you are looking for a way to confront the situation. Did you know that 1 out of 2 women over the age of 65 experience incontinence? How about the 4 kinds of incontinence
- urge incontinence
- stress incontinence
- overflow incontinence
- functional incontinence
- mixed incontinence
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/urinary-incontinence/symptoms-causes/syc-20352808#:~:text=Urinary%20incontinence%20%E2%80%94%20the%20loss%20of,to%20a%20toilet%20in%20time.
There is something that you can do to minimize the impact that incontinence has on your quality of life. I assure you that no matter what stage of incontinence your loved one is experiencing, a greater level of control can be experienced. Finding a pelvic floor therapist that can help you with developing a unique intervention program for your loved is recommended. Ask your primary care physician or urologist.
Ruling out other factors such as UTI, diabetes, kidney function, neurological dysfunction and other factors should be considered. Factors such as diet and activity level have an impact on incontinence that are often overlooked. Your loved ones hydration is a major factor and many people with incontinence avoid proper hydration for fear of additional leakage but concentrated urine can increase symptoms of incontinence.
Considering lifestyle changes that include mobility, timed voiding, diet changes, hydration, positioning, use of items such as a bedside commode if needed, and an exercise program to improve pelvic floor musculature are all ways that can minimize the negative impact that incontinence may have on your loved one's life.
More on the pelvic floor with preliminary exercises to increase awareness of the pelvic floor. Watch and learn how to talk through some exercises with your loved one. Try them yourself; you will feel a difference. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ugj1w6qziUo&t=4s
If you need more help/support on your caregiving journey, you can find it over at https://www.caregiverbydesign.com/coaching
Free training now : watch a short free video I created on coaching vs caregiving https://www.caregiverbydesign.com/freetraining
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Is the smell of dried, stale urine driving you crazy? Do you feel like the situation is getting worse? Maybe you feel like your loved one is hiding the severity of it from you and you are looking for a way to confront the situation. Did you know that 1 out of 2 women over the age of 65 experience incontinence? How about the 4 kinds of incontinence
- urge incontinence
- stress incontinence
- overflow incontinence
- functional incontinence
- mixed incontinence
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/urinary-incontinence/symptoms-causes/syc-20352808#:~:text=Urinary%20incontinence%20%E2%80%94%20the%20loss%20of,to%20a%20toilet%20in%20time.
There is something that you can do to minimize the impact that incontinence has on your quality of life. I assure you that no matter what stage of incontinence your loved one is experiencing, a greater level of control can be experienced. Finding a pelvic floor therapist that can help you with developing a unique intervention program for your loved is recommended. Ask your primary care physician or urologist.
Ruling out other factors such as UTI, diabetes, kidney function, neurological dysfunction and other factors should be considered. Factors such as diet and activity level have an impact on incontinence that are often overlooked. Your loved ones hydration is a major factor and many people with incontinence avoid proper hydration for fear of additional leakage but concentrated urine can increase symptoms of incontinence.
Considering lifestyle changes that include mobility, timed voiding, diet changes, hydration, positioning, use of items such as a bedside commode if needed, and an exercise program to improve pelvic floor musculature are all ways that can minimize the negative impact that incontinence may have on your loved one's life.
More on the pelvic floor with preliminary exercises to increase awareness of the pelvic floor. Watch and learn how to talk through some exercises with your loved one. Try them yourself; you will feel a difference. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ugj1w6qziUo&t=4s
If you need more help/support on your caregiving journey, you can find it over at https://www.caregiverbydesign.com/coaching
Free training now : watch a short free video I created on coaching vs caregiving https://www.caregiverbydesign.com/freetraining