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Urinary Incontinence & Lifestyle Changes

Our team supported events at 4 local organisations on topics including: Urinary Incontinence, Prostate Cancer, Mental Health Awareness in Workplace.

3 Request for our involvement or support on wider projects.

3 sessions held on prostate cancer awareness

4 sessions held on Urinary Incontinence & Lifestyle Changes

Groups Workshop attended by at least 3 ethnicities

12 first time attendees at activity group

2 Partnership meetings attended/led

Staff attended Project Management training with Vetafield Ltd

What is Urinary Incontinence?   The experience of uncontrollably leaking urine due to a loss of bladder control. You might leak urine when you:

  1. Exercise
  2. Cough
  3. Sneeze
  4. Laugh
  5. Have the urge to urinate but can’t make it to the toilet on time
  6. Have to get up in the middle of the night to urinate

Who gets Urinary Incontinence?

Incontinence can happen to anyone. However, it’s much more common in women than in men. This is often related to pregnancy, childbirth and menopause.  These experiences can cause a woman’s pelvic support muscles to weaken over time.

What Are the Different Types of Urinary Incontinence?

  1. Urge Incontinence – Occurs when there is a strong and quick need to urinate right away and leakage happens before you make it to the toilet.
  2. Stress Incontinence – Occurs when you leak urine during activities that puts pressure on the bladder such as running, jumping, lifting, laughing, sneezing and coughing.
  3. Overflow Incontinence: Occurs when your bladder doesn’t empty completely when you urinate resulting in a spill overtime instead of one big gush of urine.
  4. Mixed incontinence: Occurs when you have a combination of stress incontinence and urge incontinence.

What Causes Urinary Incontinence?

You’re more likely to experience incontinence as you get older. The muscles that support your pelvic organs can become weaker over time, causing you to experience leakage issues. Other causes include:

  1. Urinary Tract Infection
  2. Pregnancy
  3. Medication
  4. Beverages
  5. Constipation
  6. Pelvic Floor Disorder
  7. Stroke
  8. Diabetes
  9. Menopause
  10. Multiple Sclerosis
  11. Prostate Cancer
  12. After Prostate Cancer Surgery

Lifestyle Changes to Manage Incontinence

  1. Empty your bladder on a regular schedule rather than waiting for the urge to go.
  2. Empty your bladder before physical activities
  3. Avoid lifting heavy objects
  4. Regular Kegel exercise to help strengthen your pelvic floor
  5. Avoid drinking caffeine or lots of fluids before starting an activity
  6. Wearing pads and products that are designed to catch any leaked urine
  7. Practice bladder training to build up strength
  8. Maintain a healthy body weight through exercise and healthy diet
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