The Emotional Toll of Female Incontinence | GoldenEraMart Health Junction

FEMALE INCONTINENCE IS PHYSICAL BUT IT CAN ALSO HAVE A PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT.

 

The family dinner was going well — until a condition known as female incontinence got in the way. 

The middle-aged woman has urge incontinence, sometimes called overactive bladder (OAB). As the name suggests, when the urge to go to the bathroom comes on, it often can’t be controlled. 
She leaked urine through her clothes and onto her son and daughter-in-law’s upholstered dining room chair, an embarrassment that didn’t go unnoticed.

After the cleanup, even with her daughter-in-law and other family members assuring her that everything was fine, the woman was so humiliated she now has trouble accepting invitations. 

Urinary incontinence is primarily a physical problem, affecting an estimated 12 million U.S. adults. But incontinence can also take an emotional toll on a person.

The Emotional Toll of Female Incontinence | GoldenEraMart Health Junction