Incontinence can have a number of causes, from surgery to injuries to pregnancy or age. Regardless of the cause of incontinence, it’s normal to want to reduce or relieve its symptoms. Most types of ...

You poop after eating because eating triggers your gastrocolic reflex. It's a normal reaction, but some symptoms may suggest ...

When you have urinary incontinence, your bladder isn’t holding or releasing urine the way it should. This means you often leak urine by accident. This happens because: Your brain doesn’t signal your ...

Effective treatments and products can help manage this stressful condition. Credit...Eric Helgas for The New York Times Supported by By Anna Gibbs Q: I’m going on vacation soon and am worried about ...

Yoga has been recommended for years to treat or prevent health conditions that are associated with aging, such as urinary incontinence, but there’s been little data to back it up. Now, a study led by ...

You’re driving somewhere, eyes on the road, when you start to feel a tingling sensation in your lower abdomen. That extra-large Coke you drank an hour ago has made its way through your kidneys into ...

A urinary tract infection (UTI) can cause a variety of symptoms, including temporary urinary incontinence. This can occur due to a UTI causing the bladder to become swollen and irritated. UTIs are ...

Pelvic floor problems? Urine trouble. If you find yourself leaking from time to time — or constantly feel like you need to run to the bathroom — it may be time to admit you’re struggling with ...

Up to 10% of men will experience some degree of urinary incontinence (involuntary leakage of urine) after prostate cancer surgery. "It occurs because part of the continence mechanism may have to be ...

Giving birth vaginally can increase the chance of developing urinary incontinence. It is a common side effect of giving birth and will usually resolve with time as the body heals. Urinary incontinence ...

International guidelines for the classification of incontinence recommend detailed evaluation of patients, which can be time-consuming and impractical in a primary-care setting. Brown et al. modified ...