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Patient & Caregiver Resources - Incontinence
Incontinence is the complaint of any involuntary leakage of urine.*
Incontinence can have many causes, from simple things like drinking too much liquid to more complex problems with the urinary tract or reproductive organs.˜
Information Sheets / Guides
- Bladder Training for Urinary Incontinence - Click to download
Source: The Centre for Studies in Aging & Health - Coming out of the Water Closet: A Women's Health Issue - Click here
Source: Canadian Nurse Continence Advisor Association - Daily Habits and Urinary Incontinence - Click to download
Source: The Centre for Studies in Aging & Health - Drug Treatment for Urge Incontinence - Click to download
Source: The Centre for Studies in Aging & Health - Incontinence: Breaking the Silence - Click here
Source: Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario - Information about Incontinence - Click here
Source: Canadian Continence Foundation - Information about Urologic Health Care - Click here
Source: Canadian Urologic Association - Is your bladder running your life? - Click to download
Source: Canadian Physiotherapy Association - Pelvic Muscle Exercises (Kegels) - Click to download
Source: The Centre for Studies in Aging & Health - The Source - Your guide to better bladder control - Click here
Source: The Canadian Continence Foundation - Turning off the Water Faucet: Urinary Incontinence, A Man's Issue - Click here
Source: Canadian Nurse Continence Advisor Association - Urge Incontinence: Diagnosis and Treatment - Click to download
Source: The Centre for Studies in Aging & Health - Urinary Incontinence and its Treatment - Click to download
Source: The Centre for Studies in Aging & Health - Urinary Incontinence - Embarrassing but Treatable - Click here
Source: The College of Family Physicians of Canada
Advocacy Organizations
- The Canadian Continence Foundation - Click here
- The Simon Foundation for Continence - Click here
Support Groups
- The Powder Room - Click here
Other Links
- Women's Bladder Health - Click here
*Source: International Continence Society
˜Source: Canadian Continence Foundation