Incontinence is not related to heart failure but people who have heart failure may experience incontinence due to the heart medication they take.
The heart medication that some people with heart failure take can cause urinary incontinence in some people.
Several conditions and things can cause incontinence which include weak bladder, bladder infections, kidney infections, back pain, damage to the spine, damaged nerves that lead to your bladder and control your bladder and even just aging.
Incontinence can happen for many reasons, including urinary tract infections, vaginal infection or irritation, or constipation.
Some medications can cause bladder control problems that last a short time.
When incontinence lasts longer, it may be due to: Weak bladder or pelvic floor muscles.
Incontinence can vary and some people have bowel incontinence which is a loss of bowel control or just a loss of bladder control.
Urinary Incontinence is a loss of bladder control, varying from a slight loss of urine after sneezing, coughing, or laughing to complete inability to control urination.
The 4 types of incontinence include.
Stress incontinence. Stress incontinence occurs when activity or movement causes you to leak urine.
Overactive bladder.
Mixed incontinence.
Overflow incontinence.
Urinary incontinence can happen to anyone and the severity varies depending on the age, cause, and type of urinary incontinence.
Most cases of urinary incontinence can be cured or controlled with appropriate treatment.
The first signs of incontinence include problems with passing urine, such as a slow stream of urine, straining to pass urine, or stopping and starting as you pass urine. problems after you've passed urine, such as feeling that you've not completely emptied your bladder or passing a few drops of urine after you think you've finished.
Some ways to treat incontinence include.
Do daily pelvic floor exercises.
Stop smoking.
Do the right exercises.
Avoid lifting.
Lose excess weight.
Treat constipation promptly.
Cut down on caffeine.
Cut down on alcohol.
If you have severe bladder leakage then you may want to wear adult diapers.
Adult diapers are good for managing urinary and bowel incontinence and help keep your clothes and bedding and furniture dry and clean.