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Poise® Ask an Expert gives you the opportunity to submit a question to our panel of qualified continence nurses regarding your bladder weakness issues and worries.
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These questions might be similar to 'Could a GBS (Group B Strep) Urinary Infection cause incontinence?'
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why can't i hold on and sometimes not make it
Dear Kristy, There are many causes of incontinence including when you are suffering from a urinary tract infection or weakened pelvic floor musc...
Category: Young women
Answered over 2 years ago
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Could a GBS (Group B Strep) Urinary Infection cause incontinence?
Hello Sharleen, Thanks for your enquiry. A Group B Strep Urinary Infection can cause the same symptoms as any other Urinary Tract infections whic...
Category: Mothers
Answered about 1 year ago
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After trying to have sex for the first time in a year it was painful and since then I have experienced an urgent need to urinate which is difficult to control. When I do go I get an ache in my pelvis area as though I still need to go. Could this be a prob
Hello Karen, Thanks for your enquiry. Based on your description it sounds you have the symptoms of a urinary tract infection. Our recommendation ...
Category: Natural changes
Answered about 1 year ago
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I suffered a kidney infection and now I seem to have to go all the time even having accidents . What can i do as it has me housebound?
Dear Lynette, I would recommend that you speak to your doctor to ensure the infection is treated and completely cleared up. On many occasions once...
Category: Natural changes
Answered over 2 years ago
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I have incontinece after a hysterectomy, how can I help myself until i can get to the Dr?
Pelvic floor exercises will assist with toning your pelvic floor muscles and if you follow the guidelines consistently you will notice and improvem...
Category: Mothers
Answered about 1 year ago
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I have small leakage the moment my bladder has any urine in it. When I drink a glass of water I get the urge to urinate approximately 10 minutes after drinking. What is happening to me?
Dear Ingrid, Sounds like you have the symptoms of Urge Incontinence. This usually happens when you suddenly leak urine after feeling an urgent and...
Category: Natural changes
Answered about 1 year ago
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Since I can remember I have suffered from bladder weakness. When I was only six I had to be taken into a toilet in every shop we passed. I am nearly 18 and I still suffer from bladder weakness. It is not constant, sometimes I have it but sometimes I am co
Hello Rebecca, Although you may be a bit scared to visit the Dr, it sounds like you may need to go to pay them a visit GP. Visit a GP that you fee...
Category: Young women
Answered 11 months ago
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I'm after a nappy type for an elderly incontinenant lady. What is available and do u have a sample? I want this for my mother in law.
Hello Rose, Poise do not manufacture any garment/pant/underwear styled bladder leakage products. Visit the Depend website http://www.depend.co...
Category: Natural changes
Answered about 1 year ago
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My mother has alzheimers and bladder continence especially at night is an problem I am looking for pullups with increased absorbancy can you give me some advise in that area
Dear Brenda, Poise do not manufacture any garment/pant/underwear styled bladder leakage products. Visit the Depend website http://www.depend.c...
Category: Natural changes
Answered about 1 year ago
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I am a young teenager and everytime i go to pee i never can empty my bladder properly and still feel as if i can pee a few MLs or urine but even then i still am not fully empty. I have been to so many doctors and specialists and they cannot find anything
Hello Jennifer, From your description it sounds like you have symptoms of overflow incontinence. This occurs when you continuously leak small tric...
Category: Young women
Answered about 1 year ago
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If I sneeze or cough immediately after emptying my bladder, within seconds of standing up, I still leak. Is my bladder not emptying properly or is this normal? Where is all that wee coming from?
Dear Penny, Based on your description above, it sounds like you have symptoms of overflow incontinence. Overflow Incontinence, is when you continu...
Category: Natural changes
Answered about 1 year ago
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If I reduce the amount of water I drink, will that help me not have any wetting accidents?
Not at all. The less fluid that you drink, directly affects the strength the bladder muscle, lessening it. This in turn, results in increasing...
Category: Mothers
Answered over 3 years ago
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Why is there no availability of male incontinence products in Poise's 'free sample' campaign?
Hello Mike, Thanks for your enquiry. When you choose male products on the Poise sample page, there is a link that will take you directly to the ...
Category: Natural changes
Answered 11 months ago
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Because my present supplier of bed incontinence sheets does not have my requirements any more I am looking for another supplier who can supply these in the size of 60cm x 90cm. Hope you can help with this problem. Thanking you.
Hello Kathy, Thanks for your enquiry. The Depend range have a range of incontinence bed sheets and protectors. Visit the depend professional webs...
Category: Natural changes
Answered about 1 year ago
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do you make poise pads for bowel incontenence
Poise pads are specifically designed for light bladder leakage rather than bowel incontinence. For products suitable for bowel incontinence, you ma...
Category: Natural changes
Answered about 1 year ago
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I have taken Zoloft 150mg for the past 15 years and suffer urge incontinence. Could the medication have any effect on my problem?
Urinary Incontinence is not a common side effect of Zoloft and it appears to me that as you have been taking it for quite a while but it hasn’t see...
Category: Mothers
Answered over 2 years ago