How to Care: Incontinence
Steps to Take
- Keep a bladder or bowel diary for one or two days before meeting with the physician.
Bladder or bowel diary
- when the incontinence occurs — time, day, night
- what is involved — problem reaching toilet, soiled underwear, diaper change, bed-wetting
- how often — frequency
- how urgent — urgency
- how much — volume : large, small
- where — circumstances : what happened
- why — possible reason for the accident
- fluid intake — amount and type of fluids taken
- type of meals — high-fibre, low-fibre
- any other information you consider relevant
- Arrange for a medical assessment by a family physician, urologist or other specialist trained to assess
and consult in incontinence.
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