What is urinary incontinence?
The enuresis is the involuntary loss of urine at a time and place inappropriate, you can objectify and demonstrate that creates a social and hygienic problem for the person who has it. So far there has been recognized as a disease in itself, but as a sign or a symptom common to many other disorders or diseases.
Who is affected?
It is estimated that between half and one million women suffer from this problem in Spain. We know that only a small proportion of these women seek medical help. Women do not usually consult directly with this problem, try to keep the disorder hidden as long as possible and tend to endure stoically, either by shame, because they consider it unavoidable or because they assume it is an inherent consequence of aging and, therefore, unresolved. Due to this masking, often becomes a problem or a symptom taboo hidden for long.
Although from a medical point of view is not a serious problem and not a cause or threat of death, has significant social implications and can affect the self-esteem of the person, causing devastating effects on the health and welfare of the woman who has it (depression, social isolation, hurt their identity, etc..).
It was found that the quality of life of these women is also inferior. The aspects of daily life that are affected more sleep and rest, mobility, emotional behavior, social interaction and recreation. Health professionals have a critical role in the detection of these patients incontinence.
Age is the main factor associated with incontinence, maximum detected frequency peak between 50 and 60 years. They have identified a number of additional risk factors: obstetric-gynecologic (pregnancy, childbirth, pelvic organ prolapse, hysterectomy), systemic diseases (obesity, heart disease, hypertension treated with diuretics, diseases of the nervous system) and factors environmental and occupational, that may predispose to this disorder.
Visit our page for further information about womens health and natural remedies at The Natural Health Online
