Incontinence
noun
Being unable to control the release of urine or poop from your body.
The doctor said that my grandmother suffers from incontinence.
Often appears as...
- urinary incontinence
- fecal incontinence
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Technical
noun
Lack of self-control, especially over one's desires or behaviors.
His incontinence when it comes to eating junk food is causing health problems.
Often appears as...
- moral incontinence
- incontinence of speech
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Formal, Disapproving
noun
Being unable to control the release of urine or poop from your body.
The doctor said that my grandmother suffers from incontinence.
Often appears as...
- urinary incontinence
- fecal incontinence
Usage tips
Technical
noun
Lack of self-control, especially over one's desires or behaviors.
His incontinence when it comes to eating junk food is causing health problems.
Often appears as...
- moral incontinence
- incontinence of speech
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Condition
Incontinence is primarily a medical term associated with health issues.
After the surgery, the patient experienced temporary incontinence.
Pro Tip 2/3Sensitive Subject
Discussing incontinence can be embarrassing; sensitivity is important.
The nurse discreetly asked about the incontinence issue.
Pro Tip 3/3Types Matter
Specify the type (urinary, fecal) for clarity, as treatments differ.
Urinary incontinence is more common among older women.
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Andrea Berchowitz: The...
Nonbinary, transmasculine and younger women may all cope with menopausal symptoms. So what are these symptoms? They can be physical, so that's hot flushes, joint pain, urinary incontinence, heavy periods. They can also be anxiety, depression, bouts of low confidence, difficulty sleeping.
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How to stay calm when...
That's right, 49 surgeries are done for every one person who's helped. And the side effects in that case occur in 50 percent of the patients. They include impotence, erectile dysfunction, urinary incontinence, rectal tearing, fecal incontinence.
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Quyen Nguyen:...
after prostate cancer surgery may have urinary incontinence and erectile disfunction. That's a lot of people to have a lot of problems -- and this is even in so-called nerve-sparing surgery, which means that the surgeon is aware of the problem,
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Anne Scherer: Why we're...
In any social interaction, we do not only look for others' approval, but we also constantly fear other's disapproval when we cannot live up to their expectations. Just consider an adult with incontinence problems or a drug addiction.
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Is it bad to hold your...
or urinating without proper physical support may over time weaken or overwork that muscular sling. That can lead to an overactive pelvic floor, bladder pain, urgency, or urinary incontinence. So in the interest of long-term health,
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Khadija Gbla: My...
who have infertility. I know a nine-year-old girl who has incontinence, constant infections, pain. It's that gift. It doesn't stop giving. It affects every area of your life, and this happened to me because I was born a girl
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How the worst moments in...
When I was in eighth grade, our science teacher told us that all male homosexuals develop fecal incontinence because of the trauma to their anal sphincter. And I graduated high school without ever going to the cafeteria,
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Yoav Medan: Ultrasound...
because we can actually think about prostate lumpectomy -- treating just the focal lesion and not removing the whole gland, and by that, avoiding all the issues with potency and incontinence.
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Ultrasound surgery --...
because we can actually think about prostate lumpectomy treating just the focal lesion and not removing the whole gland and by that avoiding all the issues with potency in incontinence
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Risky Parasitic Twin...
began so they had to make an educated guess if this damaged Lakshmi's nerve system it could lead to incontinence and walking difficulties it's okay I'm here
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Andrea Berchowitz: The...
Nonbinary, transmasculine and younger women may all cope with menopausal symptoms. So what are these symptoms? They can be physical, so that's hot flushes, joint pain, urinary incontinence, heavy periods. They can also be anxiety, depression, bouts of low confidence, difficulty sleeping.
Video examples
How to stay calm when...
That's right, 49 surgeries are done for every one person who's helped. And the side effects in that case occur in 50 percent of the patients. They include impotence, erectile dysfunction, urinary incontinence, rectal tearing, fecal incontinence.
Video examples
Quyen Nguyen:...
after prostate cancer surgery may have urinary incontinence and erectile disfunction. That's a lot of people to have a lot of problems -- and this is even in so-called nerve-sparing surgery, which means that the surgeon is aware of the problem,
Video examples
Anne Scherer: Why we're...
In any social interaction, we do not only look for others' approval, but we also constantly fear other's disapproval when we cannot live up to their expectations. Just consider an adult with incontinence problems or a drug addiction.
Video examples
Is it bad to hold your...
or urinating without proper physical support may over time weaken or overwork that muscular sling. That can lead to an overactive pelvic floor, bladder pain, urgency, or urinary incontinence. So in the interest of long-term health,
Video examples
Khadija Gbla: My...
who have infertility. I know a nine-year-old girl who has incontinence, constant infections, pain. It's that gift. It doesn't stop giving. It affects every area of your life, and this happened to me because I was born a girl
Video examples
How the worst moments in...
When I was in eighth grade, our science teacher told us that all male homosexuals develop fecal incontinence because of the trauma to their anal sphincter. And I graduated high school without ever going to the cafeteria,
Video examples
Yoav Medan: Ultrasound...
because we can actually think about prostate lumpectomy -- treating just the focal lesion and not removing the whole gland, and by that, avoiding all the issues with potency and incontinence.
Video examples
Ultrasound surgery --...
because we can actually think about prostate lumpectomy treating just the focal lesion and not removing the whole gland and by that avoiding all the issues with potency in incontinence
Video examples
Risky Parasitic Twin...
began so they had to make an educated guess if this damaged Lakshmi's nerve system it could lead to incontinence and walking difficulties it's okay I'm here
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Pankaj Mishra
Indian Novelist
The White House tapes, the recordings that Nixon made of his conversations in office, have long been recognized as a marvel of verbal incontinence.
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Pankaj Mishra
Indian Novelist
The White House tapes, the recordings that Nixon made of his conversations in office, have long been recognized as a marvel of verbal incontinence.
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