Incontinence (Urinary and Faecal)

UK sources of information and / or support

 The leaflets section of Patient UK

Includes leaflets called:

• Urinary Incontinence
• Stress Incontinence in Women
• Urge Incontinence

 Bladder and Bowel Foundation

Provides information and support for people with bladder and bowel disorders, their carers, families and healthcare professionals.

 Urinary incontinence

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Urinary Incontinence.

 Faecal Incontinence

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Faecal Incontinence.

 Incontinence

A patient guide to complement the SIGN national guideline for health professionals.

 Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Their website has a section aimed at the general public. All the information on this section comes from up-to-date and carefully-checked guidance for doctors, but it's been written in a way that makes it clearer for the non-medical person. Includes a leaflet on surgery for stress incontinence.

 Medicine Guide for Urinary Retention and Incontinence

Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.

 Advice for Women who have Urinary Stress Incontinence

Cambridge University NHS Trust provide a wide range of patient information including one in this area.

 Female Incontinence

Women’s Health Concern provides an independent service to advise, reassure and educate women about their health concerns. They provide a range of factsheets including one in this area.

 Maintaining Bowel Control

A leaflet about faecal incontinence from CORE.

 Lady System (Pelvic Floor Exercise Therapy)

Information about stress incontinence, pelvic floor exercises and sells devices to aid the strengthening of pelvic floor muscles.

 Win Health Ltd

Specialise in the development and manufacture of innovative re-usable incontinence products such as absorbent incontinence bed pads and chair pads, waterproof bedding protectors and waterproof blanket and pillows.

 Mobilis Educator

Offers the Pelvic Floor Educator to help women develop a strong and healthy pelvic floor which can help to treat and prevent stress incontinence.

 Kegelmaster Europe

The Kegelmaster is an innovative device which aims to help women with incontinence to strengthen weakened pelvic floor muscles.

 Athena Feminine Technology

The Athena Pelvic Muscle Exerciser is designed to ensure that pelvicfloor exercises are carried out correctly, on the right muscles inexactly the right place. Pelvic floor muscle exercises have been wellrecognized as a treatment for urinary incontinence.

 SnugNights

Manufacture a range of waterproof mattress protectors.

 Milton

Incontinence products and advice for men and women.

 Dryforlife.co.uk

Provides discreet advice and a range of incontinence products.

 Allanda

Their website offers specialist advice and information on incontinence and bladder weakness to help you manage your condition effectively. They also offer a comprehensive range of incontinence pad and pant products including the full Tena range as well a large variety of incontience bedding and hygiene accessories.

 PromoCon

PromoCon provides a national service, working as part of Disabled Living, Manchester to improve the life for all people with bladder or bowel problems by offering product information, advice and practical solutions to both professionals and the general public.

 Stimulated Graciloplasty for Faecal Incontinence

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Stimulated Graciloplasty for Faecal Incontinence.

 Transabdominal Artificial Bowel Sphincter Implantation for Faecal Incontinence

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Transabdominal Artificial Bowel Sphincter Implantation for Faecal Incontinence.

 Insertion of Biological Slings for Stress Urinary Incontinence

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Insertion of Biological Slings for Stress Urinary Incontinence.

 Insertion of Extraurethral (non-circumferential) Retropubic Adjustable Compression Devices for Stress Urinary Incontinence in Women

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Insertion of Extraurethral (non-circumferential) Retropubic Adjustable Compression Devices for Stress Urinary Incontinence in Women.

 Intramural Urethral Bulking Procedures for Stress Urinary Incontinence

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Intramural Urethral Bulking Procedures for Stress Urinary Incontinence.

 Sacral Nerve Stimulation for Faecal Incontinence

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Sacral Nerve Stimulation for Faecal Incontinence.

 Injectable Bulking Agents for Faecal Incontinence

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Injectable Bulking Agents for Faecal Incontinence.

 Single-Incision Sub-Urethral Short Tape Insertion for Stress Urinary Incontinence in Women

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Single-incision Sub-urethral Short Tape Insertion for Stress Urinary Incontinence in Women.

 Insertion of Extraurethral (non-circumferential) Retropubic Adjustable Compression Devices for Stress Urinary Incontinence in Men

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Insertion of Extraurethral (non-circumferential) Retropubic Adjustable Compression Devices for Stress Urinary Incontinence in Men

 Artificial Anal Sphincter Implantation

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Artificial Anal Sphincter Implantation.

 Sacral Nerve Stimulation for Urge Incontinence and Urgency-Frequency

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Sacral Nerve Stimulation for Urge Incontinence and Urgency-Frequency.

  Suburethral Synthetic Sling Insertion for Stress Urinary Incontinence in Men

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Suburethral Synthetic Sling Insertion for Stress Urinary Incontinence in Men.

 Burch colposuspension

Information from BUPA.

 Incontinence, bowel

Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.

 Incontinence, urinary

Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.

 Urinary incontinence in women

Information from BUPA.

Further sources / more detailed information

Some non-UK sites

The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.

• Non-UK disease / illness sites
• Non-UK self-help / support group sites

More detailed medical information

The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.

• PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
• Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
• Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
• Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
• Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
• Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.