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If you’re wondering why men have stopped shaving this month, it’s probably because they’re celebrating Movember, a 30-day charity campaign dedicated to raising awareness for men’s health issues such as prostate and testicular cancer.

“I will be staying at a hotel for several weeks. How can I discreetly dispose my soiled adult diaper?”

One of the biggest concerns of traveling for people with incontinence is how to appropriately dispose their soiled products. You want to be discreet, yet respectful of the hotel and its cleaning staff. So what should you do?

“I’m new to diapers and I’ve been trying to figure out how to change in public without letting anyone know about my situation. Do you have some tips on how to change diapers on the go?”

Although incontinence is not a normal sign of aging, elderly individuals are often plagued by the condition. The adult children who care for them oftentimes don’t know where to start because they’ve never had any experience with incontinence. If your elderly parent is suffering from bladder weakness, here are six main things you as a caretaker should do.

Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer (after skin cancer) among men. Murray Hill, a columnist for The StarPhoenix, had his prostate removed in April. One of the unfortunate side effects of prostate surgery is urinary incontinence – something Hill has been learning to manage with his everyday life. In his most recent blog post, Hill provides an honest, at times comical, account of his experience with incontinence post-surgery.

I’ve been having trouble controlling my bladder lately. I’m going to the doctor’s next week, and was wondering what kind of tests they’ll do to determine whether or not I have urinary incontinence.

At National Incontinence, we carry a wide range of bladder control products for men’s incontinence. Choosing a male guard or adult brief can be difficult, especially if this is your first time. In a previous post, we’ve provided factors to consider when choosing an incontinence diaper. Today, we’d like to share a list of our top incontinence products for men.

We work hard to bring our customers the best absorbent and comfortable incontinence products in the market. This past week, we’ve added two new products from leading brand Prevail.

Urinary incontinence is a condition that affects a person’s ability to control their bladder. For many, incontinence is a hush-hush topic that leads to misconceptions and assumptions about the condition. Here are three things you need to know about incontinence.

Pelvic floor exercises are often recommended as the first line of treatment for stress incontinence. The exercises, also known as kegels, are designed to strengthen the pelvic floor. Your kegel muscles, or pubococcygeus (PC) muscles, provide support for bladder, uterus, and bowel; if they’re weakened, you may have trouble controlling your bladder or bowel.

Prostate cancer affected an estimated 2.8 million men in the United States last year, according to cancer.org. It is the most common cancer – after skin cancer – among American men, and approximately 1 in 6 men will be diagnosed with the disease in his lifetime. Fortunately, the survival rate is quite high if the cancer is detected and treated early.

Many men will experience bladder leakage after prostate surgery. Simple tasks and movements, such as riding a bike, sneezing, and getting up from a seated position, can all result in you wetting yourself. This loss of bladder control can last a few weeks or months, and can cause men to feel embarrassed and withdraw from social activities.