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	Symptoms and Treatments Introduction
	A Complex System How Common are Bladder and Bowel Problems? More About Numbers including Royal College of Physicians estimates of prevalence of urinary and faecal incontinence
	* The Healthy Bladder
	How the Healthy Bladder Works Healthy Bladder Habits Common Questions and Answers
	* What can go wrong with the Urinary system?
	Many Types of Possible Problem including male and female cutaway diagrams Questions You May Be Asked Urodynamics
	* Stress Incontinence
	* Urgency, Frequency and Urge Incontinence
	The Overactive Bladder Bladder Retraining Drug Treatments Surgery for Urge Incontinence
	* Mixed Incontinence
	* Overflow Incontinence
	Types of Overflow Incontinence Neurogenic Incontinence After-Dribble in Men
	* Night-time Problems
	Needing To Go Too Often - 'Nocturia' Bedwetting - 'Enuresis'
	* Prostate Problems
	You and Your Prostate * Bladder Control after a Prostate Operation
	* Pelvic Floor Exercises For Women
	How to do your Pelvic Floor Exercises Vaginal Cones Biofeedback Electrical Stimulation
	* Pelvic Floor Exercises For Men
	How to do your Pelvic Floor Exercises Biofeedback Electrical Stimulation
	* The Healthy Bowel
	How the Healthy Bowel Works Healthy Bowel Habits Common Questions and Answers
	* Bowel Control Problems
	Bowel Control Causes of Bowel Leakage Getting Help Treatments and Management Questions You May Be Asked
	* Special Bowel Topics
	Imodium (Loperamide Hydrochloride) Controlling Wind and Smells Exercises For Your Anal Sphincter Skin Care Your Sphincter Repair Operation

	Products Products to help with Incontinence
	Introduction PromoCon Types of Product
	* Hand-held Urinals
	Introduction Tips Hand Held Urinals for Men including suitable clothing Hand Held Urinals For Women including suitable clothing
	* Protecting Beds and Chairs
	Using Covers Using Bedpads and Chairpads What are the Advantages and Limitations of Washable Bedpads? How to Choose a Washable Bedpad
	* Protecting Yourself and Your Clothes
	Introduction Pads: Disposable versus Washable Five Key Questions Pads and Pants the Types Available
	All-in-one disposables All-in-one washable garments Disposable insert pads Washable insert pads Male pouches Absorbent disposable pads Absorbent washable pads Pouch pants Stretch pants Waterproof pants
	* Specialist Products
	Introduction Catheters Drainage Bags Sheaths, Body Worn Urinals, and Other Devices for Men Devices for Women Devices for Bowel Incontinence Enuresis Alarms

	Publications Leaflets, Factsheets and Books
	How to order Prices Continence Foundation Leaflets Continence Foundation Factsheets Publications From Other Organisations Confidential Mail Order Book Service Order Form

	The Continence Foundation About the Foundation: Our Aims and What We Do
	Aims Advice and Information Public Awareness and Media Coverage Advocacy, Policy and Campaigning Achievements and Activities
	* Recent and Future Public Awareness Campaigns
	Introduction Code of Good Practice for Employers (September 1999)
	Code of Good Practice for Employers (printable copy)
	Information Sheet for Pre-Retirement Packs (January 2000) Adult Bedwetting (June 2000) Pregnancy, Birth and Continence (September 2000) - see text of leaflet below Coping with Incontinence (September 2001)
	* Expecting a Baby?
	Introduction During your pregnancy During delivery Afterwards Conclusion Pelvic Floor Exercises
	* Recent and Future Policy Campaigning Work
	Some Failings of the Present NHS Service A Critique of the Department of Health's Policy
	* Extracts from INCONTINENCE - A CHALLENGE AND AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PRIMARY C ARE (Continence Foundation - May 2000) including High Prevalence, Heavy Cost, Effective Treatment Possible, Quality of Life Implications
	VAT on Continence Pads
	* Representations to the Government on VAT on Continence Pads
	Letter to Minister of Health - October 2000 Letter to Customs and Excise - January 2001
	Continence Pad Provision in Nursing Homes
	* Correspondence with the Department of Health on the Provision of Continence Products in Nursing Homes
	Latex Gloves for Carers Remuneration of Appliance Dispensing Contractors
	* Memorandum of Evidence from the Continence Foundation
	* Become a Friend of the Foundation
	Application form
	* Trustees and Other Details (including contact details)
	* Contact Us
	* Tell us what you think about our website

	The NHS and Other Organisations
	The NHS and Incontinence
	Introduction A Brief Description of the Present NHS Continence Services NHS Supplies of Absorbent Pads and Other Products
	Residential Homes Nursing Homes Buying your own pads
	* Department of Health Policy
	Background to the New Policy Statement Statement by the Minister of Health Letter from the Chief Medical Officer and Chief Nursing Officer Our Summary of the Department of Health's Policy (April 2000)
	Comprehensive, Integrated Services in Sight User Involvement in Planning and Audit The Commissioning Role Primary and Community Care Teams to Take Much Heavier Responsibility Assessment and Treatment in Primary Care New Continence Service Director Post Vital if Integration is to Work
	* Continence Organisations in the UK and Abroad
	The UK Continence Alliance Associates of the Continence Foundation International Links

	Pages for Professionals Introduction
	* Making the Case for Investment in an Integrated Continence Service
	1. The New NHS Guidance 2. The Origin of NHS Guidance 3. Prevalence of Incontinence 4. Calculating the Local Numbers Affected 5. The Natural History of Incontinence 6. The Iceberg Effect 7. Special Local Considerations 8. Comparing Numbers with other Diseases 9. Linking Incontinence with NHS Priorities 10. Quality of Life 11. Clinical Governance 12. The Cost of Incontinence to the NHS 13. The Need for an Integrated Service 14. Getting Incontinence on the Agenda
	* A Brief Guide to Bladder Control Problems in Adults
	* A Brief Guide to Bowel Control Problems in Adults
	* Continence in Primary Care
	Causes of Urinary Incontinence Assessment of Urinary Incontinence Treatment of Urinary Incontinence Faecal Incontinence Living with Incontinence Managing Incontinence Further Reading
	* Male Pelvic Organs
	A4 full-colour printable cutaway diagram
	* Female Pelvic Organs
	A4 full-colour printable cutaway diagram
	* Continence Foundation Review
	Stress Incontinence Surgery for Women Urge Incontinence: Drugs or Behavioural Techniques? Pelvic Floor Exercises Proved to Work Management of Faecal Incontinence Poor Results following Repair of Parturition Injury Conservative Treatment effective for the Physically Disabled Conservative Treatment effective for Elderly Women When to Use Injection Therapy Preventing UTI in the Elderly Superiority of Colposuspension Again Demonstrated Urodynamics Vital before Surgery How to avoid Incontinence after Prolapse Surgery Symptoms of lower urinary tract dysfunction vary over time Incontinence affects sex life - but minimally Drug and behavioural therapy combined are better than either alone Tension-free Tape Procedure for Stress Incontinence Pelvic floor exercises in men effective after prostatectomy Midline Episiotomy Increases Risk of Faecal Incontinence and Incontinence of Flatus Why Pelvic Floor Exercises don't work (retrospect) Caffeine Restrictions - Where's the Evidence? (retrospect)
	* Consensus Statement from the First International Conference for the Prevention of Incontinence (June 1997)
	Introduction A: Clinical Definition B: the Concept of Prevention C: Healthy Bladder Habits D: Incontinence Prevention by Age Group - Prevention in Childhood - Prevention in Young Adults - Prevention in the Middle Years - Prevention in Healthy Older Adults - Prevention in Frail Older Adults E: Promoting Prevention Education by Target Group
	* Your Baby, Your Bladder and Your Bowels
	What Childbirth Does to the Pelvic Floor The Midwife and Continence Epidurals: the Danger of Overdistension Treatment of Incontinence Sex and the Bladder Bowel Problems After Childbirth The Physiotherapist's Role The Primary Health Care Nurse's Responsibility Medico-legal and Ethical Issues The Way Forward References
	* Guidelines for Project Work in Continence Care
	Introduction References and Resources Useful Organisations Useful Leaflets From Other Sources Reports Relevant to Continence Care
	* Publications for Professionals
	Continence Foundation Leaflets Continence Foundation Factsheets Continence Foundation Reference Publications

Produced at 31 May 2001