Question:
I suffer from severe stress incontinence.
Presently, I use Poise pads and can hold my urine for a long time. I know when I lose weight, I cannot get to the bathroom on time. I don't mind wearing larger pads or diapers for a time period, but for 2 years??? Has this been a problem for anyone else, and how did you deal with it. (I 'welcome' the problem!) — [Anonymous] (posted on May 28, 1999)
May 28, 1999
Stress incontinence is actually considered one of the
co-morbities of morbid obesity. I had it, not severe but
enough to be an embarrassment. It is completely gone now
that I have lost 100 pounds. Of course drinking 2 1/2 liters
of water a day I am still constantly looking for a
bathroom.
— dboat
May 29, 1999
i too have incontinence and i also wear poise pads. i'm 48 and have been
wearing pads since i was 40. i have noticed since surgery this problem has
decreased considerably. on some days i don't need one at all. but i wear
it anyway for confidence and general clean feeling. i feel funny without
them on. i think the more i lose, the problem will decrease even more.
but they are now talking about doing bladder surgery on me at the same time
as i have the pannalectomy because i get frequent infections.
— Linda O.
May 29, 1999
Hi!
I suffered from incontinence for a few years...to embarrassed to tell
anyone. Finally I confided in a friend who is also a doctor and he
prescribed for me Imipramine 50mg..I'm to take 1-3 tabs at 6pm each day.
It took about 3 months but now I no longer have to scout out the closest
bathroom when I go somewhere. I average 2 a one day...then alternate with
one...then back to 2.
WLS didn't help with this problem. But the pills work great.
— Ben R.
May 30, 1999
I also had stress incontience but it disappeared after surgery. The weight
loss has stopped the problem. My surgery was on April 1 99.
— Anna D.
June 1, 1999
Hi:
I also had stress incontenience but I left the hospital after surgery
without a pad for the first time in years. Have had no problem since the
surgery. Do not know if you have had the surgery or not. Could you share
that information?
Proastro
— Veronica M. B.
June 1, 1999
Stress incontinence is actually one of the co-morbidities of
morbid obesity. So it may work in your favor down the road
with the insurance company. I had it before surgery, but have
had no problems with it since.
— dboat
April 17, 2001
*just a comment*
I am so glad to hear that inconsistence disappears after
surgery. I've had this problem for two years and wear
pads also. Even though I am only 30, I feel it's necessary
to wear the poise pads because of a cough and sneeze - and
you get the picture.
— Jennifer C.
August 13, 2001
I have had severe stress incontinence for years. So badly that I took
diapers to the hospital. Well, after surgery I had no trouble. The
muscles were so tight because of the surgery that it was difficult at first
for me to even go. I have lost 25 lbs since July 24th, my surgery date,
and the stress incontinence has improved to the point where I no longer
need Poise pads but I do were the Ultra thin Kotex for a security feeling.
— Marie K.
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