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Incontinence is more common that you think. Here's how to deal with it

By Lauren Shirreff
Daily Telegraph UK·
9 mins to read

Around one in five people struggle with some form of urinary incontinence, meaning they sometimes lose control of their bladder. However, given the huge stigma surrounding incontinence, you’d think it was extremely rare.

“Any sort of involuntary loss of urine or faeces is a type of incontinence,” says Tracy Evans, a clinical team leader for the Continence Service at Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust.

“Lots of people don’t realise that they’re experiencing incontinence because they think it’s normal to wee

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