December 13, 2013    Health Home >> Incontinence >> Health
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Living with incontinence  Living with incontinence  While
urinary incontinence can be embarrassing, it shouldn't stop you
from enjoying your life. Susan, a 34-year-old mother of two, who
developed stress incontinence as a result of having her two
children, has refused to let it interfere with her active life.
Susan has always been physically active. She loves to jog, play
tennis, and race sailboats. In fact, sailboat racing is a
passion for her and her husband - that's how they met. When she
developed incontinence, she didn't want to race boats because
going to the toilet in the middle of a race is not easy.  Before
having her children, Susan thought incontinence was a condition
that only affected the elderly. Susan's grandmother had been
diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease several years prior and Susan
had watched her go from a healthy, vibrant, and active woman in
her mid-70s to som