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Urinary incontinence and bowel incontinence are health conditions that can be a nuisance, they can be humiliating, isolating, maddening and they can also be treated. For the millions of people suffering ...

Urinary incontinence is usually broken down into three types, stress incontinence, overflow incontinence, and urge incontinence. Stress incontinence is an involuntary urine leak that occurs during coughing, laughing, sneezing, or ...

Prostate enlargement, or benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), is an enlarged prostate gland. It happens most with aging, though the cause of the enlargement is unknown. The prostate is a small gland ...

How do we diagnose some urinary problems in women? Urodynamic testing is a painless procedure to test how the bladder acts when it fills and empties. This helps physicians find ...

Botox® injections are now available to treat urinary incontinence. Botox injections treat symptoms of urge incontinence, also known as overactive bladder. These symptoms include a strong need to urinate with ...

If you suffer from urinary incontinence, a constant need to know where the closest bathroom is, avoiding traveling or potentially embarrassing social activities, stopping exercise routines for fear of leaks, ...

Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) is an infection that happens anywhere in the urinary tract. UTIs are the second most common body infection that people experience. Urinary tract infections can cause ...

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a condition that affects the large intestine. It causes cramping, bloating, and bowel symptoms such as diarrhea or constipation. Symptoms can differ from person to ...

The Incontinence Institute is an outpatient treatment center, or ambulatory surgery center (ASC). You may be wondering what that means, or why it is beneficial. As an ASC, the Incontinence Institute ...

One myth that we try to dispel at the Incontinence Institute is that incontinence is something that just happens with age. On the contrary, urinary incontinence is not a normal ...