Male Urinary Catheter to manage Incontinence Every day, more and more people are being diagnosed with urinary incontinence. This is a condition which affects a large number of people of all ages and both genders, but it is more common in men overall. What is urinary incontinence? This condition is where a person physically cannot […]
Urinary Catheters to manage incontinence Urinary catheters are used by many doctors as method to manage urinary incontinence, and have been showing a growth in popularity over other forms of bladder control options. Urinary incontinence can attack any person at any age for a number of different reasons. Doctors believe it’s preferable to use other methods […]
Understanding a condom catheter What is A Catheter For When a Patient Has Certain Medical Conditions? Using catheters is a discreet way of passing urine for patients who are incontinent or who have urine retention. Certain medical problems, such as multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, or spina bifida. Catheters are small flexible tubes made of […]
With proper catheter care you can prevent an infection Anyone who uses a catheter on a constant or semi-constant basis will need to know the best way to care for it. Catheter care is not something which is necessarily easy – after a while people can get used to it and will learn the best ways of […]
With good foley catheter care you can reduce the chance of a UTI For anyone with urinary incontinence, or any other problem requiring constant use of a catheter, it is important that it is kept in the best shape possible. Certain things are obviously easier to take care of than others – an asthma inhaler, […]
Freedom Catheter made of Silicone Every day more and more people are diagnosed with some form of urinary incontinence. If dealt with poorly this can be incredibly embarrassing, especially as not everyone is aware of all of the support that they can get. The very first thing that you can look into is using an […]
External Female Catheter Urinary incontinence is a problem which affects many people. Unfortunately this is not always known – at times it is maybe assumed to only be a problem which really affects the elderly, especially those who are bedridden. But this is really not the case – there are huge numbers of people who […]
Mentor catheters are now produced by Coloplast which acquired the business of Mentor Urology in 2006. The Coloplast supplies a large percentage of the needs and products for people who are afflicted with urinary retention or incontinence. Coloplast took over the entire Mentor line of catheters in additional to their accessories line. Mentor produced the […]
Freedom Catheter made of latex The Freedom Catheter from Coloplast is designed to allow the user a relative amount of freedom in getting around in their normal everyday life. It offers the individual a chance to work, play and have a social existence without the embarrassment of unnecessary accidents happening with urine leakage. This type of catheter […]
What is Male urinary incontinence? Male urinary incontinence is an inability for men to be able to control and hold urine until it is voluntarily released. Urinary incontinence usually effects people in the later stages of life, and can be caused by a number of different medical and non-medical issues. This condition, thankfully in some […]