Find A Product FAQ

Here you can find some commonly asked questions about management options. To ask your own questions, visit our online forum and talk to others just like you.

1. Can I get absorbent products delivered to me?

Yes, there are medical suppliers and distributors who will deliver absorbent products right to your door in discreet packaging. Refer to NAFC’s Resource Guide for more information.

2. Are there exercises that I can do to help control leakage?

Pelvic muscle exercises, also called Kegel or pelvic floor exercises, have been shown to improve mild to moderate urgency and stress incontinence. When performed correctly, these exercises help to strengthen the muscles that support the pelvic organs and tissue, including those at your bladder outlet. The only way to get results from these exercises is to do them faithfully. Even if you take medications for urgency incontinence or overactive bladder, you will see better and faster results if you combine your medication with pelvic floor muscle exercises.

3. Are there products to help protect my furniture and bed from leakage?

There are mattress pads, underpads, and drawsheets that can help protect your furniture. Read more about these products in the Caregivers section.

4.What can I do to avoid odor?

Read about controlling odor and maintaining good hygiene in the Stay Clean & Odor Free section.

5.Are bladder control problems common?

According to the Clinical Practice Guidelines on Urinary Incontinence in Adults published in 1996 by the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, 13 million Americans are incontinent – 85% of them are women. More recent consumer research reveals that one in four women over the age of 18 experience episodes of leaking urine involuntarily at least monthly or more often. One in five adults over age 40 are affected by overactive bladder or recurrent symptoms of urgency and frequency, a portion of whom don't reach the toilet before losing urine. At least half of all nursing home residents are incontinent of urine and many of them experience loss of bowel control as well. In sum, the problem is widespread, caused by a variety of factors, and affects people of all ages including children and young adults. NAFC estimates on the basis of multiple studies and expert opinion that 25 million adult Americans experience chronic urinary incontinence.