Glossary

anaphylactic shock: a severe, often fatal form of shock characterized by swelling of the throat and breathing difficulties, low blood pressure or shock, abnormal heart rhythms and circulatory problems.
bladder diary: or bladder record; where episodes of leakage and toilet visits are recorded
brand: make,tademark; brand refers to the make of a product identifying it as coming from a particular manufacturer. There may be many different brands in one design group with their own defining characteristics
Bristol Stool Chart: The Bristol Stool Chart describes seven stool consistencies; it can be useful for describing your stool consistency to a health care professional and assessing changes in stool consistency during treatment
Charriere: CH, French Guage, FG,catheter size; Charriere is the unit of measurement for the external diameter of a urinary catheter after Joseph-Frederic-Benoit Charriere who developed the scale
cystostomy: a cystostomy is the surgical creation of an opening into the bladder
defaecate: describes the passage of stool from the body
diaper: all-in-one, nappy, one-piece system,pad,adult absorbent product,continence pad
distal: furthest from the body
double incontinence: Also: bowel and bladder incontinence
If you have 'double incontinence' you will experience leakage from both bladder and bowel
faeces: stool,motion,poo,solid waste,excrement,poop,faecal material,bowel movement; this is the waste matter remaining after food has been digested, which is discharged from the bowels
giggle incontinence: incontinence associated with giggling most common in teenage girls; the nature and cause is unclear
gusset: crotch; the gusset is the portion of a pant (usually reinforced) which fits between the wearer's legs
haematuria: blood in the urine which may be visible (macro) or invisible (micro)
hydrophilic: coated catheter; hydrophilic means having an affinity for water
hydrophobic: hydrophobic means having little or no affinity for water
incontinence: accident, leakage: urinary incontinence is the complaint of any involuntary loss of urine (ICS); involuntary leakage of urine from the bladder or stool from the bowel (or both)
latex sensitivity: symptoms range from mild (skin reddening, itching or a rash) to moderate (sneezing, runny nose, itchy, watery eyes, scratchy throat, difficulty breathing, wheezing, cough) to anaphylactic shock (difficulty breathing, drop in blood pressure, dizziness, loss of consciousness, confusion, rapid or weak pulse)
Mixed incontinence: Also: mixed leakage, mixed urinary incontinence, stress and urgency incontinence
You have 'mixed incontinence' if you experience both urge and stress incontinence; mixed urinary incontinence is the complaint of involuntary leakage associated with urgency and also with exertion, effort, sneezing or coughing (ICS)
proximal: closest to the body
rectum: back passage
sheath: uridome, condom catheter, external catheter
Stress incontinence: Also: exercise-induced incontinence, stress leakage, stress urinary incontinence
If you have 'stress urinary incontinence' you will leak at the same time as a physical acitivity. This might be coughing, sneezing, running; stress urinary incontinence is the complaint or involuntary leakage on effort or on exertion, or on sneezing or coughing (ICS).
urethra: The tube from the bladder allowing urine to leave the body
Urge incontinence: Also: urge leakage, urge urinary incontinence
If you have 'urge urinary incontinence' you will have a strong uncontrollable need to pass urine and leak before reaching the toilet; urge urinary incontinence is the complaint of involuntary leakage accompanied by or immediately preceded by urgency (ICS).

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