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About bladder and bowel health

Healthy bladder and bowel habits can help you avoid bladder and bowel control problems such as incontinence. Incontinence can have a major impact on your quality of life. If you or someone you know is affected by incontinence it's important to remember that:

you're not alone - almost 4.8 million Australians are affected by incontinence
it affects both men and women, regardless of your age or background
it can be treated, managed and in many cases cured, and
there are many avenues of help available.

Follow the links on the left to learn more about bladder and bowel health, incontinence risk factors and treatment and management of incontinence.

Report: The economic impact of incontinence in Australia. This report explores the current prevalence and economic impact of incontinence in Australia - and provides an outline of the future projected growth of this burden. More information available here.