URL of this page: //medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003978.htm

Incontinence - resources

The following organizations are good resources for information on incontinence.

Fecal incontinence:

  • The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists -- www.acog.org/~/media/for%20patients/faq139.ashx
  • International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders -- www.aboutincontinence.org
  • National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse -- digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/fecalincontinence

Urinary incontinence:

  • The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists -- www.acog.org/~/media/for%20patients/faq081.ashx
  • National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse -- kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/topics/incontinence.asp
  • The Simon Foundation for Continence -- www.simonfoundation.org

Alternative Names

Resources - incontinence

Images

Update Date 11/9/2014

Updated by: Jennifer K. Mannheim, ARNP, Medical Staff, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Isla Ogilvie, PhD, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.