A new report from Deloitte Access Economics commissioned for the Continence Foundation of Australia, has revealed that the cost of incontinence to Australia in 2023 has increased to $100.4 billion.

The Continence Foundation of Australia’s Physiotherapy Special Interest Group is hosting Better Bowel Outcomes – Not just talking stools via webinar on Wednesday, October 23 2024. The webinar is ...

Women who have even just one baby are nearly three times more likely to leak urine and wet themselves, than women who have not had a baby. The more babies you have, the more chance there is that you ...

Most children have gained daytime bladder control by the age of four. If a child regularly wets during the day after this age professional advice is necessary. The loss of bladder control during the ...

The Continence Foundation of Australia’s State and Territory Advisory Committees (STAC) would like to invite you to their 2024 Education Days. These education days pose a wonderful professional ...

A bladder diary is a record you keep of when and how much urine (wee) you passed or leaked during the day and overnight. Your health professional will use this information as part of your continence ...

20,000 - 60,000 Australian teenagers experience some form of incontinence. These figures include teenagers that experience urinary incontinence (daytime wetting, bedwetting), faecal incontinence ...

The 2011 Deloitte Access Economics report 'The Economic Impact of Incontinence in Australia' highlights the broader burden faced by the estimated 4.8 million Australians living with incontinence.

The National Continence Helpline (1800 33 00 66) is a free telephone service that offers confidential information, advice and support. Many people feel embarrassed or ashamed to discuss bladder and ...

This booklet is an excellent resource for people with a spinal cord injury who have bowel problems. It will assist in assessing and developing an individualised bowel management program. It is also ...

Bridge is a free magazine produced by the Continence Foundation of Australia. It is written for people with incontinence and their family, friends and carers. It provides easy to read and simple to ...

This fact sheet explains why women leak urine after childbirth. It describes where the pelvic floor muscles are and how to strengthen them through regular pelvic floor muscle exercises.