The Fallacies of Incontinence Literature

It is true that when you do a search on the internet in regards to incontinence, you will, indeed, find a lot of information on the subject. What you will also find is that the literature is slanted to tailor to the beliefs of our culture, due to the stigma that is attached to this condition. This is terrible, as it is very misleading to the sufferer, and what is even worse, some of this literature is published by renowned medical experts and hospitals. Here are some common fallacies that are found in incontinence literature.

The first fallacy of incontinence literature is that they make it seem like a very rare thing that incontinence sufferers will need to turn to diapers to manage their incontinence. They make it seem like drugs are the all time biggest solution, a one size fits all cure, and that one can lead a normal life just as before. What they do not tell you is these drugs have some horrible and very dangerous side effects, such as destruction to the liver, and that they will stop working after a period of time. When the drugs quit working, sufferers have two options. They can get surgery: or, they can turn to diapers. What do you think the literature would suggest?

The literature suggests that surgery is a wonderful course to take. They make it seem as though this incontinence can be permanently corrected. What they do not tell you is that not all forms of incontinence can be corrected by surgery, such as overactive bladder, and the surgeries do not last, as the sufferer will find himself back where he started. The sufferer is then forced to take the final option-diapers. If the wearing of diapers to manage incontinence were so rare, why are adult diapers a multibillion dollar market in the United States alone?

Another fallacy that is found in incontinence literature is that they make it seem as though incontinence is only caused by aging or by those with severe medical conditions. What they do not point out is that there are young people who are incontinent for some unexplained reason, and overactive bladder, which is not a curable condition, is rarely touched upon. You really have to search for information on overactive bladder. They want to paint the picture that unless one has a serious medical condition, such as a neurological condition or is not aged, which is acceptable to society, then he cannot possibly be suffering from permanent incontinence. The only things that seem to be acceptable is that the young person must have a temporary condition, such as a kidney infection, bladder infection, or a urinary tract infection, that can be cured in just a few days with a simple course of antibiotics. This is far from the truth.

If you want to, you can compare the literature yourself to the accounts and experiences of numerous individuals in online incontinence support groups. You will find that what they say about their suffering is a lot different than the literature portrays it to be.