As I hurry along the spa’s corridors, I try to hold my breath: “Don’t cough again, don’t cough again!” I goad myself. My ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The best thing Amanda Klarsfeld ever did about her incontinence was start talking about it.Composite: The Guardian/Getty Images ...

For as long as I can remember, I’ve peed my pants a little. There was the time in high school when I tried on a ridiculous Halloween costume with my friend and laughed so hard I emptied my bladder ...

After years of worrying that running or sneezing would leave me needing fresh underwear, a quick, minimally invasive procedure changed my life The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a ...

Millions of Britons suffer from urinary incontinence and/or the urgent need to urinate. Marlene Brown, 71, a retired secretary from Wembley in London had a new treatment for the problem. Around ten ...

For years, Susan Johnstone, 53, lived with an embarrassing problem that threatened to take away the activity she loved most: ...

If bladder leakage was an issue for me before the birth of my now almost-12-year-old son, I don’t remember it. Research shows that up to 25% of young women experience some involuntary urine loss, ...

I’m a professional over-sharer – I’m paid to over share. I do it every week on Loose Women. But talking about experiencing incontinence was hard. Women will talk about their periods, sex life, but not ...

What is the price we all pay by not having the conversation, however uncomfortable, about continence, childbirth, changing bodies and taboos? By Mara Altman and Luce Brett — Luce Brett, the author of ...

I grew up in a small farming town in Australia, where there wasn’t a lot to do, so we were encouraged to get involved in sports. When it came to running around the track, I found I could keep going ...