While as many as five million Australians are estimated to be affected, many don't seek help due to misconceptions.
Many are still not seeking help due to the stigma around the issue.Christin Young was just a teenager when she began to experience incontinence."It was incredibly embarrassing," Ms Young told SBS News."It was a kind of scary thing that happened ... and over time it got worse and worse and started to happen every day."Ten years later, she still does not know the cause.
"I've been scared to go to places and events that don't have bathrooms and sanitary disposals, like going to concerts, camping and that kind of stuff is a bit of an issue.""None of my friends my age - at least that I know of - have got these symptoms, so what is wrong with me?"Incontinence refers to bladder and bowel control problems.
Continence Foundation of Australia CEO Rowan Cockerell says seeking treatment can reduce the disruptive impacts of incontinence.Over five million Australians — one in four people aged 15 years and older — are estimated to experience bladder or bowel incontinence. But that data from 10 years ago is now being updated through prevalence research.
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