in-KAHN-tin-ent Inability to control bowel or bladder emptying.

When a person cannot control his or her need to go to the bathroom.

Without bowel and bladder control.

Unable to retain a bodily discharge (e.g. urine) voluntarily

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not having control over urination and defecation

Unable to control excretions, to hold urine in the bladder or keep feces in the rectum. This is the usual medical meaning of the word incontinent. Incontinent can also refer to a lack of self-restraint in the sexual arena or failure to refrain from sexual intercourse.

Unable to control bladder function, bowel function, or both.

passing of urine or feces at unwanted or unexpected times

Partially or totally unable to control bladder and/or bowel functions.

Incapable of controlling excretory or waste elimination functions.

Inability to control bowel and bladder functions. Many people who are incontinent can become continent with training. [Click Here To Return To List