In recent years, stigma and discrimination around conditions such as mental health and the menopause, for example, have thankfully lessened. But for conditions such as urinary incontinence, shame and embarrassment are still pervasive, with many finding the topic taboo and difficult to talk about. With millions of people in the UK experiencing incontinence issues – it’s estimated at around 14 million in total, including men, women and children, and 400 million globally – it’s important we’re able to open up the conversation and seek practical solutions and treatment, instead of resigning ourselves to go through it in silence.
