WEAKNESS ‘BLADDER killed my sex life’

Sarah Smith, 52, from Berkshire, was left demoralised by leaking until she found a solution

I first experienced bladder weakness around 12 years ago. I think it was due to a combination of reasons – I’d had my son via caesarean section five years earlier, put on weight, suffered from stress, and getting older played its part too. I put up with it, wearing daily liners but, after five years, it became an everyday worry. I had to wear really thick pads and was constantly anxious about smelling and leaking – I became miserable. I wanted to wear nice clothes, but I couldn’t because they would get damp and uncomfortable. I would panic every time I laughed, sneezed or even just moved – it took over everything. It was especially difficult when it came to my sex life. I didn’t feel sexy, confident or feminine,…

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Woman & Home (Digital) - 1 Issue, June 2021

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