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About Relief

Relief Philosophy

Relief was developed with the basic fundamentals of leakage and odour prevention, as well as high standards of comfort – exceptional breathability to prevent skin irritation coupled with thin and soft materials for maximum comfort.

Through extensive research and development, Relief hopes to do more than just incontinence care, but to also improve psychological wellbeing for both user and caregiver. The goal is to provide quality products that empower confidence and assist in a high quality of life by continuously developing products with superior performance, while moving towards the ultimate comfort that comes with “just like wearing an underwear”.

Relief Philosophy

Causes of Urinary Incontinence

Stress Incontinence – Caused by abdominal pressure from activities like coughing, sneezing, laughing or exercising
Urge Incontinence – A sudden urge to urinate due to an “overactive bladder”
Overflow Incontinence – When the bladder is unable to empty completely during urination. An overfull bladder results in a need to urinate frequently, sometimes accompanied by urine leakage

Understanding Urinary Incontinence as a Caregiver

Incontinence is not only caused by the loss of bladder and urethra control, but also the weakening of physical condition:

Bladder atrophy – Reduced urine capacity
Decreased kidney function – Causing a need to urinate several times at night
Decreased muscle strength of the bladder, urethra or sphincter – Causing incontinenc
Prostate hypertrophy (male) – Causing incontinence and difficulty urinating
Weakening of Pelvic floor muscle (female) – inability to control urine flow
Chronic diseases (cerebrovascular disease, heart disease, diabetes, neuralgia, osteoporosis, etc.)
Drugs (diuretics, hypotensive agents, etc.)

Understanding Urinary Incontinence as a Caregiver

Incontinence is not only caused by the loss of bladder and urethra control, but also the weakening of physical condition:

Bladder atrophy – Reduced urine capacity
Decreased kidney function – Causing a need to urinate several times at night
Decreased muscle strength of the bladder, urethra or sphincter – Causing incontinenc
Prostate hypertrophy (male) – Causing incontinence and difficulty urinating
Weakening of Pelvic floor muscle (female) – inability to control urine flow
Chronic diseases (cerebrovascular disease, heart disease, diabetes, neuralgia, osteoporosis, etc.)
Drugs (diuretics, hypotensive agents, etc.)

Exercises to ease incontinence

Kegel exercises strengthen the pelvic floor muscles which help control incontinence

Find the right muscles – To identify, stop urination midstream by tightening the muscles below the bladder that help control urination. For Females, tighten the muscle around the virginal and anus areas. For males, tighten the muscle around the anus area. Tightening the right muscles stops the flow.
Regular practice (make sure bladder is emptied) – Contract and hold for 5 seconds, then relax for 5 seconds. Aim for sets of 10 at least 3 times a day.