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THE POTENTIAL ROLE OF DIETARY FACTORS ON URINARY INCONTINENCE IN THE ELDERLY
E.P. Cherniack, H.F. Lee
J Aging Res Clin Practice 2017;6:139-142
Maintenance of urinary continence is a complex physiological process. Multiple morbidities can alter this process including polypharmacy, and age-related loss of physiological function. An increasing body of evidence suggests the importance of dietary factors and ingested substances. Modification of nutrients and ingested substances might prove beneficial adjunctive therapies in the treatment of incontinence, but remain unproven. Extrapolation of the results of epidemiologic studies of the relationship of excess caloric intake to continence, from the general adult population, suggests trials of weight loss might help. Population studies of vitamin D supplementation and continence also suggest an association, but prospective experimental trials involving vitamin D supplementation have yet to be done. A potential but far more equivocally documented relationship exists for vitamin B12 and continence. Surprisingly little evidence exists for other potential risk factors for incontinence such alcohol and sweeteners, natural or artificial. Future research should involve prospective trials of weight loss and vitamin D, and exploration of the relationship between other dietary factors and continence.
CITATION:
E.P. Cherniack ; H.F. Lee (2017): The potential role of dietary factors on urinary incontinence in the elderly. The Journal of Aging Research and Clinical Practice (JARCP). http://dx.doi.org/10.14283/jarcp.2017.16