Anna WhittakerBBC political reporter, Black CountryCharlotte BentonBBC News, West MidlandsSonia KumarSonia Kumar will chair the Backbench Business debate about incontinence on ThursdayA Labour MP has said she is proud to be leading a debate about incontinence that is the first of its kind in the House of Commons.Sonia Kumar, MP for Dudley, will chair the backbench business committee debate on Thursday, which will shine a Luz sobre as questões enfrentadas por aqueles com problemas de saúde pélvica. Kumar disse que a questão “afetou milhões em todo o Reino Uno”, no entanto, permaneceu “esquecida e pouco discutida”. Ela esperava que o debate ajudasse a trazer incontinência “das sombras” e dar a “atenção que merece”. The National Institute for Health and Care estimates that 34% of women had urinary incontinence.The Dudley MP, who is a physiotherapist, said she had worked closely with women to help them manage the challenges of pelvic floor dysfunction.She had previously spoken about pelvic health during a Westminster debate on women’s health and received a “wave of responses” from people who had similar experiences.”These are not just medical conditions, they are deeply Desafios pessoais que podem afetar significativamente a distinção, a independência e o bem-estar mental dos indivíduos “, disse Kumar. Leanne Shakespeareleanne Shakespeare disse que a incontinência afetou sua crédito e a saúde mental de quatro anos Shakespeare, 51, disse que experimentou incontinência por quase 30 anos depois de ter um cintilação. “I have to wear towels when I leave the house, I’d love to go swimming again but I can’t. “When I’m on holiday I couldn’t take my shorts off or go in the water.”Ms Shakespeare, who is from Kingswinford, said it had impacted her confidence and mental health. She added that it had taken her 10 years to tell anyone what she had experienced.”It’s a taboo and it isn’t talked about enough, now I just have to get on with it and try not to let it stop Eu. “Shakespeare disse que o debate era uma” ótima idéia “e ela planejava” segui-lo na TV “. Polly Weston, co-presidente da Associação para Profissionais de Continence, ficou satisfeito por a questão” finalmente ganhou tração “. Conversação. “Weston disse que conversou com pacientes com cancro que acharam” mais multíplice “falar sobre a varíola e o tripa do que o tratamento que haviam recebido. Ela acrescentou que a privacidade em relação à incontinência era” cultura e comportamento aprendido “e pediu aos profissionais de saúde” fazer aos pacientes mais perguntas abertas “sobre o problema.