Additionally, people with with nerve damage due to diabetes experience reduced sensations to void. This is a general term referring to sore or swollen joints. Warning signs include swelling, redness and pain at joints, joint stiffness, especially in the morning, and restricted movement. Individuals with arthritis have mobility and dexterity problems that affect the ability to get to the toilet safely and on time. Back to Top Parkinson s Disease Parkinson s disease is a degeneration of the nervous system characterized by tremor, rigidity, and bladder problems.
Muscle rigidity contributes to the inability to ambulate to the toilet and to self-toilet.
Muscle weakness affects the sphincter muscles, particularly the rectal sphincter, and causes both urinary and fecal incontinence. The loss of bladder control may be temporary and may improve as the symptoms of the disease improve. However, most MS patients live with persistent urinary incontinence. A common cause of UI in persons with MS is a bladder infection. In people with MS, a change somewhere in the central nervous system has interfered with the nerve signals from the spinal cord and the Bladder Control Center in the brain and causes what is known as a neurogenic bladder.