[Can I become incontinent if I use foley catheters for a long time.]

4 hours ago, dlnoir said:

I think it will differ from person to person. Personally I have been using catheters and stents for over 14 years now and most of the time 24/7. If I take my stent out things return back to normal within two sometime three days. At first I have to pee like every ten minutes but the intervals increase rapidly. So the way I look at it, it will not make you incontinent unless something else happens that causes damage. The damage could be caused by the catheter if not used correctly. Then again I am no doctor.

 

Are you saying it won't work? You said you have the catheter in most of the time? How close to 24/7 are you? How often and how longs of breaks from 24/7 catheter use do you take?

[Can I become incontinent if I use foley catheters for a long time.]

If i use foley catheters 24/7 and change them out as needed for several years will I eventually become incontinent doing that?