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The team hope the podcast will remind listeners that urinary incontinence is avoidable.

Pelvic mesh was considered the gold-standard treatment for incontinence and prolapse in women for many years, to give weak or damaged tissue extra support.

Salma says her son and daughter were traumatised by the experience and have suffered from incontinence since.

The issue made headlines earlier this week, when a diabetic patient with incontinence issues said he ended up soiling himself at a Bryan Adams concert due to unavailability of washrooms at the venue.

Other potential complications include urinary or bowel incontinence, the Cleveland Clinic says.