continence

Example Sentences

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The brain’s ability to regulate bodily functions, like swallowing and continence, erodes.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2025

A mother who feared her two-year-old son's untreated constipation could have killed him is calling for access to children's continence services to be made a national priority.

From BBC • Sep. 3, 2025

When treating the prostate gland, for example, medics want to avoid damage to the nearby bladder or rectum, which could leave patients with lifelong continence issues.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2023

Any chance Sally or Ed has anxiety, digestive or continence issues, hearing loss …?

From Washington Post • Jan. 29, 2023

Perhaps it was the stimulation due to continence.

From The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) by Blasco Ib??ez, Vicente