1.2 million have bladder problems

KUALA LUMPUR: An estimated 1.2 million Malaysians suffer from some form of incontinence or inability to control urinal or faecal functions.

Continence Foundation Malaysia president Dr Peter Ng said that urinary incontinence, or the inability to control the bladder, which affected more women than men, was the most common pelvic floor disorder. The severity, he said, varied from person to person.