Women’s Urinary Incontinence: 4 Helpful Smartphone Apps

A couple of years ago we blogged about a helpful restroom-locator smartphone app.  Back then, these kinds of apps were few and far between. In fact, the most useful one we found was Sit or Squat.. At that time, this appeared to be an independent app that worked a lot like any public domain app—you took what was helpful, and hopefully left some helpful information, too.Since then, the app has been taken over by Charmin, which makes sense if you think about the integral role that toilet paper plays in women’s urinary incontinence! The name has changed, but the features remain the same or better. You can still access restroom locations, review restrooms, and add comments.

Restroom-Finder Apps: Then and Now
Restroom-finder apps have come a long way since we last blogged about them. Could this be because there are so many more baby boomer’s suffering from women’s urinary incontinence? Could this be because urinary incontinence and other symptom of poor pelvic health are becoming more prevalent than diseases such as asthma or diabetes? Could these reasons be driving the need for these kinds of apps? We think so!

In any case, if you have urinary incontinence and need to know the location of bathrooms wherever you are, rest assured that these days you can choose from several different apps. The most commonly downloaded ones are:

Sit or Squat: free for iPhone and Android
Find Toilets: free for Android and 99 cents for iPhone
Have2P: free for iPhone
Toilet Finder: free for iPhone and Android (Nokia and Windows Phone versions also)

Each of these apps has its own unique features. Sit or Squat allows you to add new locations and also review the quality of the pit stop (“Sit” means high-quality while low-quality rates a “Squat”). Find Toilets helps you out with GPS directions, and Toilet Finder tells you how long it will take you to get to the nearest toilet! Have2P also allows reviews of the restroom, but only seems to be available on iPhone for now.

As technology improves we will surely continue to see an improvement in the apps available to people who need to go while on the go. If you suffer from women’s urinary incontinence you can help yourself by downloading these apps to assist you when you are out and about. If you haven’t called your doctor yet for solutions, you can definitely alleviate your symptoms by asking for help (click here if you need help talking to your doctor).

You can also help others who have women’s urinary incontinence by adding restroom locations, reviewing restroom locations, and generally giving feedback to app developers. You never know when having that app is going to make the difference between having an accident and staying high and dry!

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