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Nutrition Guide for Continence Patients  

Written with dietitian Ruth Kander, this guide offers advice on beneficial foods, hydration, and lifestyle choices. With practical meal ideas and tips, this guide helps you make bladder-friendly changes to your daily routine and help manage incontinence.

Looking for a bladder-friendly diet?

What you eat and drink can affect symptoms of incontinence. This guide developed with award-winning dietitian, Ruth Kander covers:

✅ Meal ideas for breakfast, lunch and dinner for a balanced diet

✅ Top tips for a healthier bladder, including diet and lifestyle changes

✅ Why staying hydrated is important for your bladder function

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What help you’ll find inside 👀

Food and drinks your bladder will love

Pages 4–6

Find out which foods and drinks can support healthy bladder function, and how to include the right amounts in your diet.

Hydration: The foundation of bladder health

Page 7

Learn how staying hydrated and drinking water can reduce the risk of Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) and flush out toxins.

Meal ideas: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Pages 10–11

In this section we have outlined how much food and drinks you should have in one day – and some meal ideas you can try at home!

Food and drinks to limit

Page 8

Discover how certain food and drinks can cause bladder irritation and our advice for managing these in your diet.