Types of Urinary Incontinence

By Kyle Bradson


Wetting the bed and peeing your pants are pretty high on the list of universally embarrassing experiences. There is actually quite a bit of shame and therefore secrecy around the condition even though people with it have no control over the accidents they have. If you have or think you might have urinary incontinence, don't be afraid to take your situation seriously and seek help. Modern doctors have lots to recommend to people with urinary incontinence. You can find a medication that work for you or learn about ways to manage the condition through lifestyle changes.

There are a variety of types of urinary incontinence and before you can know what treatment is right for you a diagnosis will have to be made. These types of urinary incontinence conditions vary in what causes them but they also differ as far as how they present themselves.

Stress incontinence doesn't actually have to do with work or home related stress. Instead, stress induced urinary incontinence means that when extra pressure is placed on the bladder, such as during a sneeze, you are not able to stop from leaking. Other things that can prompt leakage with stress incontinence include laughing, lifting weights, working out and moving heavy objects.

This kind of urinary incontinence is caused when the sphincter of the bladder is not strong enough to withstand releasing urine when extra pressure is added. The muscles that contract during sneezing, laughing and working out can be too strong for the weakened bladder muscles to withstand.

Someone with urge urinary incontinence, on the other hand, feels a strong urge to pee followed by leakage. Signs of having this type of urinary incontinence include having to pee frequently, especially and including throughout the nighttime. Urge urinary incontinence is most common in people who have previous bladder or urethra conditions but could also indicate a blockage of some sort.

Another type of urinary incontinence condition is called overflow incontinence and causes frequent leakage throughout the day and night. Symptoms include never feeling that you can empty your bladder completely and having a weak or thin urine stream. This consistency of this variety of urinary incontinence makes it particularly difficult to cope with.

Overflow urinary incontinence is caused by misinformation between you bladder and your brain. It is common in people with spinal damage or with diseases that affect the human nervous system. If the bladder provides the brain with incorrect data about the presence of urine, your brain will simply release the sphincter of the bladder, thinking nothing is within.

This last type of urinary incontinence is prevalent among people who have spinal injuries or illnesses that damage their nervous system. If their body doest not register the presence of urine in the bladder, it will not close the sphincter to prevent leakage.Urinary incontinence is a common symptom of growing older. The prostate gland in men is the culprit of many urinary and genital changes in men in old age. In women, childbirth can also reduce bladder sphincter strength.




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