Incontinence

If you have incontinence, you might have large amounts or small amounts of leaked urine. You might experience leakage for a wide variety of reasons, often depending on the type of incontinence you have.

You might leak urine when you:

Exercise, Cough, Laugh, Sneeze, an urge to urinate but can’t make it to the toilet on time, Have to get up in the middle of night to urinate.

What the types of incontinence?

Urge incontinence: intense need to urinate right away and can be caused by a condition called overactive bladder. This can be from having weak pelvic muscles, nerve damage, an infection, low levels of estrogen after menopause or a heavier body weight. Some medications and beverages like alcohol and caffeine can also cause OAB.

Stress incontinence: When you leak urine during activities such as laughing, coughing, sneezing, running, jumping or lift things. Your pelvic floor muscles are weak and no longer support your pelvic organs as they should, causing you to be more likely to accidentally leak urine when you move around. Women who have given birth are at a higher risk of having stress incontinence. Men who have had prostate surgery may develop stress incontinence.

Overflow incontinence: If your bladder doesn’t empty completely each time you urinate, you could have overflow incontinence. Usually, this results in small amounts of urine dripping out over time instead of one big gush of urine. This is more common in people with chronic conditions like multiple sclerosis (MS), stroke or diabetes or in men with a large prostate.

Mixed incontinence: This type of incontinence is a combination of several problems that all lead to leakage issues. When you have mixed incontinence, you might be dealing with stress incontinence and an overactive bladder. It’s important to pay attention to what you’re doing when you have leakage issues and identifying what triggers mixed incontinence.