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Causes And Cure Of Incontinency
- Overflow Incontinence
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- Introduction
- Stress Incontinence
- Urge Incontinence
- Functional Incontinence
- Risk Factors
Overflow Incontinence
Overflow incontinence happens when the normal flow of urine is blocked and the bladder cannot empty completely. Overflow incontinence can be due to a number of conditions:
- A partial obstruction. In this case the urine cannot flow completely out of the bladder, so it never fully empties.
- An inactive bladder muscle. In contrast to urge incontinence, the bladder is less active than normal, not more. It cannot empty properly and so becomes distended, or swells. Eventually this...
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Urinary Incontinence: Causes and Treatments
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Stress incontinence
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Urge incontinence
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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