Urinary incontinence is a loss of control over urination so that urine leaks before you are able to get to a toilet. There are various types of urinary incontinence.
One type of urinary incontinence is stress incontinence. Stress incontinence happens when your pelvic muscles beneath the bladder arenât strong enough to withstand a âstressâ or pressure pushing on the bladder from above. Whenever your pelvic muscles give way, they release their squeeze around the bottom...
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Stress IncontinenceThe primary symptom of stress incontinence is leakage due to activities that apply pressure to a full bladder. High-impact... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Urinary (or bladder) incontinence is when you are not able to keep urine from leaking from your urethra, the tube that carries urine out of your body... Read more »