Urge Incontinence
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- Damage to the central nervous system. Certain neurologic disorders or injuries can disrupt the passage of nerve messages between the urinary tract and central nervous system. These neurological conditions include stroke, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord or disk injury, and Parkinson's disease.
- Infections.
- The aging process.
- Emotional disorders. Anxiety and possibly even depression have been associated with urge incontinence.
- Medications, including some sleeping pills.
- Genetic factors may play a role in some cases.
Review Date: 06/26/2006
Reviewed By: Harvey Simon, MD, Editor-in-Chief, Associate Professor of Medicine,
Harvard Medical School; Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the
American Accreditation HealthCare Commission
(
www.urac.org).
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