Symptom: Urinary incontinence

Introduction: Urinary incontinence

Urinary incontinence: Inability to fully control urination. See free access online books about Urinary incontinence below. See detailed information below for a list of 154 causes of Urinary incontinence, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Urinary incontinence:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Urinary incontinence. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

• Child-bearing - leads gradually to urinary incontinence in many women.
• Menopause
• Various types of urinary incontinence:
  • Urge incontinence
  • Stress incontinence
  • Overflow incontinence (type of Urinary Incontinence)
  • Bedwetting
  • See also types of urinary incontinence
• Neurological disorders (see Cognitive impairment)
  • Stroke
  • Alzheimer's disease
  • Delirium
  • Multiple sclerosis
  • Epilepsy
• Bladder stones (type of Urinary stones)
• Prostate conditions
  • Enlarged prostate
  • Benign prostate hypertrophy
  • Prostate surgery
  • Prostate disorders
• Aging
• Surgery
• Infection
• Urinary tract infection
• Cystitis
• Cystocele
• Rectocele
• Uterine prolapse
• Vaginitis
• Atrophic vaginitis

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Causes of Types of Urinary incontinence:

Review the causes of these more specific types of Urinary incontinence:

• Urinary dribbling (29 causes)
• Urinary urgency (38 causes)
• Night urination (20 causes)
• Stress incontinence (2 causes)
• Inability to control urination

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Urinary incontinence: Multiple Symptom Checker

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Urinary incontinence, as listed in our database. Visit the Multiple Symptoms Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.

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• Urinary incontinence: Multiple Symptom Checker

Multiple Symptom Checker Combinations

• Urinary incontinence and Sexual symptoms (113 causes)
• Urinary incontinence and Bladder symptoms (109 causes)
• Urinary incontinence and Urinary problems (109 causes)
• Urinary incontinence and Urinary symptoms (109 causes)
• Urinary incontinence and Incontinence (107 causes)
• Urinary incontinence and Urinary difficulty (85 causes)
• Urinary incontinence and Pain (67 causes)
• Urinary incontinence and Nerve symptoms (66 causes)
• Urinary incontinence and Sensations (65 causes)
• Urinary incontinence and Digestive symptoms (61 causes)
• Urinary incontinence and Abdominal symptoms (57 causes)
• Urinary incontinence and Bowel problems (51 causes)
• Urinary incontinence and Bowel incontinence (43 causes)
• Urinary incontinence and Behavioral symptoms (42 causes)
• Urinary incontinence and Weakness (41 causes)
• Urinary incontinence and Personality symptoms (38 causes)
• Urinary incontinence and Head symptoms (36 causes)
• Urinary incontinence and Sleep symptoms (35 causes)
• Urinary incontinence and Muscle symptoms (35 causes)
• Urinary incontinence and Movement symptoms (35 causes)

See full list of 1885 Multiple Symptom Checker combinations related to Urinary incontinence

Home Diagnostic Testing and Urinary incontinence

Home medical tests possibly related to Urinary incontinence:

• Bladder & Urinary Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Bladder Tests
  • Home Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Tests
  • Home Cystitis Tests
  • Home Kidney Tests
  • Home Urine Protein Tests (Kidney Function)
  • Home Prostate Cancer Tests
• Prostate Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Prostate Tests
  • Home PSA Antigen Tests
  • Home Testosterone Tests
• Kidney Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Microalbumin Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Urine Protein Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Tests

Causes of General Symptom Types

Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:

• Urinary symptoms (683 causes)
• Incontinence (156 causes)
• Bladder symptoms (617 causes)
• Urinary problems (639 causes)
• Urinary difficulty (419 causes)
• Sexual symptoms (1201 causes)

Causes of Similar Symptoms to Urinary incontinence

Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Urinary incontinence:

• Urinary urgency (38 causes)
• Urine incontinence
• Urinary hesitancy (32 causes)
• Urine retention (143 causes)

Diagnostic Guides for Urinary incontinence

Medical Books Excerpts Read excertps from published book sections related to Urinary incontinence from the following published medical books for more detailed information about Urinary incontinence. Free access (no registration): read all online diagnostic book sections about Urinary incontinence

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Misdiagnosis and Urinary incontinence

Alzheimer's disease over-diagnosed: The well-known disease of Alzheimer's disease is often over-diagnosed. Patients tend to assume that any memory loss or forgetulness symptom might be...read more »

Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for a patient to show mental decline to dementia. Whereas this can, of course, occur due...read more »

Tremor need not be Parkinson's disease: There is the tendency to believe that any tremor symptom, or shakiness, means Parkinson's disease. The reality is that there are various possibilities, such as benign essential tremor, which is mostly harmless. see the...read more »

Rare diseases misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease: A rare genetic disorder is often misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease for men in their 50's. The disease Fragile X disorder can...read more »

Interstitial cystitis an under-diagnosed bladder condition: The medical condition of interstitial cystitic is a bladder condition that can be misdiagnosed as various conditions such as overactive bladder or...read more »

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Stories from Users for Urinary incontinence

Real-life user stories relating to Urinary incontinence:

• I Really Need Some Advice On What's Going On.
• Bladder problems.......
• 5 years of bladder problems, please help me...
• Help I need answers, cant figure it out
• Need help..could it really be cancer
• What can it be its been going on for a month NEED HELP!!
• its frustrating ! need help !
• tired of going to hosiptal for constipation need help
• My 7 year old is holding it in
• frequent urge to urinate at night, reduced output
• Cannot seem to figure it out !
• is it possible..need answers please help..
• Having aweful bladder problems
• bladder/bowel problems
• Bladder problems, help!
• I am in pain, cannot figure out what's going on.
• what mental disorder is it? Need treatment

Symptom specific forums: The following patient stories in our interactive forums and message boards relate to Urinary incontinence or relevant symptoms:

• Genitourinary (The urination system) (138)
  • Burning In Penis After Urination. Std/urine Culture = Negative
  • Blood in urine (hematuria)
  • I KEEP PEEING AND I DONT KNOW WHY!! Iplease some1 help me
  • Excessive Burping..
  • Swollen (enlarged)Kidneys, normal blood tests (no stones)Dr.'s not helping
  • More user stories
• Musculoskeletal (Muscles, joints and bones) (405)
  • Joint and muscular pain after taking chantix
  • Arm pain after sneezing
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Joint swelling, stiffness, severe foot pain
  • Muscle twitches/spasms
  • More user stories
• Neurological (Nerves) (357)
  • Could this be MS?
  • Numbness and tingling all over
  • Tingling/numbness in arms/hands/legs/face/head [more symptoms]
  • Eye twitch
  • Essential tremor
  • More user stories
• Sexual/Reproductive/Gynecological (456)
  • Bleeding during sex, help!
  • Tingling at the end of penis
  • 17, and i want a baby.
  • Prostatitis- Help me please
  • *i just need someone to respond please:(...
  • More user stories

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Causes of Urinary incontinence listed in Disease Database:

Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible causes of Urinary incontinence as a symptom include:

• Ambenonium
• Autonomic seizure
• Brain failure
• Cauda equina syndrome
• Cerebral palsy
• Cerebrovascular accident
• Cystocoele
• Detrusor instability
• Distigmine
• Diuretics
• Donepezil
• Enuresis
• Epilepsy, primary
• Faecal impaction
• Immobility
• Intervertebral disc herniation
• Menopause
• Multi-infarct dementia
• Multiple sclerosis
• Neostigmine

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- (Source - Diseases Database)

Medications or substances causing Urinary incontinence:

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Urinary incontinence as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

• Diuretics
• Beta blockers
• Antidepressants
• Sleeping pills

See full list of 4 medications causing Urinary incontinence

Drug interactions causing Urinary incontinence:

When combined, certain drugs, medications, substances or toxins may react causing Urinary incontinence as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

• Methyldopa and phenoxybenzamine interaction
• Aldomet and phenoxybenzamine interaction
• Amodopa and phenoxybenzamine interaction
• Methyldopa and Phenoxybenazmine interaction

See full list of 4 drug interactions causing Urinary incontinence

Article Excerpts about Urinary incontinence

Urinary incontinence is an inability to hold your urine until you get to a toilet. More than 13 million people in the United States--male and female, young and old--experience incontinence. It is often temporary, and it always results from an underlying medical condition. (Source: excerpt from Urinary Incontinence in Women: NIDDK)

Urinary incontinence , loss of bladder control, is the involuntary passage of urine. There are many causes and types of incontinence, and many treatment options. Treatments range from simple exercises to surgery. Women are affected by urinary incontinence more often than men. (Source: excerpt from Your Urinary System and How It Works: NIDDK)

Urinary incontinence is the loss of bladder control or the leakage of urine. It can happen to anyone, but is very common in older people. At least 1 out of 10 people age 65 or older suffers from incontinence. It is a condition that ranges from mild leakage to uncontrollable and embarrassing wetting. Urinary incontinence is a major health problem because it can lead to disability and dependency. You may feel ashamed about bladder control problems. Remember that it's a medical problem and it's not your fault. Millions of women have the same problem. Don't believe people who tell you that urine leakage is normal. It isn't. Most of the time it can be improved. (Source: excerpt from Urinary Incontinence: NWHIC)

Urinary incontinence (in-CON-ti-nents) is the loss of bladder control or the leakage of urine. It can happen to anyone, but is very common in older people. At least 1 out of 10 people age 65 or older suffers from incontinence. It is a condition that rages from mild leakage to uncontrollable and embarrassing wetting. Urinary incontinence is a major health problem because it can lead to disability and dependency. (Source: excerpt from Urinary Incontinence - Age Page - Health Information: NIA)

Urinary incontinence is an inability to hold your urine until you get to a toilet. More than 13 million people in the United States--male and female, young and old--experience incontinence. It is often temporary, and it always results from an underlying medical condition. (Source: excerpt from Urinary Incontinence in Women: NIDDK)

Urinary incontinence , loss of bladder control, is the involuntary passage of urine. There are many causes and types of incontinence, and many treatment options. Treatments range from simple exercises to surgery. Women are affected by urinary incontinence more often than men. (Source: excerpt from Your Urinary System and How It Works: NIDDK)

Urinary incontinence is the loss of bladder control or the leakage of urine. It can happen to anyone, but is very common in older people. At least 1 out of 10 people age 65 or older suffers from incontinence. It is a condition that ranges from mild leakage to uncontrollable and embarrassing wetting. Urinary incontinence is a major health problem because it can lead to disability and dependency. You may feel ashamed about bladder control problems. Remember that it's a medical problem and it's not your fault. Millions of women have the same problem. Don't believe people who tell you that urine leakage is normal. It isn't. Most of the time it can be improved. (Source: excerpt from Urinary Incontinence: NWHIC)

Urinary incontinence (in-CON-ti-nents) is the loss of bladder control or the leakage of urine. It can happen to anyone, but is very common in older people. At least 1 out of 10 people age 65 or older suffers from incontinence. It is a condition that rages from mild leakage to uncontrollable and embarrassing wetting. Urinary incontinence is a major health problem because it can lead to disability and dependency. (Source: excerpt from Urinary Incontinence - Age Page - Health Information: NIA)

Definitions of Urinary incontinence:

Failure of voluntary control of the vesical and urethral sphincters, with constant or frequent involuntary passage of urine.
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Inability to control the flow of urine and involuntary urination
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)

Failure of voluntary control of the vesical and urethral sphincters, with constant or frequent involuntary passage of urine.
- (Source - CRISP)

Organs affected by Urinary incontinence:

The list of organs typically affected by Urinary incontinence may include, but is not limited to:

• Bladder
• Kidney

Detailed list of causes of Urinary incontinence

The list below shows some of the causes of Urinary incontinence mentioned in various sources:

• Abuse dwarfism syndrome - bed-wetting
• Acute bacterial prostatitis - night urination
• Aging
• Allergic tension-fatigue syndrome - bed-wetting
• Alsing syndrome - enuresis

See full list of 154 causes of Urinary incontinence

How Common are these Causes of Urinary incontinence?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Urinary incontinence. Of the 154 causes of Urinary incontinence that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

• 4 causes are "very common" diseases
• 11 causes are "common" diseases
• 6 causes are "uncommon" diseases
• 1 causes are "rare" diseases
• 5 causes are "very rare" diseases
• 142 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 154 causes of Urinary incontinence

Conditions listing symptoms: Urinary incontinence:

The following list of conditions have 'Urinary incontinence' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

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Causes of Urinary incontinence Based on Risk Factors

This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Urinary incontinence based on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient: