| Type |
Cause |
Symptom |
| Stress |
Most often caused by weakened pelvic muscles and ligaments. It is more common in women. |
Generally results in the expulsion of a few drops of urine when sneezing, exercising or laughing. |
Urge
(Overactive) |
Over-activity of the bladder wall muscle causes by infection or neurologic disorders. |
Frequent, strong urges to urinate, often unable to delay urinate long enough to make it to the restroom. (“When you gotta go, you gotta go!”) |
| Overflow |
Flow of urine out of the bladder is constricted or blocked, if the bladder muscle has no strength, or if there are neurologic problems. |
Prolonged voiding, poor or reduced urine stream, post-void dribbling, still sense of bladder fullness, and mimic symptoms of stress incontinence (leakage when sneezing, exercising, or laughing). |
| Functional |
Inability to get to the restroom safely, due to limited mobility or cognitive problems or having less awareness for the need of urgency. |
Varies symptoms. (may have functional bladder, but failed to reach the restroom in time) |
| Reflex |
A problem in the central nervous system. Having disorders of stroke, Parkinson’s disease, and/or brain tumors. Patients with spinal cord injuries and multiple sclerosis. |
A loss of urine control without warning. A person cannot detect his or her need to use the restroom. |
| Mixed |
A combination of two or more types of incontinences. |
Combination symptoms of two or more types of incontinences can occur. |
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