| Type | Cause | Symptom |
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| 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. |
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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!”) |
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| 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). |
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| 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) |
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| 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. |
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| 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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