SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
Urinary Incontinence can be divided into four types:
1. Urge incontinence. Urge incontinence is the involuntary loss of urine before you have the opportunity to go to the bathroom. There is a sudden urge to void but not enough time to reach a bathroom.
2. Stress incontinence. Stress incontinence is the sudden loss of urine with any activity that forces urine to pass. It is commonly caused by anatomical changes to the pelvis and sphincter areas of your body.
3. Overflow incontinence. Overflow incontinence is the loss of urine from an obstructed opening to your bladder. This results in a backup of urine and a resultant buildup of pressure within the bladder. When the pressure within the bladder exceeds the closing pressure of the sphincter, the urine overflows, which causes incontinence, similar to water overflowing a dam.
4. Total incontinence. Total incontinence is the loss of urine as a result of the inability to store urine within your bladder.