Urinary Incontinence - Symptoms

Urinary incontinence can be present in any of the following forms:

Stress incontinence: leaking caused by sudden pressure while coughing, sneezing, exercising, dancing and swimming.

Urge incontinence:

• sensitive or overactive bladder
• the urge arises even with a small quantity of urine in the bladder
• increased frequency, more than 8 to 10 times a day
• urge to urinate even at the thought or sound of water, or during sexual activity
• certain medications causing an urge of incontinence

Overflow incontinence: dribbling urine when the bladder fails to empty properly.

It is possible to have one or all combinations of the aforementioned symptoms.