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What will you do if you suddenly leak urine during an office meeting in your company? Seems an embarrassing and distressing situation especially if you are a woman. This medical condition is called Urinary Incontinence or simply known as UI.  

This medical condition usually results from an underlying but treatable health condition. If you suffer from UI, you have the tendency to accidentally or involuntary leak urine when you cough, sneeze, laugh, exercise or if you feel a strong urge to go to the comfort room. Fortunately, UI is a treatable health condition.

What are the symptoms? The main symptom of urinary incontinence is the difficulty to control urination. There are various types of urinary incontinence but the causes of each types varies on how it affects urination. Below are its types.

Stress incontinence is the most common type of UI that mostly affects women that results to small to moderate amount of leaked urine. Symptoms of urge incontinence includes the need to urinate frequently or an uncontrollable and sudden need to urinate. 

Mixed incontinence is a combination of stress and urge incontinence and it is also common for women. Bedwetting occurs while asleep and of course common in children. Transient incontinence is triggered by uncommon factors such as medication, adrenal insufficiency, mental impairment, severe constipation and restricted mobility. Transient incontinence is considered as temporary urination disorder. 

What the common risks? Their are various causes of UI which can come from physical conditions, diseases or lifestyles. These are the following.

Diseases and physical conditions:

Other causes includes:

UI commonly occurs suddenly and most often goes away once the cause is treated. A good example of this is the urinary tract infection-caused UI. Once the UTI disappears, same goes to UI condition. 

Incontinence usually occurs gradually and slowly becomes worse. UI can highly affect your social life and will cause you to become less active. It may also cause frequent urinary tract infection and groin irritation. So it is important to get rid of the cause of UI to sustain control of urination.

Anyone are at risk of UI even children. Treatment options includes behavior management, conservative treatment, medications and surgery for severe cases. The success of treatment depends on the proper diagnosis of UI. 

Absorbent pads and various types of urinary catheters may also be used to patients who have long-term incontinence. Today's pads are conveniently fits the underwear with support liners for additional comfort. 

If you think you are suffering from incontinence, you have to consult a doctor that specializes in this field such as urologists or gynecologists for women. Various physical examinations are required to look for medical conditions that are causes incontinence. These tests are often done to measure the bladder capacity and residual urine for evidence of poor bladder muscle functions. This includes stress test, urinalysis, blood tests, ultrasound imaging, cystoscopy, urodynamics. 

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