Urinary Incontinence

Question 1

What are the 4 types of urinary incontinence? Briefly outline what they are

Answer 1

Stress - associated with increased abdominal pressure eg coughing, walking up stairs, laughing, sneezing

Urge - Leakage associated with urgency

Mixed - a mixture of urge and stress

Function - incontinence with no neuromuscular cause eg related to dementia, psychiatric illness, urinary infection, immobility

Question 2

What is the most common cause of urinary incontinence?

Answer 2

Loss of pelvic support secondary to post menopausal loss of oestrogen, child birth, surgery, other disease states